Tag Archives: duck

Duck Breast Aquitaine

Posted on September 29, 2020 by cookinginsens

This recipe from the Aquitaine region of France is one of my favorites, perfectly blending the flavors of vanilla, balsamic velours/glaze, apples and butter sauteed onions with duck breast. This enormous duck comes from the preferred duck breed in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged apples, Aquitaine, balsamic vinegar, cooking, duck, food, food photography, France, magret, recipe | 4 Comments

Duck Legs with Roasted Fennel, Carrots, Onions and Potatoes

Posted on June 1, 2020 by cookinginsens

My husband asked me to bring his camera out to our stream the other day. When I got there, there was a handsome drake and a hen with her ducklings! And just like that, it reminded me that we had … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, duck, food, recipe, roast, Vegetables | 5 Comments

Pot au Feu de Canette de Barberie

Posted on November 13, 2018 by cookinginsens

A canette is a female duck. I had to look it up when I found this gorgeous recipe in the winter edition of the French Saveurs magazine. This is a very timely recipe for all of us on antibiotics, combating … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged canette, cooking, duck, food, French, pot au feu, recipe | 2 Comments

Roasted Duck Leg with Spaghetti Squash

Posted on June 5, 2018 by cookinginsens

Hudson Valley Foie Gras is a duck farm located in Ferndale, New York, our old stomping ground when we has a house in Youngsville. It’s amazing they’re still in business because for a while there was wild-eyed, fanatic pressure from … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Vegetables | Tagged cooking, duck, food, food photography, herbs, spaghetti squash | 10 Comments

Road Trip: Au Pied de Cochon Montreal

Posted on May 21, 2018 by cookinginsens

In June 2010, I read about a restaurant in Montreal, featuring French Canadian cuisine called Au Pied de Cochon. I was salivating. At the time I was somewhere in Africa and Montreal was an impossible dream. A cookbook was mentioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Canadian, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes | Tagged Au Pied de Cochon, duck, foie gras, food, Montreal, Quebec, restaurant | 21 Comments

Herb Roasted Duckling with Gravy

Posted on March 15, 2017 by cookinginsens

I miss being able to buy duck parts; legs, breast, gizzards. Roasting a whole fowl, other than chicken, seems a little over the top unless it’s a holiday. In France I probably ate duck weekly in some form or other … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, duck, food, food photography, recipes, roast, Vegetables | 24 Comments

Cuisses de Canard a L’Ail

Posted on September 3, 2015 by cookinginsens

I’ve been neglecting the ducks and I know they’ve felt it. I don’t know what happened to me but could it be that I’ve been in a sort of “dip” since I returned from the U.S.? It feels as if my … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, duck, food, food photography, garlic, herbs, onions, recipe, tajine | 21 Comments

Castelnaudary Cassoulet

Posted on July 23, 2015 by cookinginsens

The July-August issue of Saveurs magazine has an interesting article on the Midi and in particular the village of Castelnaudary, famous for it’s cassoulet recipe and the locally made Not terra cotta “cassoule” it is cooked in. Unfortunately, I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cassoule, cassoulet, Castelnaudary, coco de paimpol, cooking, duck, food, food photography, France, Midi, pork, recipe | 33 Comments

Twice Cooked Honey Roasted Duck Legs

Posted on January 24, 2015 by cookinginsens

I’ve found an Asian supply grocery! It’s called Laos Asian Market. Very old school with vegetables, fruits, rice and noodles scattered around the floor in boxes, multiple freezers and refrigerators, shelves bursting with condiments, flours, spices, tableware, baskets, chopsticks, etc. … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish, Vegetables | Tagged bok choy, cooking, duck, eggplant, food, food photography, honey, recipe, stir fry, Vegetables | 35 Comments

Foie Gras, Magret and Duck Legs Sorted

Posted on November 7, 2014 by cookinginsens

My husband and I were discussing the ban on foie gras in California and wondered if it was banned in other States. What California actually banned was the gavage or force feeding of birds. I don’t believe that you can … Continue reading →