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Animals, Farm News

 

How to Roast a Duck

Chicken, Chicken Recipes, Cooking Tips, Duck, Duck Recipes, How to Cook

There’s a world of intense flavor to be discovered when you choose to roast a duck instead of taking the tried-and-true path with chicken. Yet many cooks find duck intimidating. The reason, in a word, is fat. Ducks wear a thick coat of it, and fatty skin is not...

Roasted Duck 101

Duck Recipes

Roasted Duck 101 What you’ll need in the kitchen Kitchen shears or a sharp paring knife Roasting pan Carving knife 1 5-6lb River Cottage Farm Pastured Duck 1. Line bottom of oven with foil to catch any spatters. Preheat oven to 425 degrees with rack in...

Counterfeit Duck Confit

Duck Recipes

Duck – Counterfeit Duck Confit Duck Confit (literally Duck Preserved) is one of my favorite meats of all time and so there’s no need to mention how excited I was to find this recipe in David Lebovit’s cookbook, My Paris Kitchen. Just remember that...

A Fleeting Glimpse of Beauty

Farm News, Musings, Thoughts and Reflections

A fleeting glimpse of Beauty The other day while I was alone on the farm I found a little surprise up on the hill by Narnia; a sprite little bull calf from Sweetie Pie our Ayrshire cow. He is SO cute and has such a funny personality, even then at the ripe old age of 2...