Monthly Archives: February 2010
Duck Rillette
Music: C’est Si Bon – Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Anita Briem To continue our study with duckish things, I bring you duck rillette. We practiced with the duck confit about a week before we served it for a Sunday … Continue reading
Sweet Thursday – Some Good Ol’ Fashioned Brownies
Music: If Looks Could Kill – Camera Obscura I can actually say I grew up eating the world’s best brownies. My father was given this recipe from a friend and my mother made them for every family event. There is … Continue reading
Filed under Chocolate, Dessert, Recipes, Sweet Thursday
Emily’s Post
EMBARRASSING DIFFICULTIES If food is too hot, quickly take a swallow of water. On no account spit it out! If food has been taken into your mouth, no matter how you hate it, you must swallow it. It is offensive … Continue reading
Filed under Emily Post, Etiquette, General Rantings
How to make Duck Confit
Music : Florence and the Machine – My Boy Builds Coffins Hello and hope you had a happy weekend. I didn’t post on Friday because I have been making duck confit for about a week – but we finally got … Continue reading
Filed under Brooklyn Places, cookbooks, Duck, How to..., Recipes, Sauces, Sunday Dinner
Molten Mocha Cakes – Sweet Thursday!
Music: Winter Winds – Mumford & Sons As part of our Valentine’s Day celebration, I made these sweet little cakes for my parents and James. Because I forgot to take a final picture of them I had to use the … Continue reading
Filed under Chocolate, Dessert, Recipes, Sweet Thursday
Emily’s Post
THE MENU It may be this war period (war? what war? yes yes, WWII but I was being ironical), which has accustomed everyone to going with very little meat and to marked reductions in all food, or it may, of … Continue reading
Filed under Emily Post, Etiquette, Uncategorized
Best Sandwich Eva with Polenta Fries
Music: Broadcast – I Found the F I’ve talked about this sandwich before but I was craving it and couldn’t get to New Haven…so we made it at home. We paired it with polenta fries which were delicious and an … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day
Music: When You Love Somebody – Fruit Bats Happy Valentine’s Day to you all! Tomorrow, I hope you celebrate with chocolate, roses, candy hearts and The Olympics.
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Goat Cheese, Butternut Squash, Melted Onion and Duck Bacon Crostini
There’s got to be a better name for this…anyone? anyone? In honor of Cathy Erway’s book The Art of Eating In, The Bell House is hosting a launch party complete with a crostini cook-off. We really wanted to be a … Continue reading
Filed under Appetizer, Breads, Brooklyn Places, Butternut Squash, Cheese, Duck
Duck Bacon – Sweet Thursday!
For your viewing pleasure, I bring you Duck Bacon on this Sweet Thursday. Toodles!
Filed under Duck, Sweet Thursday
