tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7712796298270719891..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: This duck is cookedKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-75775165073844680772009-02-14T11:39:00.000+01:002009-02-14T11:39:00.000+01:00Hello chm,My late father used to call my 'culinary...Hello chm,<BR/>My late father used to call my 'culinary creations' "interesting" when he didn't like them :-))! Or he said: "that was nice, but next time, try to prepare something different". My mother and I fondly remember those moments. MartineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-54892219398393145812009-02-14T00:57:00.000+01:002009-02-14T00:57:00.000+01:00Hi Martine,Interesting Parmentier. I'll try that w...Hi Martine,<BR/>Interesting Parmentier. I'll try that with chicken because I've never seen duck, except live ones, in the supermarkets in my neck of the woods, but there are plenty of live ones on the lake.<BR/><BR/>Isn't that tragic! Well not quite because my word verification is traggie. Close!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-52483315013039870082009-02-13T16:54:00.000+01:002009-02-13T16:54:00.000+01:00Martine, I love carrots so that would please me im...Martine, I love carrots so that would please me immensely.<BR/><BR/>Evelyn, potatoes and tomatoes were considered to be toxic for many generations before people in France and elsewhere finally got wise. It's hard to imagine living without them today.<BR/><BR/>Yes, TB, nothing is wasted. Isn't that great?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-92228739800836743822009-02-13T16:36:00.000+01:002009-02-13T16:36:00.000+01:00Hi Ken,When I make Duck Parmentier I always put a ...Hi Ken,<BR/>When I make Duck Parmentier I always put a layer of glazed carrots between the layer of duck and the mashed patatoes. It kind of gives the dish 'an extra dimension' + it adds to the required daily portion of vegetables. MartineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-2933880239731039422009-02-13T16:27:00.000+01:002009-02-13T16:27:00.000+01:00I guess nothing goes to waste when one buys duck :...I guess nothing goes to waste when one buys duck :-)<BR/><BR/>Plusieurs façons de l'apprêterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-15734001647192613482009-02-13T15:54:00.000+01:002009-02-13T15:54:00.000+01:00It's interesting that the French only used potatoe...It's interesting that the French only used potatoes for animal feed until Parmentier made them popular. <BR/> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine-Augustin_Parmentier<BR/><BR/>Thanks for telling us about the many ways that duck is sold in France.<BR/><BR/>I've been listening to Kingslover's book, "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" which makes me really want a garden!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com