tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post2079725043433819224..comments2023-10-14T12:22:12.267+02:00Comments on Chez Charnizay: Festive foodNiall & Antoinettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-6103811264740901862012-12-27T20:17:35.831+01:002012-12-27T20:17:35.831+01:00@Jean - well there's just us two so a duck or ...@Jean - well there's just us two so a duck or pintade works well --it gives us two meals and nice leftovers for a salad. For me a roast turkey is what you eat at Thanksgiving :-) <br /><br />Absolutely loathe Brussels but turkey salad is great.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-71867935758688326562012-12-27T19:45:52.704+01:002012-12-27T19:45:52.704+01:00It all looks wonderful, terribly grown up and soph...It all looks wonderful, terribly grown up and sophisticated. Delicious too.<br /><br />I'm afraid there would be a riot if I fed my mob something like that - but in any case I think one of the best things about Christmas is the leftovers and getting creative with them !! I hope I'm not the only person who enjoys cold sprouts with the turkey salad on Boxing Day !!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-57275369716659172662012-12-27T14:21:39.397+01:002012-12-27T14:21:39.397+01:00@Tim - we used the 'ordinary' potatoes you...@Tim - we used the 'ordinary' potatoes you buy here in the SuperU and used the sieve as they are not by nature fluffy after par-boiling. It worked well as a 'fluffer-upper' and absolutely, you can't beat duck fat for roasters!!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-66222122823875630202012-12-27T14:19:05.427+01:002012-12-27T14:19:05.427+01:00@Fly - of course :-)
You could cook the duck long...@Fly - of course :-)<br /><br />You could cook the duck longer if you wanted it to fall off the bone more but then suggest you cover with foil. Ours was still firm-ish but perfectly cooked and the fat was pretty much rendered.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-49343452307344694632012-12-27T14:13:14.226+01:002012-12-27T14:13:14.226+01:00@AJ - all shells are in the freezer for exactly th...@AJ - all shells are in the freezer for exactly that purpose: to make a bisque some time. :-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-5381568434119501172012-12-27T14:05:20.844+01:002012-12-27T14:05:20.844+01:00We duck-fatted our roasties too... it don't &#...We duck-fatted our roasties too... it don't 'arf do 'em nice!!<br />We used Remarka [a Dutch variety] potatoes... they make a wonderful mash, too... and a rodent that found it's way into the cellier thought they were good too!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-88341213168101318122012-12-27T14:03:21.493+01:002012-12-27T14:03:21.493+01:00I see the pie plate had star billing in the top ph...I see the pie plate had star billing in the top photograph!<br /><br />I shall certainly try the duck recipe when the latest batch get up to weight...following your cooking times.<br /><br />Leftovers happily non existent here too.....but we found the youngest dog pushing chairs together in an attempt to reach the cake put on the top of a tall cupboard.<br />Just trying to help us maintain a clean record for leftovers, of course...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-57546391531551513852012-12-27T13:05:54.433+01:002012-12-27T13:05:54.433+01:00That seafood platter looks wonderful! We are both ...That seafood platter looks wonderful! We are both fish/seafood fans (I grew up in Scarborough and K grew up in Hull!) and we eat them as often as possible. (though we're three hours drive from the coast these days and it's not always as easy as we'd like to obtain good stuff.)<br /><br />With a platter like yours I'd gather the shells and use them to make bisque the following day (Or chowder or similar. Anything based on good seafood stock.)<br /><br />The duck looks good too. I hope you had a great Christmas and here's wishing 2013 brings joy and contentment. MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.com