Stealing Away Turkey Day
I think turkey is kind of boring. So two of the last three years, we have roasted a duck. With stuffing. And potatoes. And vegetables. And pie. Ok, we don't roast the pie....er... Our menu this year:
- Foie Gras Mousse with Cognac, Toast Points and Cornichons
- Our "Typical" French Frissee Salad with Lardon, Hand-made Crouton and Dijon Vinaigrette
- Roasted Duck with Sausage-Apple-Prune-Chestnut stuffing
- Roasted "Regular" and "Sweet" Potatoes
- Haricot Vert
- "Chess" Tart
Brief notes:
- the foie was left over from Janet's birthday dinner - there wasn't enough to make a pate so cognac and cream to the rescue
- the sausage was a Kentucky-style that I made back in June - just pork, pork fat, sage, salt and pepper
- I LOVE prunes so they HAD to go into the stuffing
- I had not intended to have a starch but roasted potatoes in duck fat are just too good not to do.
- a Chess pie is one of several pies from the 1700's that are made with things that you have "on-hand", like butter, eggs and sugar - I just baked it in a tart shell.