Today I have a guest post from the design team. Rich and Kim had a few friends over Rich and
Mike's apartment and served them a delicious looking duck dinner. When a bunch of friends get together like
this, it makes me wish I could be back in
"Cookin' Up Some Quack"
Kim, Mike, Steph, Alex, Amy, and I were the 6 party people
on Friday... good thing there weren't any more people than that, even
though I invited 5 other people who couldn't come. The amount of food
ended up literally being just enough and there was only 1 piece of Duck left
over.
10 Duck legs, about 1/2 pound each Leg
Salt Pepper
Blackberry Jam
2 packages Fresh Blackberries
1 Shot
1/4 Cup Water
1 Tsp Butter
1 Tbsp Flour
Broccoli
Garlic Bread
Brown Rice
Salad:
2 Packages Arugula
1/2 Cup Walnuts
1 Red Onion
1 Package Fresh Strawberries
1 Cucumber
Dressing:
2/3 Cup Sugar
4 Tbsp Lemon Juice
4 Tbsp White Wine Vinegar
2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
2 Tsp Poppy Seeds
Begin by laying out all the ingredients necessary and
prepping the duck first.
Next, Kim and I prepped the Salad and Salad Dressing:
Salad:
2 Packages Arugula
1/2 Cup Walnuts
1 Red Onion
1 Package Fresh Strawberries
1 Cucumber
Dressing:
2/3 Cup Sugar
4 Tbsp Lemon Juice
4 Tbsp White Wine Vinegar
2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
2 Tsp Poppie Seeds
I crushed some of the walnuts in the bag, so they weren't so big, but not crushed so much that it turned to powder
At 6:45, I checked the duck for the first time, and rotated
them so that the Skin Side was facing up.
Mike was a big help
I then started the rice, at about 7:00, because it
would take about 45 minutes.
At 7:15, I started the Berry Sauce:
About 9 oz. of Blackberry Jam
1/4 oz. of Razzmatazz (I wanted
1/4 cup water
1 tsp butter
1 tbsp flour (to make it slightly thicker)
1 package of Fresh Blackberries (put in randomly as the
sauce was simmering)
At 7:30, I prepped the G Bread, French bread, Butter Spread,
and Garlic Powder
At 7:45, I checked the duck to make sure it was at least 160
Degrees, and then set the Oven to Broil
I put the G Bread and Broccoli with EVOO and Parmesan Cheese
on it all in the oven together and kept it in there for about 15-20 minutes.
At 8:00, Steph and I plated everything and we all sat down
to eat.
I added fresh, cold blackberries to the dish after it was plated
Looks like a good time.
What is mike doing?? Do you think
you have any
The Food in Mike's beard
Aww come on now. That's supposed to be MY thing
Afterwards, Steph washed the plates and set the cupcakes and Vanilla Ice Cream. They were wicked good. We each ate like 3 and still had like 20 leftover for the rest of the weekend.
The plates are clear - it's not on the counter - i need a
new dish set
Thanks guys! That was fun, and I get a day off!
This was seriously such a great meal!!! Great Job Rich, we will have to organize something like this again soon! :-)
Thanks Steph
Thanks Dan for posting it...
Lorraine Terrace pics i do not have...
not good ones to make a post at least.
richie you look adorable in your apron! haha dinner looks like it came out great! i miss you guys :)
What's in your rice Richie? It's looks much better than plain old brown rice!
Hmmm
it's just Brown Rice...
this is the brand that i use - Texmati Brown Rice
http://www.ricedietstore.com/tebrri.html