tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23512900.post116777768459122875..comments2024-01-25T19:53:51.181-06:00Comments on Saucisson MAC: Apres Holidaymachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11444440937979817019noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23512900.post-1167861910286388772007-01-03T16:05:00.000-06:002007-01-03T16:05:00.000-06:00Okay we need some more comments. Don't be scared ...Okay we need some more comments. Don't be scared away by the entry from Foodies Anoymous (although cassoulet is high up on my to make list, I found a recipe for saucises de Toulouse), any meal high or low. Did anyone have a Christmas meal in a cabin without running water? Did anyone have Christmas at a Chinese resturant?machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444440937979817019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23512900.post-1167794749447040322007-01-02T21:25:00.000-06:002007-01-02T21:25:00.000-06:00We had extra special guests direct from Iceland fo...We had extra special guests direct from Iceland for New Years Eve. I had a tasty cassoulet ready for their arrival (duck confit courtesy of Dean & Deluca), plus Mark Bittman's no-knead bread and lots of cheese and olives. Despite the cassoulet and chamomile grappa, everyone was still awake at midnight.<BR/><BR/>I bought about a pound and a half of pure D'artagnan duck fat when I found it on saleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23512900.post-1167777822632471802007-01-02T16:43:00.000-06:002007-01-02T16:43:00.000-06:00For Thanksgiving I smoked a turkey on the Bullet. ...For Thanksgiving I smoked a turkey on the Bullet. We got the bird from a farm about an hour away. Did a 36 hour brine, Air dried for 12 smoked for about 4 hours. Most excellent. Around Christmas we made tamales. Specifically Green Chile Chicken Tamales from Rick Bayless’ Mexico One Plate at a Time. So good we made them twice. If you ever think you want to make Tamales, then think about machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444440937979817019noreply@blogger.com