FFwD: Duck Breasts with Fresh Peaches

Duck Breasts with Fresh Peaches

This French Fridays with Dorie will be short and sweet. It was Duck Breast with Fresh Peaches and it was delicious. My duck turned out a little bit more on the side of medium than rare on the medium-rare scale, but that’s okay. I forgot to take the duck out of the fridge a couple of hours before cooking (for it to be room temp), so I had to adjust the cooking time a bit. And I ended up maybe giving it a minute or so more than I needed to. Anyway, still awesome, though!

The sauce was very good and flavorful even though I had to sub tawny port for ruby port and champagne vinegar for white wine vinegar. My plating kind of went to hell this week, but it was very hot in the kitchen and I’m getting over having all four wisdom teeth pulled last Friday. That’s going fairly well.

I haven’t even had to use any pain pills which I thought was no big deal, but today when I went into Lauretta Jean’s to celebrate my return to solid food with a piece of quiche and a latte and mentioned my wisdom teeth drama to the lady who works there she seemed amazed that my face wasn’t swollen up like a big balloon. Or that I only took advil.

So, apparently, I am all hardcore or something. Yay me!

Okay, like all FFwD recipes, this one is in Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan. Here’s a link to everyone’s duck posts and my photos below.

Duck Breasts with Fresh Peaches

Duck Breasts with Fresh Peaches

Duck Breasts with Fresh Peaches

Duck Breasts with Fresh Peaches

Duck Breasts with Fresh Peaches

Duck Breasts with Fresh Peaches

12 Replies to “FFwD: Duck Breasts with Fresh Peaches”

  1. You are hardcore indeed… I got two pulled out and even though I did not swell, the afternoon I spent napping under the acetaminophen+codeine combo was quite nice. ๐Ÿ™‚
    Great job with this week’s recipe!

  2. Crispy duck skin = yum!
    Hope your recovery is going well – my girl just had all four of her wisdom teeth out and she did spend a couple of days looking like a balloon ๐Ÿ™‚

  3. Hope your feeling better. Your photos and presentation are lovelyโ€ฆand your duck looks wonderfully delicious!
    I want you to know, I received the beans and have made a few very good salads with them. I plan on posting them soon, with a link back to you. Thanks again, they were great!

  4. Adriana: Thanks! ๐Ÿ™‚
    Trevor: Thank you. Yes, I could too, actually!
    Liz: Thanks!
    Christy: Thank you. Me too! ๐Ÿ™‚
    Cher: Agreed. So far, so good!
    Kathy: Thanks, I am! And I’m so glad you’ve had some good meals with the beans!
    Betsy: Exactly! Thank you!

  5. OMG go back and do that wisdom tooth-thing all over again. You are definitely way beyond hard-core. (Think Navy Seals like the ones who got Bin Laden!!!) Having wisdom teeth removed should be all about one week on the couch and drinking malts…..the flavor of your choice. C’est tout!!! You definitely should not be out buying duck breasts and peaches. Because you did, I have to admit your finished product looks delicious. Seriously, good for you for getting this weeks recipe done. Bravo. (Next time don’t be so brave.)

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