Old Macdonald had a farm...

Seared duck breast with polenta
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Duck and pig tonight! Oink, oink, quack, quack!

I butchered a whole duck all by myself tonight! Each part of the duck went in a different dish... the only part we ate tonight was the breast, seared and served with polenta and a side salad.

The duck legs were poached and mashed into a rillette (similar to pate) which we'll eat next week as an appy. One breast was seasoned and will be cured into prosciutto.

We had a wine importer from Italy come and spend the duration of the course with us tonight. He was bald and oh so stylish and I swear must have had mafia ties. Haha. He had about 4 different wines that we got to sample. I'm so glad I rode my bike there tonight and not the scooter!

After we ate we went into the back of the kitchen where Chef Tony had a whole side of pig. He went through and butchered it and showed us all the different cuts of meat. We're going to be making a ton of stuff from that pig... sausages, chops, ribs, prosciutto... That's a lot of meat!