Comments on: Roasted Duck and Pomelo Salad

By: magpie

magpie — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:46:18 +0000

Hahaha… I do love their teas, though. I have two cans of the Toffee Rooibos in my cabinet now. I just came across your blog. Beautiful pics! I love Asian food and it’s practically all I cook, even though I’m a white girl originally from New Jersey (though I live in California now). I’m a vegetarian and I look forward to making your recipes!

By: Bronwyn

Bronwyn — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:57:42 +0000

How about if it’s supposed to be Chinese Green Tea flavoured with Japanese Cherry? Makes sense then.

By: hazel hunt

hazel hunt — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:42:04 +0000

nice

By: Judy in SATX

Judy in SATX — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:44:25 +0000

Heeee! The first (and only) time I flew somewhere without my son, there was a screaming toddler who was NOT happy on my plane. Did I mind? Was I annoyed? Not a bit! Because all I kept thinking was “Yay! It’s not MY kid screaming!”.

I have some frozen duck breasts from Allen Brothers in the freezer that I’m going to have to pull out to try this recipe!

By: Hollie Dustin

Hollie Dustin — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:08:05 +0000

Loved the story, love the photos and recipes! Sorry about the ottoman! :>)Didn’t realize that you wrote for the Tampa Tribune..am looking forward to picking up a copy…I am in Punta Gorda.

By: Cakebrain

Cakebrain — Sat, 03 May 2008 06:20:36 +0000

Holy smokes this looks so good! It’s got my favourite ingredients: duck and pomelo! I’m all over anything with roast duck! I guess I usually don’t have enough duck meat/skin left over when I buy it roasted from the Chinese BBQ shop and therefore don’t have enough to make a salad. I’m going to have to purchase a whole duck in the future to ensure ample leftovers!
I’m not looking forward to the day when I’ll have to go in a plane with my kids. I’m waiting as long as possible until they’re old enough to be distracted with a long movie or something. As it is, my 15 month old can barely last in her car seat for the 10 minute drive to the mall. I have to entertain them from the front passenger seat: I do live puppet shows, make fun of daddy, and as a last resort, I sometimes have to engage in producing funny bodily noises. I can’t imagine having to do that on a plane in front of all those other passengers.

By: susan g

susan g — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:46:56 +0000

Ooo, memories of flying with my 2 boys, age 4 and 5, to Israel. First plane trip, first leg (DC to NY) was through a storm and we couldn’t sit together. Then many hours on the plane with the Fisher Price airport (taking it to my sister’s little boy) and puppets and more. I think there was much more room between seats then, even though it was a jumbo plane. They did pretty well, both ways. And oh yeah, I was pregnant too. Well, you’ll do it again and they’ll be older. If a little thing like this scares off potential parents, they shouldn’t have them. Real life is a lot scarier!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:51:06 +0000

Me again (sorry). Anyone reading this in the UK, the duck offer is still on at Sainsbury (see my post above). I just bought another for the freezer at �5.79. It’s a ‘Gressingham’ (not a Mallard) and comes fresh not frozen. My man is going to throttle me when he discovers that we can’t shut the freezer drawers again!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:07:58 +0000

The salad looks scrumptious! I cooked a whole duck a couple of weeks ago, as my supermarket (Sainsbury) had a half price deal on fresh mallards, so I’ve had it sitting in the freezer for months. The main problem was not the availability of duck, but finding those little pancakes to wrap the crispy duck in like you get in Chinese restaurants!

In searching every supermarket for it, I discovered from a helpful sales assistant that we have a little Chinese supermarket in the locality (hidden away). It was another world in there – everything imaginable. I found a little packet of duck spice (frightening ingredients listed though I have to say, and bizarre photographs of luminous red shiny ducks on the front!) rubbed it all over my ‘victim’ and stuck it in the oven for hours whilst I went out to enjoy myself, whilst my duck turned the desired ‘crispy’ texture. Some hoisin sauce, pancakes, cucumber and spring onions (scallions) later, we had ourselves a feast indistinguishable from what you would buy at a Chinese restaurant. I was thrilled, and will be doing the same the next time I can get a cheap duck (around �7 or �$15). a whole duck made a hell of a lot of pancakes! Quack quack.

By: luyanghapon

luyanghapon — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:29:35 +0000

hi steamy! i am so grabbing this recipe- love it! by the way, i could just imagine you in THAT plane with THOSE boys…hilarious!