tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post6800126390336906011..comments2024-03-28T02:58:07.596-07:00Comments on Benito's Wine Reviews: Christmas Dinner SuggestionsBenitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-13924895514982219372008-12-09T14:56:00.000-08:002008-12-09T14:56:00.000-08:00what a bounty of carnivorous delights, though I mu...what a bounty of carnivorous delights, though I must insist on a bone in the rib roast; it really contributes to the flavor.<BR/><BR/>Samantha, using meat drippings to make popovers is basically Yorkshire pudding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-14097741227384637992008-12-08T20:08:00.000-08:002008-12-08T20:08:00.000-08:00Samantha,I've never had smoke in the kitchen with ...Samantha,<BR/><BR/>I've never had smoke in the kitchen with a duck--you can roast it much like a chicken, the skin's just a lot thicker. I usually just shove some orange or lemon wedges in the body cavity. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad to hear that you're in a prime rib family--it was purely a restaurant treat until I saw the Alton Brown episode and decided to try it at home. I've done it a dozen or so times since and it always gets a great reception. <BR/><BR/>For laughs, newer visitors to this site ought to check out my <A HREF="http://wine-by-benito.blogspot.com/2006/12/peking-duck-attempt-1.html" REL="nofollow">attempt at Peking Duck</A>, complete with picture of the duck tied to a string hanging over my stove. (No, there are no pictures of me drying it out with a hair dryer.)Benitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-77693079562093733172008-12-08T19:59:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:59:00.000-08:00Okay, great pictures....I'm starving now. That Alt...Okay, great pictures....I'm starving now. That Alton Brown method is really good, we are a Prime Rib on Christmas Day family and have used that a few times...then we use the drippings to make popovers..shiver, delicious!<BR/><BR/>I've yet to cook a whole duck but this post has me thinking I should just get over my fear of being smoked out of my kitchen and just do it...I do loves me some potatoes fried in duck or goose fat.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.com