Duck Breast with Mustard-Miso Dressing

04Jan09

The duck breasts I bought for our toshikoshi soba came frozen solid in a large package, so there were plenty left to make another meal. This recipe came from Ms. Shimbo’s mother who prepared it for a special treat. When I made this recipe in 2007 it was summer-time, and my daughter was visiting then too. She’s living in Madrid and has mentioned that much of Spanish home-cooking involves a lot of greasy, oily foods, so I have modified the recipe to avoid excess fatiness. Ducks really do have fat skin! This method of steaming the duck in broth makes the meat tender and juicy.

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Toshikoshi Soba with Duck and Long Onions

01Jan09

On New Year’s Eve in Japan, people traditionally eat toshikoshi soba noodles. “Toshikoshi” means end of the old year crossing to the new year. Eating noodles on New Year’s will bring longevity, a life as long as noodles. So we ate our lucky noodles!
I made the same recipe last year, but this year we ate the soba with our daughter, who is here for the holidays.

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Duck Dumplings

02Jan08

My dumplings look rather artisanal, but they were delicious!

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Toshikoshi Soba Noodles, Duck!

02Jan08

Yoi otoshiwo! (Have a nice year-passing!) only a little late for New Year’s Eve. On New Year’s Eve in Japan, people traditionally eat toshikoshi soba noodles. “Toshikoshi” means end of the old year crossing to the new year. Eating noodles on New Year’s will bring longevity, a life as long as noodles.

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