Just spending Sunday doing what every red-blooded American male is doing with their Sunday.

Making duck stock. And cleaning up the house.

Why duck? Got a hair up my posterior the other day at the Asian market and bought a duck, probably leftover from a local Chinese restaurant's New Year's Eve celebration meal ...

The only worry is that since it was already cooked with a mixture of star anise, ginger, soy, and who knows what else (and this is just a minimally educated guess) that it might make for some odd stock. On the other hand, I'm sure that even if it's strange for normal usage, I could come up with something interesting and Asian themed.

Anyway, considering how delicious the bird was and how little meat there actually was on the thing for the money, it seemed a waste to toss the bones.

Two other things I picked up today, and I'm interested in any suggestions for using them. I've becoming a colossal fan of corn tortillas and decided to just buy my own 5 lb. sack of prepared masa for $2.62 and make my own. Was thinking about tamales as well, but they scare me ;-) ...

Portobello mushrooms were cheaper than white buttons at the same store, so I picked some of those up. Probably headed for a grilled 'shroom sandwich of some sort. Definitely be interested in any tips regarding that particular adventure... although it can't be that complicated.

All the best,
Brian