{"id":3794,"date":"2022-02-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/?p=3794"},"modified":"2022-05-09T13:17:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T03:47:40","slug":"february-2022-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/11\/february-2022-update\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2022 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3794\" class=\"elementor elementor-3794\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aedd8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aedd8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-406a53d\" data-id=\"406a53d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb549d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb549d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Do you celebrate Valentine&#8217;s Day? My husband and I tend not to buy into the commercial side of it, but we do love romancing each other on this day. We even have a tradition where we both book the day off work so we can sleep in and spend quality time together. Sometimes we go out to dinner in the evening, but often I will prepare a special meal (to give him a break from the routine cooking).<\/p><p>This year I am planning to cook the following recipe&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bc72e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bc72e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b20acd\" data-id=\"9b20acd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eaab3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eaab3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-style: normal;\"><b><u>Duck Fillet with Morello Cherries<\/u><\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><i>(Adapted from my mum&#8217;s old French recipe book)<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">Serves 2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edeea2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edeea2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Recipe-Duck-with-Cherries-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3796\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Recipe-Duck-with-Cherries-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Recipe-Duck-with-Cherries-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Recipe-Duck-with-Cherries-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Recipe-Duck-with-Cherries-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Recipe-Duck-with-Cherries.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30bf5f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30bf5f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ingredients:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6a5a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef6a5a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li>2 duck breast fillets<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Salt &amp; pepper<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">2 teaspoons of cherry vinegar (or red wine vinegar)<\/li><li>\u00a02 teaspoons of berry liqueur<\/li><li>\u00a06 teaspoons of dry red wine<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">1 teaspoon of brown sugar<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0250g pitted Morello cherries in syrup<\/li><li>\u00a01 teaspoon chicken stock powder<\/li><li>2 teaspoons butter<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9898ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9898ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Method:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7194a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7194a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Let the duck fillets come to room temperature for 30 &#8211; 60 minutes in a covered dish.<\/li><li>\u00a0Season the skin side of the fillets with salt &amp; pepper.<\/li><li>Heat a large pan over medium heat.<\/li><li>Cook the duck skin side down for 8 minutes.<\/li><li>Turn and cook for a further 5 minutes; pricking the skin several times with a fork.<\/li><li>Remove the duck from the pan and keep covered.<\/li><li>Discard the cooking fat from the pan if desired or use in the sauce (like I do).<\/li><li>Add vinegar to pan and let it evaporate while stirring.<\/li><li>Add the liqueur, wine, sugar, and cherries with their syrup.<\/li><li>Bring to the boil and simmer for 1 minute.<\/li><li>Strain the cherries and return the juice to the pan.<\/li><li>Sir in the chicken stock powder and reduce to about 1 1\/2 tablespoons (30 mL)<\/li><li>Whisk in the butter.<\/li><li>Remove the sauce from the heat.<\/li><li>Slice the duck fillets and arrange them on plates.<\/li><li>Coat the meat with cherries and sauce.<\/li><li>Serve with a fresh green salad.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a70b3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e3a70b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Duck-Fillet-with-Morello-Cherries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download PDF Copy<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa02f81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa02f81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c33ff6a\" data-id=\"c33ff6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6254ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6254ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u><b>Winter's Thrall Book Giveaway<\/b><\/u><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73dd96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d73dd96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thrall-Giveaway-1024x538.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3798\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thrall-Giveaway-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thrall-Giveaway-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thrall-Giveaway-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thrall-Giveaway.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-830c81d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"830c81d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The <i>Winter&#8217;s Magic<\/i>\u00a0 saga continues with <b><i>Winter&#8217;s Thrall<\/i>,<\/b> which is coming to bookstores this May.<\/p><p>Add this book to your TBR for your chance to win a signed paperback, or one of 4 eBook copies. 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