pan seared strawberry balsamic duck breasts and Buitoni quattro formaggi agnolotti ravioli

So I was browsing one of my favorite hair  boards the Moptop Maven and noticed she'd posted a recipe for chicken breasts, ravioli and spinach with pancetta.

Well that sounded like a good idea, but I didn't want to make chicken so I picked up some duck breasts from Ceriello in Grand Central Market.

I paired this with some Buitoni quattro formaggi ravioli that I had laying about in the freezer.

First I steamed broccoli and set it aside to cool.

I seared the duck breast skin side down in a cast iron pan then popped them into a 400 degree oven for 11 minutes.

While the breasts were cooking I plopped the ravioli in to boil and drained them.

I let them rest for a bit and then cut into the juicy flesh.

In the same pot I added butter, more balsamic and some spices. I let this bubble then tossed the ravioli to coat.

I used this blaze strawberry balsamic glaze. It's ok, I could've done better by reducing my own, but it does save time.

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wondee wonderful

Somehow I forgot to post these, but I went out to lunch in Hell's Kitchen with a WoW friend and I suggested we go to a Thai place I'd been meaning to try, Wondee Siam. I think there are about five of these, because the fifth one is up in my current neighborhood.

tom ka soup with shrimp (my favorite place for this, lime, coconut milk, galangal, mmm!)

haw mok (fish mousse with coconut milk in it, spicy)


something he got that i forgot the name of

mieng ka na (dried shredded pork with cashews and lime bits and deliciousness served with chinese broccoli leaves)