At home Gordon flowers day : October 30 2024

After the challenging ride yesterday, today needed to be a quiet day. Body was still not happy - a late night in markets did not help that. Focused in on getting outcomes - finished the weekly investing post.

This flower opening on the porch sets the theme for the day. This Brazilian walking lily has a story. I saw it in Yarraman QLD on my Rockhampton to Gold Coast ride in 2018. I snagged one piece and rode with it in a zip lock bag for 3 weeks. It grew and now there are a few plants. They flower one day

Walked to shops to get a few things - flowers on the way - Jasmine time

A flash of orange next door

White plumbago (photo went missing) - only ever seen blue before. Shopping done and still unsettled

Went for a late walk around the block. White oleander - normally pink

One of the few old Killara houses not modernised other than a paint job

Yellow daisy - maybe a gazania - steps done.

Dinner plan: Got duck breasts to cook. Google time to work out what to add with the stuff I bought - cherries

Sauce ingredients. Recipe said to use orange blossom honey - got maple syrup and used Cointreau to get orange flavour

That was a bit of fun - the alcohol ignited for flambe effect

Critical path item was getting the sauce reduced

Google duck breast recipes and there are lots of approaches. The simplest was from Gordon Ramsay. Pat dry and put on a whack of salt on skin side and season the other. Place the duck skin side down on a cold pan and slowly bring up the heat. Want to render the fat out - set aside for the fried potatoes

Par boiled - sliced and fried in duck fat

Turn duck over and cook for a minute or two the other side. Then pop in 200C oven for 5 to 6 minutes. Enough time to steam the pak choi and finish the sauce

Rest the duck for 10 minutes. Cut in thick slices so it stays warm

Serve - sauce was yum. Duck maybe a bit too salty

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