Miscellaneous with duck

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 cup chopped onion (1 small) 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot 1 teaspoon tomato paste 1/2[...]

olive oil 6 duck legs 12 baby (pickling) onions 12 button mushrooms 1 x 3 cm thick piece of bacon (or Kassler), cut into lardons 2 heaped tbsp plain flour 1-2[...]

1/2 c. yellow cornmeal or possibly blue cornmeal 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking pwdr 1 pch salt 2 Tbsp. honey 1 lrg egg beaten 1 1/2 c. lowfat milk 1[...]

14 quart chicken stock 16 lb Great Northern white beans, washed and liquid removed 6 x 5-lb. ducks 3 tsp salt 2 1/2 tsp freshly grnd black pepper 10 sprg[...]