This week, for my first Thanksgiving, I'm cooking turkey drumsticks, turkey necks, turkey gizzards, and turkey hearts. And to up the fatty ante, I'm confiting all these parts. More

Cooking duck is a great gateway experience to the full-on nose-to-tail eating. All of the parts are delicious and easy to prepare, it just takes a little time. Watch this video to see ducks turned into sausage, pate, rillette, stock, prosciutto, and confit. More

My intention was to let the confit rest for about a month before eating the duck, but one thing led to another, and half a year later, that pot was still in my fridge with its parts intact. The more I thought about it, the more frustrated I became, knowing that breaking into the pot would be time-consuming even if the results were going to be delicious. So one of my New Year's resolutions was: get rid of that giant pot of fat with the confit. More