Yes, today is Oyster Day!
Or more specifically, today is the day that my butter-loving pal embarks on his annual battle with the bivalves. He calls it his annual oyster dinner but I suspect it’s more an excuse …

butter (term)
From Wikipedia: butter (bŭt’ər) is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications such …

Confit de canard avec les pommes de terre à la sarladaise (rough translation: duck slowly poached in duck fat with potatoes pan-fried in duck fat topped with persillade) is one of those classic dishes from the …

Five-spice (五香粉) is one of the world’s great spice blends but there are several recipes for it, depending on what one grew up with and where one buys it from. The version I use has cinnamon …