Duck de Marietta

Discovered this recipe in 2017--it was a big hit. It takes 6-7 hrs to cook.

Defrost and clean a whole duck. Rub outside with salt & pepper, put citrus on the insides. Score the skin (just the outer layer, don't cut into the meat).

Put on a rack, breast down; roast (regular bake) at 250 F for 3-4 hrs; flip and put on convection for another 3 hrs. (Or you can do the whole thing in convection at 250 F). Then, raise temperature to 450 F (convection bake or roast) for about 20-30 minutes until breast skin looks nice, brown, and crispy.

Remove from oven, let stand for 15-20 minutes, carve.

Meat will be well done, but quite tender and not dried out.

Flaxseed crackers

Adapted from more googled recipes...

• 1 cup ground flaxseed meal
• 1 tbsp psyllium husk
• 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
• Sesame seeds
• 1/2 cup water

Mix all. Spray some parchment paper with Pam; spoon out over the parchment paper. Take another piece of parchment paper, spray with Pam and cover the mixture. Roll to about the size of a cookie sheet between the two pieces of parchment paper. Transfer to cookie sheet, peel off the top piece of parchment paper. Score the wafer.

Bake 380F (convection bake) about 25 minutes (check near the end of the baking time). When it begins to just smoke a little bit, or the edges are very dry, remove from oven. Break apart, turn off oven, and return to oven for a few minutes to help dry out.

These work out pretty well, and are easier to make than the psyllium crackers.

Nutrition summary for 30 grams (4 tbsp) of ground flaxseed meal: 10 grams fat (1 gram saturated); 6 grams protein, 10 grams total carbs (8 grams fiber->2 grams net carbs). (16 tbsp in 1 cup)