"I made some modifications to this recipe after reading some of the reviews regarding how sweet people thought the filling was. I used a little less than a 1/4 cup white sugar and little less than a 1/4 cup of brown sugar. I did not use lemon or nuts as suggested either. The filling was perfect! I bought puff pastry instead of phyllo dough by a"

"The skin was so yummy! This was my first attempt at roasting a whole duck and found this recipe. I had a small issue fitting the one duck in the pot but it all worked out. Just did the salt and pepper on the outside after letting the duck dry out after being boiled. I didn't use chicken broth, just water and salt to boil the duck in. The duck""

"I've never had gumbo before but this dish delicious and packed with flavor. I used chicken thighs instead of breast. As wells as I used straight beef broth instead of the boullion with water. I would make this again, great meal for a freezing cold January day in Cleveland. You definitely need to simmer for 2 hours to develop the depth of flavor.

"I've never had gumbo before but this dish delicious and packed with flavor. I used chicken thighs instead of breast. As wells as I used straight beef broth instead of the boullion with water. I would make this again, great meal for a freezing cold January day in Cleveland.