Name: Glazed Smoked Duck with Candied Kumquats
Yield: Makes 6 first-course servings
Ingredients: 1 cup dry white wine; 1 cup apricot jam; 1 bay leaf; 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half; 1 1/3 cups kumquats, stemmed, quartered, seeded; 2 teaspoons Grand Marnier; 3 cups arugula; 2 6-ounce smoked duck breasts, each cut into 15 thin slices

Market tip:

Look for smoked duck breasts in the deli section of some supermarkets, or order them from D'Artagnan (800-327-8246; dartagnan.com) or Joie de Vivre (800-648-8854; frenchselections.com).

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