4 duck and roasted pears with Recipes

frozen dressed domestic duck, thawed, kosher salt, divided, freshly ground white pepper, divided, coarsely chopped celery, coarsely chopped carrot, onion, quartered, garlic clove, minced, orange, halved and seeded, dry red wine, pitted cherries, chopped fresh rosemary, peach, cut into (1-inch) pieces, bartlett or anjou pears, cut into (1-inch) pieces, golden delicious apples, cut into (1-inch) pieces, dry white wine

duck legs* (about 2 3/4 lb total , cut from two 5 1/2- to 6-lb ducks), a 750-ml. bottle light fruity red wine such as pinot noir (about 3 1/4 cups), a bouquet garni of 10 lightly crushed juniper berries**, 3 whole cloves, a 4- by 1 inch strip orange zest, and 1 bay leaf tied together in a cheesecloth bag, vegetable oil, carrot, cut into 1/4-inch dice, celery rib, cut into 1/4-inch dice, onion , cut 1/4-inch dice, fresh parsley sprigs plus 1 tbsp minced leaves, onions, halved or quartered, ripe bosc pears, unsalted butter, fresh lemon juice, honey, salt, a beurre manie made by rubbing together 2 tbsp softened unsalted butter and 2 tbsp all-purpose flour, garnish: parsley sprigs, available in spice section of supermarkets

ripe pears, cored and cut into 6 wedges, minced fresh rosemary, salt, freshly ground pepper, olive oil, mixed gourmet salad greens, extra virgin olive oil, salt, freshly ground pepper, very cold duck foie gras , cut into six 1/4-inch-thick slices, garnish: fresh fennel sprigs