At first glance this will look like one of my regular recipe posts. There’s a picture of the finished food at the top. See, there it is! If you look/scroll down you should see a goofy list of ingredients and some slapped together instructions under the headings of “What I Used” and “What I Did” respectively. What?! Not there? Damn.

This post isn’t about the whimsically devised spice mixture I stuffed under the skin or the temperature and times. Screw all that.

I want everyone to take note of the fine goose being used here from Angelica Farms. I could go into a whole paragraphical diatribe to explain their business, but I hear that my impatient internet generation likes lists. So here goes:

• One of my roomates is related to Rima. Rima and her family own/operate the farm and were gracious enough to give us this bird for the holidays. Thank you so much Rima.
• Rima prides herself in her process of raising poultry. These things are true free-range. Rad.
• Do you want one? You should. If it isn’t obvious from the website, these things are best picked up fresh on site (East Texas) but they will ship product to you at a price. You just need to have a chat with Rima about it. Apparently there is more to the process than slapping a few self-adhesive stamps on a wing.

Even though there isn’t a recipe here, this bird has one more thing to contribute to a future post. Hint: It has to do with the medley of onions you see under everything.