If it helps this is just a shopping list - it accompanies a series of articles on cooking from your pantry. The list is in one place to help people use it. Duck is widely available from supermarkets and shallots are as well (you might need waitrose or marks for banana ones but ordinary will do).

Emma McDonald, Horsham,

To Julia Mylonas from Holland: 12 Jerusalem Artichokes are actually not that much in weight and cost around £1.50 for 400gr from any good organic operator such as Abel & Cole and are very delicious alternative to potatoes. Organic goats cheese from the afore mentioned Asda cost on average less than £2.00 per 100gr which is not that much different from their standard Cheddar and the likes, so really you need to do your reserach. I find Thomasina a very inspirational cook

Oxana Wilde, London,

Have I missed something here. What am I going to do with 12 Artichokes and 500g of goats cheese? There are no recipes just a shopping list. And how much money does this girl think the average artichoke and goat cheese eater earns per week. This is all very expensive food and obviously she only shops at Selfridges. Do you see banana shallots at your local Asda or the odd wild or tame duch flying around Sainsburies?

Julia Mylonas, Rossum, Holland