Author Archives: Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

About Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

Food lover, author, cook!

Masala daal

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

I love the flavours of India and finding dishes that work well as part of my low-carb eating regime. This spicy chickpea daal really ticks a lot of boxes. Eat it by itself for lunch with a hard boiled egg or … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged Bay leaf, chickpeas, coriander, Garlic, ginger, Tomato | Leave a comment

Mussel pilaf with dill

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

Rick Stein has made some wonderful food and travel programmes, we’ve loved the recent one about Cornwall, the rerun of Secret France and repeats of Long Weekends. We saw this mussel pilaf being made at a restaurant in the Thessaloniki … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes, Seafood | Tagged dill, green pepper, lemon, long grain rise, mussels, parsley, rice, spring onions, tomatoes, white wine | Leave a comment

Ox cheek ragout with porcini mushrooms

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

I love oxtail stew but it is a bit of a faff getting all the meat off the bones. Ox cheek, delivers all the flavour of oxtail without the faff! Long, slow braising is the secret to getting the meat … Continue reading →