Janet Davies @pigeoncottage
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Made at Pigeon Cottage!
Chocolate bundt cake
Ginger and chocolate cheesecakes
Edward’s cola cake
Celeriac gratin
Albondigas
fruit cake
sticky ginger cake
Gazpacho
belly pork
Category Archives: Preserves
Medlar ‘fruit cheese’
I love a good cookery challenge so, when my friend Gylda asked me if I’d like some medlar fruit from her orchard, I jumped at the chance. Most foods are best thrown away when they start to rot, but not … Continue reading
Christmas-ready liqueurs from the hedgerows!
September and October is the perfect time to get all your home-made liqueurs ready for Christmas. The blackthorn hedges near us are full of fat, ripe sloe berries for making sloe vodka or gin – check out the recipe here … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Preserves, Recipes
Tagged blackberry whiskey, damson vodka, Gin, quince brandy, sloe, sloe vodka, Vodka, whiskey
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Red plum, lime and coriander chutney
I’m not much of a jam maker but I do LOVE homemade chutney or pickle. They always beat a commercially made version hands down. The sticky thickness and deep flavour have to come from gentle, slow reduction, not the introduction … Continue reading
Posted in Preserves, Recipes
Tagged chilli, chutney, coriander, ginger, home made chutney, lemon, lime, plum chutney, plum chutney recipe, Preserving the Harvest, Thane Prince
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Fresh cranberry sauce with port wine
You can of course *buy your cranberry sauce ready made in a jar, but home made sauce is so much nicer and it’s ridiculously easy to make. Most good supermarkets stock fresh cranberries from about November these days. This is … Continue reading
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