Category Archives: Recipes

These are recipes that are firm family favourites at Pigeon Cottage HQ plus a few new experiments we’d like to share.

The Pigeon Cottage Kitchen BBQ Edit!

If your BBQ is under cover (or in your actual house if you’re like our South African friends!), you can grill all year round. Most of us, however, reserve it just for the summer. We have a gas BBQ (with … Continue reading

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Summer BBQ lamb chops with 4 easy marinades

You can grill lamb chops on a gas BBQ but they are by far the nicest when they’re cooked over charcoal. We like them with BBQ chunks of courgettes or aubergine just tossed in some olive oil and gently cooked … Continue reading

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Pork souvlaki with roasted vegetables

If we’re going to bother to put the BBQ on, we like to put a few vegetables on the coals as well as meat. These marinated pork souvlaki are really easy to make and go well with a rice or … Continue reading

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Blueberry streusel cake

Traybake cakes are really useful if you need to cater for quite a few people at a party or sell at a bake sale. This blueberry streusel cake is definitely a winner. The addition of soured cream to the sponge … Continue reading

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