Tag Archives: lemon zest

Apple Charlotte

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

I love apple crumble for pudding with a Sunday roast but it’s nice to ring the changes sometimes. This Apple Charlotte made with slices of all-butter Brioche and lots of delicious apple filling flavoured with lemon zest certainly ticks all … Continue reading →

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Ossobuco alla Milanese

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

Ossobuco alla Milanese is one of the most famous classic Northern Italian dishes – thick pieces of rose veal braised in a white wine sauce served with a saffron infused risotto. We ordered it at Bocca Di Lupo in Soho … Continue reading →

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Pork shoulder steaks cooked in milk with lemon, sage and fennel

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

I first cooked this at the Aldeburgh Cookery School on their Italian Classics course a few years ago and loved it. I lost the recipe and then came across a similar one in the Rick Stein’s Venice book for a … Continue reading →

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Curry Goat

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

There’s an excellent West Indian takeaway on Clapham High Street and they make a pretty mean curry goat. Tender morsels of delicious goat meat in a dark and spicy sauce with rice n peas. Yum! I’ve been thinking about making … Continue reading →

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