Tag Archives: lemon

Hot smoked salmon on a bed of pasta with spinach

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

I came across some fabulous hot smoked salmon at my local farmers market recently (Wyken Vineyards since you ask!) and created this dish to showcase it. You could use unsmoked salmon fillets but the flavour of the hot smoked version … Continue reading →

Posted in Pasta, Recipes, Seafood | Tagged cream, hot smoked salmon, lemon, Mustard, Pasta, spinach | Leave a comment

Lemon syrup loaf cake

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

I do love a fancy cake but sometimes the plain looking ‘Cinderella’ ones pack the best flavour punch. This lemon syrup loaf is made with buttermilk in the batter so it’s really light and moist. It’s perfect if you want … Continue reading →

Posted in Cakes & biscuits, Recipes | Tagged Butter, buttermilk, eggs, golden caster sugar, lemon, self-raising flour | 1 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 →