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Chicken with porcini and chestnut mushrooms

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

The beauty of this dish is that, although it’s a very simple and easy supper dish to make any day of the week, it’s pretty dinner-party worthy too. I buy the French-style chicken legs (thigh and drumstick), one each is … Continue reading →

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Malfada corta with mushrooms and bacon

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

You could make this quick and easy pasta dish with dried porcini and chestnut mushroom sauce as a vegetarian dish, however, the crispy bacon lardons I use to top it with add protein and an extra dimension of flavour and … Continue reading →

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Porcini and smoked bacon risotto

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

I love trying a new ingredient and seeing what culinary magic I can make with it. This week, I bought a jar of Porcini Mushroom Paste from the Waitrose Cooks’ Ingredients range (£2.49 for a 90g jar). A couple of … Continue reading →

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Exotic mushroom arrosto

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

Or, posh oven-baked mushroom risotto! I noticed that the wild mushroom crop is emerging in our local woodland as I crunched through the early autumn leaves at the weekend. I’m not a confident forager, and I urge anyone who does … Continue reading →

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