lloyd
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DilemmaI've promised the family pigeon for tea, but can't decide how to do it. I have the birds in all sort of states, I have a bag of breast meat, I have numerous plucked birds, and I have about a dozen smoked pigeon crowns.
I could do a pie, (I also have some venison I could do with it), Or roasted birds barded with home smoked bacon and serve with game chips and winter veg, i could breast the lot and serve flash fried in butter and garlic with a tossed salad and duchesse potato or potato gratin......
My creative juices aren't flowing yet, probably need another coffee.
Any ideas anyone?
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Aqui
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no idea (obviously)!
but what is duchesse potato?
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lloyd
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Mash with added eggs and nutmeg, then piped into small balls and then baked in a hot oven in a greased dish until crisp and brown.
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lloyd
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Okay final decision now posted in "tonight's meal" thread.... 
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Libby
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sorry wasn't around to help, just got rid of the teenagers!!!
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lloyd
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 Wish we could!!!
Seriously, I just had to think about it a while to focus. I'm often like that with cooking. Some days at work the idea gradually firms up in my mind so when I get home I have planned exactly how and what I intend to do.
I'll post pix shortly when I dish up.
Our one remaining resident young'un (the intrepid bushcrafter  ) doesn't fancy wild pigeon so we get one and a half each, and he can warm a tin of beans or something.  
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lloyd
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Here we are:
Happy tums!
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Libby
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I must admit that looks very nice! You say its hard to describe the flavour. I can remember my mum giving us rabbit and telling us it was chicken, totally different taste and I hated it!
Have you ever thought of becoming a chef?
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Cabbagepatch
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It was delicious and there was a little bit of meat leftover which went in my lunchbox with salad today.
Unfortunately halfway through, I bit on a piece of leadshot. I have toothache now....
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Libby
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Oh no I'm sorry I know I shouldn't laugh, but that is quite funny!!!
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Cabbagepatch
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I may become a veggie now just to avoid aforementioned pain ever again!!
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nanny-now and forever
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you are not a natural vegetarian i fear CP
better that you didn't swallow the shot....you'd have got lead poisoning then
toothache is better than that
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Kathy
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Well I had lentils for dinner..........................
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lloyd
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How were the lentils done, Kathy?
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Kathy
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Very quickly! Soaked in boiling water for 15mns, whizzed in the food processor, seasoned with spices cooked in ghee then put in a loaf tin and baked. 
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nanny-now and forever
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| Kathy wrote: | | Very quickly! Soaked in boiling water for 15mns, whizzed in the food processor, seasoned with spices cooked in ghee then put in a loaf tin and baked. |
i like lentil soup with crunchy bread....
red lentils with a splash of lemon juice in it and a bit of parsley
very sustaining.....
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Libby
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I love eating dahl with my curries, I also used to make a great lentil bolognaise which was very satisfying
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