Comments on: How to cook a Pigeon http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon Food - Photography & More Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:36:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-42833 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:26:48 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-42833 Robenk, Welcome to the site, eating them is a good way of keeping their numbers down, I wish more people would eat them. I'll have to start putting more pigeon recipes on here! Thanks Robenk, Kind regards Miles Robenk,
Welcome to the site, eating them is a good way of keeping their numbers down, I wish more people would eat them.
I’ll have to start putting more pigeon recipes on here!
Thanks Robenk,
Kind regards
Miles

]]> by: robenk http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-42779 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:50:21 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-42779 There do seem to be a small group of Walter sized pigeons lording it over my neighbourhood. I usually see them sitting idly on a branch, or an antenna, seemingly looking back with contempt and malice....one eye at a time! :P A great way to start dealing with them is eating them, especially the bigger ones which are supposedly healthier and more flavoursome than the skinny ones walking around dejectedly at train and tube stations....as if waiting for some long lost love who will never return.... I mean living such a stressful and depressing life can only harm their natural flavours! But anyway, your recipe would indeed produce a fine meal. And this little page is rather an amusing read :D. So thank you for putting this together, and greetings to all! There do seem to be a small group of Walter sized pigeons lording it over my neighbourhood. I usually see them sitting idly on a branch, or an antenna, seemingly looking back with contempt and malice….one eye at a time! :P

A great way to start dealing with them is eating them, especially the bigger ones which are supposedly healthier and more flavoursome than the skinny ones walking around dejectedly at train and tube stations….as if waiting for some long lost love who will never return….

I mean living such a stressful and depressing life can only harm their natural flavours!

But anyway, your recipe would indeed produce a fine meal. And this little page is rather an amusing read :D . So thank you for putting this together, and greetings to all!

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-40736 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:29:38 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-40736 Jeff, Welcome to the site, rats they are indeed! Hope you like it. Kind regards Miles Jeff,
Welcome to the site, rats they are indeed! Hope you like it.
Kind regards
Miles

]]> by: Jeff http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-40707 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:29:33 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-40707 Always Thought about eating a pigeon. Thank you for your recipe I will have to try it. I must admit I do like rabbit stew. And you are right they are rats of the air. Always Thought about eating a pigeon. Thank you for your recipe I will have to try it. I must admit I do like rabbit stew. And you are right they are rats of the air.

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-36659 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:14:03 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-36659 Amber, Welcome to the site, my sympathy is extended to you for those roosting on your balcony. At least now you have a recipe!! Not thought about a pigeon hierachy before, good point. That said I treat them all with equal disdain :) Kind rgards Miles Amber,
Welcome to the site, my sympathy is extended to you for those roosting on your balcony. At least now you have a recipe!! Not thought about a pigeon hierachy before, good point. That said I treat them all with equal disdain :)

Kind rgards
Miles

]]> by: Amber http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-36641 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:15:11 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-36641 I've got quite a problem with pigeons roosting on my balcony each spring. A couple years ago I even found one wandering around my kitchen. It had hopped in through an open window. Catching and cooking the wee beastie was far from my thoughts, however. Has anyone else noticed a hierarchy amongst pigeons? For example, it sounds like Walt would probably be a bit more posh, and certainly more clever, then you have general city-dwellers, and at the bottom of the list are the foul, manky, one-legged variety that always seem to end up at train stations. I'm just curious. :) I’ve got quite a problem with pigeons roosting on my balcony each spring. A couple years ago I even found one wandering around my kitchen. It had hopped in through an open window. Catching and cooking the wee beastie was far from my thoughts, however.

Has anyone else noticed a hierarchy amongst pigeons? For example, it sounds like Walt would probably be a bit more posh, and certainly more clever, then you have general city-dwellers, and at the bottom of the list are the foul, manky, one-legged variety that always seem to end up at train stations. I’m just curious. :)

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-34672 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:30:09 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-34672 Samantha, Welcome to the site. As good as nettle soup is there are other ways of using them. First of all give them a good wash in cold, salted water and then blanch very briefly in boiling salted water (some blanch and refresh twice) before plunging into ice cold water to preserve the colour. You can then chop it very finely or place in a blender with a touch of olive oil and blend to a smooth paste. This can be added to a basic pasta dough and worked in or if you don't want to make your own simply stir the paste through your cooked pasta. You can use like pesto really, once it's been blanched it's fine to use. Kind regards Miles Samantha,
Welcome to the site. As good as nettle soup is there are other ways of using them. First of all give them a good wash in cold, salted water and then blanch very briefly in boiling salted water (some blanch and refresh twice) before plunging into ice cold water to preserve the colour.
You can then chop it very finely or place in a blender with a touch of olive oil and blend to a smooth paste. This can be added to a basic pasta dough and worked in or if you don’t want to make your own simply stir the paste through your cooked pasta. You can use like pesto really, once it’s been blanched it’s fine to use.

Kind regards
Miles

]]> by: Samantha http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-34667 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:26:16 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-34667 Could you post the recipe for the nettle tagliatelle? That sounds very appealing to me as a fan of nettle soup, I've never tried cooking nettles in anything other than soups or as a steamed veg before though. Thanks, Samantha Could you post the recipe for the nettle tagliatelle? That sounds very appealing to me as a fan of nettle soup, I’ve never tried cooking nettles in anything other than soups or as a steamed veg before though.
Thanks,
Samantha

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-28078 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:25:13 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-28078 Hong, Welcome to the site, glad you stopped by. I'm afraid I can't help you as I live in England but perhaps some of our American friends who read this might be able to offer some advice? Good luck with your search. Kind regards Miles Hong,
Welcome to the site, glad you stopped by. I’m afraid I can’t help you as I live in England but perhaps some of our American friends who read this might be able to offer some advice?

Good luck with your search.
Kind regards
Miles

]]> by: Hong http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-28077 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:00:20 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-cook-a-pigeon#comment-28077 I wonder where I can buy the pigeons. Thanks for any kind of information. I live in Winchester, Virginia, USA. I wonder where I can buy the pigeons. Thanks for any kind of information. I live in Winchester, Virginia, USA.

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