Wild pigeon with honey roast beets & onions

I had pigeon first on holidays last summer at Marcus Wareing's restaurant 'Marcus' at The Berkeley, and it was perfect. But pigeon isn't something one finds at the local butchers or supermarkets that easily. Imagine my surprise and delight when I happened upon wild pigeon fillets at my local supermarket.

As it was my first time cooking pigeon, I decided to keep it simple and pan fry the fillets and dress with a beurre noisette. Honey-roast beetroots and red onions and paprika Rooster wedges accompanied the game.

Wild pigeon, honey-roast beets & red onions, paprika Rooster wedges

Crispy duck with baked apples

Duck is my favourite meat, so much so that I had it as my wedding menu main course. I was particularly excited to find a whole Barbary duck in the supermarket. The Barbary duck, also known as Muscovy duck, is leaner than other breeds of farmed ducks and renowned for its plump, firm meat. I decided to roast the whole duck properly with apples and beetroots, not forgetting to render some delicious duck fat along the way. 

Crispy duck with baked apples, roast beetroots, and hasselback potatoes

Good Friday dinner: mackerel

As Husband is a semi-practising Catholic, even though he's not a fish fan, I remembered to pick up some mackerel and sea bass this week in anticipation of dinner on Good Friday.