A coffee-based pasta sauce may take a leap of faith for some, but I have to stress – don’t think you’ll be eating a bowl of coffee. I first encountered coffee in a savoury dish when I was cooking with my mentor in Florence. We made pasta from scratch which was infused with strong, fresh … Continue reading COFFEE, MUSHROOM & HAZELNUT LINGUINE
Let’s discuss carbonara’s traditional recipe while advocating for personal adaptations. Yes, we’re respecting culinary roots but I do encourages creativity for the sake of individual taste, ultimately presenting a modified carbonara recipe to bring into your own home. Continue reading SPAGHETTI CARBONARA
This recipe transforms instant noodles into a delicious brothy soup, emphasising the importance of using more water than recommended. With just a few ingredients like bacon, butter, and spices, it offers a quick, satisfying meal. Embrace creativity with instant noodles and enjoy the flavorful, soothing experience they provide. Continue reading INSTANT NOODLE SOUP WITH HONEY BACON
A note before I begin – this post is a little barbaric. There’s talk of meat, bones, and the ripping apart of both. There’s also talk of a deep, golden, life-affirming bowl of broth with soft, pillowy, buttery dumplings. Unfortunately, the latter cannot exist in it’s ultimate experience, without the former. So read on if … Continue reading CHICKEN BROTH WITH DUMPLINGS
The simplest pasta dishes are often the best. Think cacio e pepe, think carbonara, think amatriciana, think gricia. Simple dishes, delivered to the mouth via the gorge vehicle that is pasta. Thank you pasta. Not that I’m placing this recipe in the same canon as the Four Pastas of Rome, but what I’m saying is … Continue reading SUNDRIED TOMATO & ANCHOVY PASTA
It took me this long to learn that traditional Caesar salads do not come with chicken. Did you know this? I feel like this is something that happened behind my back, because every memory or recollection I have of a Caesar salad is that of chicken. Continue reading MY CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD
I really hate it when food writing gets a little bit smutty and uncouth because there’s no need. But I also understand that – ‘I’m about to give you a meat rub that will change your life’ – is a sentence that is both smutty and uncouth yet wholly necessary at the same time. Let … Continue reading BROWN SUGAR MEAT RUB (AND A QUICK LEEK & POTATO SOUP)
As I’ve become more mindful this year of making better and healthier choices, I’ve noticed that for some strange reason, this means, eating everything in a bowl. Is it the restorative zen-like feeling of cupping a bowl to bring in that temple like feeling? Not really. Is it that I can pack it with lots … Continue reading SOUPY CARROT LENTILS WITH DILL
Hi 2025. You have a high bar to reach. Not going to lie to you, 2024 gave me one of the best years of my life. I won’t list the reasons why and I certainly won’t recap it like you see in Reels on social media, but let’s just say I had a great one … Continue reading PEA, COURGETTE & CHICKPEA SOUP WITH YOGURT & SESAME SEEDS
In my mind, I had a dramatic introduction for this recipe. Oh, I was going to talk about this recipe like it would your soul, nourish your body, and yeah, basically change your life, if I’m honest. Because it does all three of these things for me, and I felt that my enthusiasm for it … Continue reading TOMATO & KALE RICE SOUP
MIKEY AND THE KITCHEN. 