‘A friend once told me it looks like frog sperm. Do as I did and ignore him and enjoy this pudding for what it is…’ I’m always the last on a trend and I’m not ashamed of this. I’m always sceptical, always rolling my eyes and always furious with hipster trends. When I first heard … Continue reading BLUEBERRY & ALMOND CHIA PUDDING
‘And if your Bubble & Squeak wasn’t sopping in egg yolk, did you even have a Bubble & Squeak at all?’ I hate trying to make excuses for why my dinner only consisted of one thing. For instance, I hate being asked ‘is that all you had?’ and then am subject to a cruel Spanish inquisition … Continue reading SWEET POTATO BUBBLE & SQUEAK
‘I’m already half way down the rabbit hole of overindulgence so why stop now?’ In the absence of meat, one must always introduce cheese. It’s the rule. Well maybe not to Vegans but any Vegan looking at Mikey and the Kitchen would be well aware by now that many a dead animal has been dragged … Continue reading BUTTERNUT BURGERS WITH CHORIZO & HALLOUMI
‘I will never throwing anything away…’ More leftover recipes I promised and more leftover recipes I have. Unfortunately though I do believe this is the last of my leftover meat suggestions as I have now finished my stolen meat supply. Alas, it has lasted me through shredded tacos, curries, sandwiches, crackers and even just taking … Continue reading ROAST SQUASH & LEEKS WITH THYME AND BUTTERMILK SAUCE
Cauliflower & Cashew Nut Curry. The only thing people lose on a diet is their will to live. I am by no means a healthy person and thank God. I have too much enjoyment for food and a passion for cooking to give a deep fried damn about a calorie count, but what I do … Continue reading CAULIFLOWER & CASHEW NUT CURRY
Baked Tomatoes with Blue Cheese, Mint and Crushed Potatoes. I find ‘end of the week’ cooking extremely gratifying. Unless I’m doing a small roast where there are certain things you need to have in the pantry or fridge to get the job done, Friday’s to me are usually days for cleaning out your Kitchen. Using … Continue reading BAKED TOMATOES WITH BLUE CHEESE, MINT & CRUSHED POTATOES
Wild Rice with Shredded Sprouts & Spiced Pineapple. I think we need to talk about sprouts. We need to talk about them because they’re incredible, and show me someone who hates them and I’ll show you someone who only knows how to boil them. It’s that stupid school-tale, isn’t it? The image of a child … Continue reading WILD RICE WITH SHREDDED SPROUTS & SPICED PINEAPPLE
Goats Cheese & Truffle Mushroom Pizza (+ Basic Pizza Base Dough) Making your own pizza base sounds so unnecessary, doesn’t it? Like why bother? Well I’ll tell you why you should bother – because it’s 1,000 times better than any nasty Make-Your-Own you find at the back of a supermarket. That’s why. The idea of … Continue reading GOATS CHEESE & TRUFFLE MUSHROOM PIZZA
Two Pulse Casserole. Any dish with a foundation – or a ‘heart’ – that is based in pulses always seems to amuse me on some poetic level. I find it to be very economical and very satisfying, at that. It awakens some kind of frugal layer to my disposition that often times can border on … Continue reading TWO PULSE CASSEROLE
MIKEY AND THE KITCHEN. 