Baked Coriander Chicken with Fruity Wild Rice. I have been asked so many times how I come up with my recipes and 9 times out of 10, my answer is laziness. Not because I want to create an allure of ‘Oh, I just throw things together’ because that’s not always the case, there’s always a … Continue reading BAKED CORIANDER CHICKEN WITH FRUITY WILD RICE
Shredded Chicken Salad with Almonds & Butterbeans. Summer just calls for a salad, doesn’t? There’s no two ways about it. When the sun is hot and the grass is calling, a stew just won’t do. While that feels almost uncomfortably blasphemous to type as a Welsh Valleys boy, it’s true. The summer just calls for … Continue reading SHREDDED CHICKEN SALAD WITH ALMONDS & BUTTERBEANS
The Nameless Chicken. Do you ever cook sometimes and have no idea what you’re doing? I don’t mean in a scared, frantic and confused way – I mean that you have a general idea of what you want to eat but at the same time you are completely making it up as you go along? This was … Continue reading THE NAMELESS CHICKEN
Tomato Chicken Bake with a Parmesan & Thyme Breadcrumb Top. This is such a typical ‘Mikey Meal’. The kind of meal that would make a partner roll their eyes in a ‘Oh, again?’ fashion. I loves a bake and I can’t deny it. I have always said that my standard go to dishes are basically … Continue reading TOMATO CHICKEN BAKE WITH A PARMESAN & THYME BREADCRUMB TOP
Asian BBQ Shredded Beef Buns & Purple Malibu Coleslaw. Contributing recipes to a monthly publication does not come without it’s difficulties. As a resourceful cook who tends to just make food based on what’s in the fridge as opposed to what’s in season, I often find it challenging to cook to a brief. So when … Continue reading ASIAN BBQ SHREDDED BEEF BUNS & PURPLE MALIBU COLESLAW (BUZZ MAGAZINE)
Ox Liver, Bacon & Onions. I feel as though I am constantly at war with people over liver. Often times I feel as though I am the last man on Earth that sees value in the offal. I have gone on the defensive so many times when I have told somebody that I am having … Continue reading OX LIVER, BACON & ONIONS
Roast Chicken and Leek Pearl Barley Risotto. There is no greater feeling to me than the feeling of stirring. When people hear that a recipe requires you to be relatively stationary to the stove, they disregard it as too time consuming. Yes, your attention is fairly limited to anything other than the stirring dish at … Continue reading ROAST CHICKEN & LEEK PEARL BARLEY RISOTTO
Ginger Sesame Glaze Pork Steaks. As a food columnist at Buzz magazine, I am tasked to supply original recipes that will make your life easier. This here recipe is a testament to this challenge and has played an important part of many fall-back meal of mine. Written exclusively for the April edition of Buzz Magazine, these … Continue reading GINGER SESAME PORK GLAZE (BUZZ MAGAZINE APRIL)
Sage Chicken with Leeks and Asparagus. I never know whether to stand with pride or fall with shame when it comes to my recipe inspirations. While structurally I’m very good in a Kitchen and always am aware of the guidelines to get to where I need to be, when it comes to actually remaining faithful … Continue reading SAGE CHICKEN WITH LEEKS & ASPARAGUS
Beef Stew. Being a an amateur domestic cook that just so happens to write about his culinary experiences does not come without its own reluctances. Despite my over articulated way of describing what I ate for tea, it does take a lot of courage to share your writing when you have absolutely no cooking qualifications … Continue reading BEEF STEW
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