‘I said pantry… not panty… you sicko’. My pantry is the most important place on Earth to me. I mean, it doesn’t have any doors and I constantly cook in a state of fear that it’s going to collapse and kill me but I know for a fact if we were in a nuclear war, … Continue reading PANTRY RAIDER
I am anxiously old-school with culinary technology. The thought of an electric coffee maker, bread maker or ice cream maker makes me nervous. I have a strange dislike for too many buttons and am very technologically challenged. Nobody ever died from making coffee manually. I hate talking about food when I’m eating. There’s so many other … Continue reading MIKEY’S KITCHEN HABITS, PART 1
I used to hide cabbage under my plate until my Grandmother – who would always pile up her Sunday roasts like skylines – would shame me into eating it by calling it ‘spinach’ . It’s because Popeye was big at the time, not that I liked Popeye, but it made my Grandmother laugh and I was … Continue reading SHAMEFUL FOOD CONFESSIONS
Honeyed Ginger Prawns with Apricots and Spiced Cashews. I love Winter, don’t get me wrong. But sometimes I am always a little bit late on the up take when it comes to seasonal eating. I often find myself in the heights of Summer craving a huge bowl of steaming lamb stew with chunky bread. I am … Continue reading HONEYED GINGER PRAWNS WITH APRICOTS & SPICED CASHEWS (BUZZ MAGAZINE)
Cashew Nut Hummus & Garlic Pita Chips. Ever have somebody drop by unexpectedly, say they’re hungry and all you have is a can of beans and half a bag of stale Doritos to offer? Well no you don’t, because who on Earth leaves half a bag of Doritos, that’s ‘eat the bag in one sitting’ … Continue reading CASHEW NUT HUMMUS & GARLIC PITA CHIPS (BUZZ MAGAZINE)
Cherry Brandy Soaked Carrot Cake with Lime Cheese Frosting. I call this one of my Redemption Recipes. What I mean by Redemption Recipe, is that I try and salvage what is left of my culinary dignity by cooking something in the present that I once failed to do in the past. My redemption for this … Continue reading CHERRY BRANDY SOAKED CARROT CAKE WITH LIME CHEESE FROSTING (BUZZ MAGAZINE)
Spanish Scrambled Eggs. So this month for Buzz Magazine I wanted to serve you up a little something different to what I normally provide. And this is breakfast. Special effort for breakfast seems quite hipster to me, and there’s nothing in life I despise more than a hipster. I always see it on Instagram, table … Continue reading SPANISH SCRAMBLED EGGS (BUZZ MAGAZINE)
‘Some people like to read fashion magazines, some people like to go to the gym, some people like mathematics… I like to stir things’. Welcome to part 2 of my questionnaire! In light of the last questionnaire which may have given you a slight insight into what goes on in my Kitchen, here is the … Continue reading QUESTIONNAIRE: PART 2
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)
Out With The Old, In With The New… In the spirit of all things new here at Mikey & The Kitchen, I want you to be able to get a much more in-depth and personal experience every time you visit. So to kick things off, I’ve decided that it’s only fair you get to know … Continue reading QUESTIONNAIRE: PART 1
MIKEY AND THE KITCHEN. 