It’s my 30th birthday. And in true, pretentious food blogger form – I’m about to compare it to a risotto. Because I’m THAT much of a dick. No I’m not going to go into the ridiculous depth of comparing my actual life to some creamy rice grains, but I am going to reference a quote … Continue reading ROSEMARY CHICKEN & PROSECCO RISOTTO
I promise you… GENUINELY… the addition of quinoa here has nothing to do with modern cliché. I mean, I’m a bearded food blogger with a French Bulldog, I do not struggle for modern cliché material. I even have a recipe for Butterbean Blondies, for God sake. But this recipe is genuinely a product of nothing … Continue reading ASPARAGUS & PEA QUINOA RISOTTO
I’ve been baking chicken and rice together for quite some time. The comfort of knowing 2/3rds of my meal is tinkering away in the oven when all I then need to do is rustle up some veg on a stove top provides a comfort I welcome with both arms. But this version, with the spooky … Continue reading ONE PAN BAKED CHICKEN & BLACK RICE
It’s usually in the dark of night with my head on a pillow and an eyemask on my mug that I remember… ‘… oh shit, there’s X in the fridge I need to use up’. This can range from a small box of eggs yolks (unwanted from a pavlova recipe) or even a leggy broccoli … Continue reading BLACK RICE & FETA TABBOULEH
There is something wrong with my DNA. I must be the only person on the face of the Earth that gets ill and all they crave is healthy food. I came down with the cold this week (although I’m convinced I’m dying, but I do veer on the dramatic sometimes) and in the pits of … Continue reading SALMON IN LIME BROTH WITH APRICOT RICE
It doesn’t take a genius to realise that risotto is right up there in the God Tier when it comes to comfort food. Creamy to the point of nursery and comfortingly repetitive, the texture alone is enough to incite the pillowiest of soothe to it’s eater but taking into account the technique itself is a … Continue reading SPINACH RISOTTO WITH BAKED FETA & MINT
‘The first thing I ever cooked for a boy…’ ‘Cooking is not your forte’. That’s what he said to me after three mouthfuls of my bacon and mushroom risotto. It was the first thing I ever cooked for a boy. There he was, sat opposite me at my mother’s big dining table, spooning rice into … Continue reading CURRIED CRAB RISOTTO
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
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
Orange Saffron Rice. Do you ever just get bored of rice? I mean, really bored of it. It’s such a shame because rice is the perfect accompaniment to so many dishes due to its texture and its flavour absorbent properties but damn it, it can become monotonous. Many times I have planned a dish to … Continue reading ORANGE SAFFRON RICE
MIKEY AND THE KITCHEN. 