I remain true in my belief that there is no bad way to eat chicken. At all. Roasted with a humble offering of rosemary butter (like this recipe here) or smothered in a hot sauce and eaten by hand (like so), I refuse to slow down or tame my love for chicken in all of … Continue reading TANDOORI CHICKEN WITH COCONUT RAITA
Imagine a Christmas without eating something that has been pickled. I shudder at the thought. Now I wouldn’t say I make homemade things to give away as gifts (however if I was on the festive receiving end of my Spiced Pineapple Chutney I wouldn’t be sad…) however it does warm my heart a little when … Continue reading PICKLED RED CABBAGE
Chocolate BBQ sauce, he said. Eyebrows raise. It’s not as weird as you think. Think of Mole Sauce, that extremely enchanting, glossy Mexican sauce built around chillies and chocolate that lift enchiladas to a whole other level. Think about it and it makes TOTAL sense. Dark chocolate – and I mean GOOD dark chocolate – … Continue reading STICKY CARDAMOM & CHOCOLATE BBQ RIBS
I know it’s approaching Christmas when I start to think about the things I’m going to put in a jar and lock away for a month or so. I’m not the kind of person who makes things to give away as Christmas gifts. Not that I’m against this sort of giving as I for one … Continue reading SPICED PINEAPPLE CHUTNEY
I’m about to give you a recipe for what I will loosely label a ‘side dish’. However I am absolutely not above eating a plate of potatoes for dinner. I have, I do and I shall continue. Reserve your judgement, because when they taste this good, there is justification. I believe every household should have … Continue reading BASHED PESTO POTATOES
One of the hardest things for any recipe writer, or any home cook for that matter, is deciding whether or not to be guided by some kind of formula prior to cooking. The decision whether or not to be guided by instinct or instruction is one that splits many cook. Some like to follow a … Continue reading CHICKPEA & LENTIL BALLS WITH LIME PADRON SAUCE
I’d go to war for a good sandwich. Remember that episode of Friends? When Joey threw himself on his sandwich to save it from what he thought was gunshot? That’s a real instinct. It’s a thing. And I’d absolutely throw my body on his sandwich. And then do a snow angel in it. This sandwich … Continue reading TOMATO, COURGETTE & BAKED FETA SANDWICH WITH MISO MAYO
Ever since I landed from a two week food and cooking trip in Florence last October, I’ve had my nose to the ground trying to sniff out artichokes. I fell in love with the peculiar, alien like flower-looking things when I was cooking in Florence and knew I would be greeted with frustration in my … Continue reading GLOBE ARTICHOKE WITH GARLIC DIP
I had a thought. It was after I coated my halved baby gem lettuces in oil and then slipped them into the oven to be slathered in black rice and a coconut yogurt. Pulling up from the oven with a smile on my face, I had a thought. ‘When did I become a food wanker?’ … Continue reading ROAST BABY GEMS WITH BLACK RICE & LIME COCONUT YOGURT
When I make pasta, I cannot stop myself from making enough to feed an army. There’s nothing like the buttery taste of pasta and I am very proud of myself in the quantity of pasta I can eat in one sitting. As I told you before, I impressed an Italian chef who has been working … Continue reading CARROT & HAZELNUT PESTO
MIKEY AND THE KITCHEN. 