In my humble opinion, everything savoury tastes better with pesto on it. And you are not able to palm me off with a jar. Absolutely not. Not when it’s THIS easy to make guys. I’m not one for a jar of pesto. It’s always this dish water green residue that browns within milliseconds of cracking … Continue reading DRY ROAST PEANUT PESTO
So a week or so ago I posted a recipe for Rosemary Butter Chicken and to serve with it I made a super simple Cider & Stilton Gravy. A Sunday Roast just isn’t correct without a decent gravy in my opinion (bad gravy should be a punishable offence) so to save anyone some jail time, here’s … Continue reading CIDER & STILTON GRAVY
Nothing hurts me more than a dry salad. Some sad, parched leaf begging for some moisture is one of the most unappealing things in the world to me. But then again having said that, so is a drenched salad leaf that’s gasping for air. I need an in between. Caesar dressing is the perfect in-between … Continue reading SIMPLE CAESAR DRESSING
I pride myself on being able to do good things with leftovers. This lunchbox is no different. I had roasted a chicken over the weekend (as per usual) and it’s always on the Tuesday or thereabouts that you have bits of cooked chicken lying around in the fridge and you don’t really know what to … Continue reading CHICKEN POMEGRANATE COUSCOUS LUNCHBOX WITH MINT AVOCADO DRESSING
Life is better when your snacks are slathered. So here is a super quick dip (try saying that three times fast) for you to throw out on the side of a table when you just want some homemade bits. Roasting the garlic bulb takes away the acrid bite of raw garlic and what happens is, … Continue reading BALSAMIC STEAMED GARLIC & CHIVE DIP
I’m about to give you a meat rub that will change your life. I first discovered sugar meat ribs when I ate ribs in the Caribbean. They were slathered in an ebony syrup like jerk sauce that was so fantastic, but I kept feeling as though there was something more. I always get this way … Continue reading BROWN SUGAR MEAT RUB
‘Get Stacking!’ It’s Pancake Day! Oh yes indeed. This day was huge in my house growing up. The batter would be ready, the flipping would commence, I’d have a nervous breakdown that I was hold a hot pan and didn’t want to risk my pancake hitting the floor. My mother would set up a Rag … Continue reading PEANUT BUTTER PANCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE AMARETTO SAUCE
“I also encourage promiscuity with your ingredients to suit your leftovers…” I always feel bad when I give you a recipe for a sauce or a paste because the majority of the time, the whole recipe is based on putting things in a blender and pressing a button. So when I do give a recipe … Continue reading CORIANDER PASTE
‘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
Sundried Tomato Salsa. I once went to Mexico (Playa del Carmen, to be exact) and stayed in a fabulously luxurious hotel with a friend of mine who always gives me the most opulent holiday experiences. Lucky for me, he works for an upmarket flight service therefore the perks of going on holiday with him are … Continue reading SUNDRIED TOMATO SALSA
MIKEY AND THE KITCHEN. 