‘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
Redcurrant Ginger and Mustard Sausage & Mash. When the recipe is so good you forgot to take the ‘After’ photo, you know you’re on to a winner. Damn it. This is where I’ve set myself up as a food blogger. I’ve got into a pattern of showing you the before picture as well as the … Continue reading REDCURRANT GINGER AND MUSTARD SAUSAGE & MASH
Piri-Piri Sauce. Ever wondered how a cheeky Nando’s make their chicken so cheeky? Well wonder no more because the cheekiness is all in the simplicity of hitting a button. I’ll preface this recipe by telling everybody that again this is one of those posts that is not really a recipe because everything is pureed together … Continue reading PIRI-PIRI SAUCE
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)
Broccoli & Blue Cheese Guacamole. I have no idea when I became the kind of person that messed with the sanctity of guacamole but suffice to say it happened quickly. It was out of my control. I saw a white rabbit and I just had to follow it. It was also the result of having … Continue reading BROCCOLI & BLUE CHEESE GUACAMOLE
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Salted Butterscotch Sauce. Nursery food, to me, is something I often rely on when I’m feeling fragile. Trying to recreate something that is familiar to me from my childhood is an easy and familiar way of reminding myself how far I have come but still allowing me to remember the past … Continue reading STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING WITH SALTED BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE
Homemade Hot Sauce. I absolutely love spicy food. Whenever I have a plate of food before me, I will always ask myself whether or not this can be accompanied by a hot sauce and 9/10 I will find a way to incorporate it. However I am geographically challenged and I do find that our UK … Continue reading HOMEMADE HOT SAUCE
MIKEY AND THE KITCHEN. 