This curry ticks every box I need it to. It’s packed with vibrant and warming spices and both the aubergine and sweet potato act as sponge vessels that carry them, so every mouthful is as exciting as the next. If you like it with a little less heat, remove the seeds from the chilli but … Continue reading AUBERGINE & SWEET POTATO CURRY WITH COCONUT RAITA
There are many recipes that I have taken away with me from the kitchen of my adolescence. And while the majority of these recipes include soups, stews, and roasts, I will never forget one Christmas being handed a Tupperware box of what looked like a syrupy purple coleslaw and being told to nuke it in … Continue reading COCA COLA CABBAGE
Food writers encouraging their readers to make a chutney at Christmas is as predictable as a dentist telling you to brush your teeth. I think every food writer has a bit of a sweat on in the lead up to Christmas, because if you haven’t advised your readers to make a chutney, then what kind … Continue reading QUICK HARISSA CHERRY CHUTNEY
I was in the supermarket and I saw that ham. That beautiful little spongy, vacuum-pack of pork and I knew I had to take it home. I knew what I had to do. It was like a calling. I cannot finish that sentence by saying I knew I had to go home and make the … Continue reading SPICY PICKLED PEACHES
I tend to have a sixth sense when it comes to fussy eaters. When someone tells me that, for instance, they don’t like seafood, their plight as an eater is automatically established. I know that the fussiness is strong in this one. This not a fact, just a musing of mine own experiences. And I … Continue reading FRIDGE PICKLES & QUICK KIMCHI
I want to introduce you to the most versatile sauce you will ever have in your fridge. The other week I made Sausage & Lentils which made use of those slippery and sweet, oily roast red peppers that come in a big, obtuse green jar (if you shop in LIDL or ALDI, you know the … Continue reading HALLOUMI WITH PEARL COUSCOUS & RED PEPPER SAUCE
I would say this is a pretty solid example of something I cook on a VERY regular basis of an evening. To a point where a very sarcastic reader of mine (and damn it, you know who you are) said to me: “Oh, you’re roasting chickpeas again, are you?” And yes. Yes I am. And … Continue reading COURGETTES WITH BAKED CHICKPEAS, FETA & MINT YOGURT
This is a BEAST of a post for something that truly feels like a BEAST of a task. Don’t dismay; it is not. This is a Sunday Dinner broke down to avoid a breakdown. Not because cooking a Sunday Dinner is difficult and breakdown inducing, but because the concept of it may seem difficult, and … Continue reading A SUNDAY DINNER
This is not, not a risotto? Right? Even typing that I can feel the weight of disapproval from my Italian cooking mentor, Antonella, who would absolutely tell me this is not a risotto, but I can’t help myself and I’m sure she’d understand. There’s a time and a place for a proper, stove side stirring … Continue reading MUSHROOMS & PEARL BARLEY
Like an appreciation for early nights and not being able to get out of a chair without groaning, bread baking came to me a little later in life. And thank God it did. I never want to give unnecessary steps to my readers because I never want to waste your time, energy, or money but … Continue reading HONEY BEER BROWN BREAD
MIKEY AND THE KITCHEN. 