The moment my mother told me that our Christmas Eve feast this year would be a a treacly glazed ham with hot, buttery potatoes… I knew what I had to do. It was like a calling. Under no circumstance can I take ownership on this recipe as they are, of course, a Nigella Lawson recipe … Continue reading SPICY PEACHES
The other day I wrote a recipe for a stew that used the water of boiled sweet potatoes to make the stock. That water came from a mash recipe. This here recipe, is THAT mash. I made this mash last week whilst deep in the throes of woe. I was hungover to a point of … Continue reading GARLIC SWEET POTATO MASH WITH CUMIN BREADCRUMBS
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
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
So I saw a meme floating around the other day making fun of food bloggers. It poked fun at food bloggers not being able to give you a recipe without some elaborate backstory as to how they came to discover/develop the recipe. Funny because let’s be honest, no bowl of soup needs all that drama, … Continue reading CORNBREAD & CHARRED PADRON PEPPERS
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 are two things in this world that I am 100% certain of. The first is that ‘Africa’ by Toto is the best song ever to hear on a night out. And the second is that this recipe will give you the crunchiest roast potato. Fact. In this world some people want babies and some … Continue reading THE SECRET TO CRUNCHY ROAST POTATOES (AND NO WASTE!)
This shoot was in collaboration with Lowri Bethan Photography If there are tacos on the table, they are for me. They are my favourite things in the world. Tacos capture the essence of everything the eating and entertaining process should be. Calm and comfortable with a much needed excitement. It’s the ideal meal for when you’ve got a bunch of … Continue reading CAJUN MUSHROOM TACOS WITH MANGO SALSA & PINK RADISH SLAW
I goes a bit insane for mash, I do. I think it’s a British thing. I’ve spent many a holiday in America and not once have I seen the Americans go up for a mashed up potato the way that we do. And that’s fine, everybody is entitled to their viewpoints, but I can’t – … Continue reading EGG MASH
MIKEY AND THE KITCHEN. 