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
A dal should be admired for its simplicity and adored for it’s potential, in my opinion. Not only is it an absolute breeze to make, but the dense little morsels of lentils absorb whatever flavours you throw at them, creating an eating experience that is as complex in flavour as it is wonderful to eat. … Continue reading TOMATO & COCONUT DAL WITH CRISPY SHALLOTS & BLACK ZA’ATAR NAAN BREADS
Let it be any given day of the week and I would have no umbrage with polishing off a meal consisting of nothing but meat and the juices it expressed in the pan while it cooked. Maybe a few chunks of good bread, for dippage. However, the meat-n-two-veg ideology that I was raised on in … Continue reading POTATOES & GREEN BEANS WITH GARLIC BASIL OIL
‘Pass the pumpkin, please’. Said about three British people over the course of centuries. And why? Because the pumpkin is now nothing more than a Halloween decoration and seldom will it see the interior of our ovens. Think of it as a pissed off bauble. And it has every right to be. Us Brits tend … Continue reading TARRAGON & BROWN SUGAR PUMPKIN WITH ALMONDS & BLUE CHEESE
Upon hearing that I was a food writer who shares recipes, someone once rolled their eyes and sarcastically asked ‘So what… he writes a recipe for a Caprese Salad and thinks he’s reinvented it?’ One could argue this person has never experienced a real passion (poor cow) but another would argue this person has missed … Continue reading CAPRESE SALAD WITH PROSCIUTTO
It’s up to you whether or not you like your roast potatoes as a holy unit that needn’t be messed with or like me, you love it so much that you want to worship them in every form in which they can manifest. If you fall into the latter category – pray with me. It’s … Continue reading BASHED POTATOES WITH CELERY SALT
MIKEY AND THE KITCHEN. 