A Bloody Mary once saved my life and I’m not even lying My friends and I rented a big ass mansion in the Valleys one cold weekend (there was a hot tub, we got very pissed) and I woke up feeling like I wanted the ground to swallow me up. I don’t do well with … Continue reading BLOODY MIKEY
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
There is a small part of me that borders on the embarrassed when I caveat a recipe with an apology for it’s simplicity. But why, in terms of cooking, should simplicity even be scorned? Surely that’s what we’re looking for, right? Recipes that require the least amount of skill, the least amount of time, the … Continue reading POTATO ROSTIS
I’m going to take you to a real dark place right. Prepare yourself. Imagine a world where the chicken wings are dry and unseasoned. Imagine it. Fear it. Now let’s make sure that world stays in the depths of the worst imagination and that our chicken wings stay juicy forevermore. I would never put an … Continue reading ORANGE & BLACK PEPPER BRINED WINGS WITH BUFFALO SAUCE
Here’s a promise to you. The most complicated thing I’m going to ask you to do here is chop and fold. How bout dat? A summer roll is fixed to be the freshest thing you’ll ever damn taste. It’s a tangle of crisp, crunchy, cool vegetables in an air-light rice wrapper that is not even … Continue reading VIETNAMESE ROLLS WITH PEANUT SAUCE
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
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
Ever since I landed from a two week food and cooking trip in Florence last October, I’ve had my nose to the ground trying to sniff out artichokes. I fell in love with the peculiar, alien like flower-looking things when I was cooking in Florence and knew I would be greeted with frustration in my … Continue reading GLOBE ARTICHOKE WITH GARLIC DIP
I’m disgusting. There is no other word that comes to mind quicker when I think of a descriptive word for my appetite, other than disgusting. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not an adjective I scoff at or am ashamed of, but ultimately I do have a disgusting appetite. There are no food groups I ostracise … Continue reading CHILI & GARLIC SALT CHICKEN CRACKLING
MIKEY AND THE KITCHEN. 