I Don't Eat, I Devour

 Everyone who knows me knows of my obsession with Mike's famous bread. From about middle of last year until the beginning of this year, I embarked on a lengthy and ultimately unsuccessful mission of purchasing an entire loaf of bread from the restaurant.  Then came Kitchen By Mike at Home, the home delivery service that Kitchen By Mike created to combat the COVID19 shut downs - and guess what? The bread is part of the menu! I won't spend this entire post sighing over the bread: I have included it in my  review  dedicated to the topic.  I have a great deal of respect for the business for adapting its business model so quickly in what is an incredibly difficult time for the hospitality industry. Kitchen By Mike is known for creating fresh, produce-driven meals for office workers in the heart of Sydney's CBD. It is the "smart casual" of restaurants. Every lunch time, long lines form to get a hit of Mike's homey, comforting and delicious school-lunches-for-adults....

Ratatouille is a simple, hearty, healthy one-pot wonder that can be comforting and home-style, or arranged into beautiful rosettes as seen in the Disney movie of the same name - just in case you're wondering, we're NOT going to attempt the rosette version today. We're going with the easy option here. Ingredients Ratatouille is extremely healthy: just look at all these vegetables it packs! For a large pot, you will need 4 large tomatoes  2 bell peppers (I used yellow simply because of the colour, feel free to use red or green) 1 aubergine / eggplant 1 onion  3 courgettes / zucchinis (I think I could have packed in 4, but I decided to only use 3 in the end) Handful finely chopped basil leaves Seasoning - salt & pepper 3 tbsp olive oil About 100ml - 200ml of water, depending on whether you want to end up with a vegetable broth or not.  Step 1 Step 1: chop everything. This is actually quite time consuming - took me 40 minutes! Then again, I'...

I recently discovered I'm not a horrendous cook as I previously thought, which is a delightful thing to discover about oneself. To celebrate, I will be sharing some of the recipes I have been trying. I love pancakes - but alas, the store bought mixture variety is not healthy. While they are great once in a while, sometimes you just want an energy-packed, yet guiltless breakfast. Introducing: the easy healthy pancakes. The Ingredients (minus some customisable toppings) To serve 1 normal sized person or 2 tiny people such as myself and my pal The RBG / children / not very hungry people you will need: 1 banana - the riper, the sweeter 1 cup oats (I used rolled, but quick will work equally well) 1/3 cup water 1/3 cup milk of your choice (I went with coconut milk because I save dairy for rare and special occasions, and coconut milk has the tropical flavour which I think works well with pancakes. I don't recommend using soy milk unless you love that distinct soy flavo...