McKinley's Kitchen

McKinley's Kitchen I love food and I love feeding people. I love experimenting and hope to share my passion. Tasty, sim

01/01/2025

Happy new year to everyone. i hope 2025 brings lots lots of happiness and good health… 🥳

Excited doesn’t cover it! Luckiest man alive. Thank you Melanie McKinley. hexclad, let’s get cooking! ...
25/12/2024

Excited doesn’t cover it! Luckiest man alive. Thank you Melanie McKinley. hexclad, let’s get cooking!

Sunday ‘brunch’ - Croque Madame. Sourdough pan toasted in butter, Comte béchamel, baked French ham, melted Comte and of ...
15/12/2024

Sunday ‘brunch’ - Croque Madame. Sourdough pan toasted in butter, Comte béchamel, baked French ham, melted Comte and of course - a fried egg. Remove the egg and you have a Croque Monsieur. Lovely and very filling. Can add some Parmesan for a bit of an extra punch, but I think a really good Comte is good enough without needing Parmesan (which isn’t exactly a French cheese, but that being said Gruyère is lovely on the Croques and that’s a Swiss cheese).

Who said Batchelors Super Noodles were boring! 😊
13/09/2024

Who said Batchelors Super Noodles were boring! 😊

RIP Nana. Never forgotten ♥️♥️♥️
11/09/2024

RIP Nana. Never forgotten ♥️♥️♥️

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎Teresa Cutajar Mckinley - thanks Mum! lol….
24/08/2024

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎

Teresa Cutajar Mckinley - thanks Mum! lol….

Something different for dinner.. Spanish Tortilla with chorizo simmered in red wine and finished with butter ...
24/08/2024

Something different for dinner.. Spanish Tortilla with chorizo simmered in red wine and finished with butter

“Give us this day, our daily bread”A few very simple ingredients and look at what happens! This reminded me of when my M...
12/07/2024

“Give us this day, our daily bread”
A few very simple ingredients and look at what happens! This reminded me of when my Mum Teresa Cutajar Mckinley, used to work for Nakers Oven. On my way to school I’d pop into the shop and get a loaf, still warm from the oven and freshly done doughnuts. Heaven! As the butter melts into the warm bread, the crunch of the crust and softness of the bread inside…

French Baguette. So much better when baked at home, fresh, as there is no fat in it at all, so it can go a bit stale and...
04/07/2024

French Baguette. So much better when baked at home, fresh, as there is no fat in it at all, so it can go a bit stale and loose its crust quite quickly. 15 1/2 hour process, but worth it!

04/07/2024

Quality!

I love to bake. It doesn’t come naturally to me, but I love the challenge, the smells that fill the house and the smiles...
22/06/2024

I love to bake. It doesn’t come naturally to me, but I love the challenge, the smells that fill the house and the smiles a fresh baked bread brings to faces. Of all breads to bake, focaccia is by far my favourite. I’ve always baked focaccia and it’s always been ok, but I recently got Paul Hollywood’s book ‘bake’ and tried his ‘Ultimate Focaccia’ (3 times) and it takes the end result up several levels. If you’re a good baker, or new to it, I highly recommended this book to you - you can thank me later. This time I made it simply with Kalamata olives and oregano. And lots of really good extra virgin olive oil and Maldon salt!

When you don’t know what to have. A sausage roll, or a hot dog? Have both, well, kind of…. ...
22/06/2024

When you don’t know what to have. A sausage roll, or a hot dog? Have both, well, kind of….

22/06/2024

Ryanair before they rebranded. Service remains the same though 😊

Chicken paillard. There is a butterflied chicken breast underneath the salad, marinated for 24 hours in really good extr...
21/06/2024

Chicken paillard. There is a butterflied chicken breast underneath the salad, marinated for 24 hours in really good extra virgin olive oil, garlic, lemon zest and juice and basil leaves. Heritage tomatoes slow cooked at 90c for 2 hours. The salad is dressed in the same mixture as the marinade with rocket, more basil leaves, caper berries, Kalamata olives, prosciutto and Parmesan. Light and lovely. Fried up the to sear the chicken! Lovely dinner on a warm evening…

13/04/2024

Any one for slow cooked pork belly?

It’s been a doughy kind of weekend. Yesterday I made boa buns for the first time, today was a more familiar bake. Combin...
07/04/2024

It’s been a doughy kind of weekend. Yesterday I made boa buns for the first time, today was a more familiar bake. Combined some home made confit garlic with olives to make a lovely focaccia! Haven’t baked for so long - really enjoyed it!

First ever attempt at making buns. Not perfect, but not bad, tasted great, really light and fluffy. Tomorrow I’ll do...
06/04/2024

First ever attempt at making buns. Not perfect, but not bad, tasted great, really light and fluffy. Tomorrow I’ll do some confit pork belly with black garlic dressing and some Taiwanese fried chicken. Inspired by . I used regular flour hence there’s a slightly more more ‘golden’ colour, instead of bleached boa flour. Mine looks more like Botox gone wrong, but I’ll get there!

Do you have a special occasion or event coming up that you want someone else to cater for? Come and talk to us at The Ra...
08/03/2024

Do you have a special occasion or event coming up that you want someone else to cater for? Come and talk to us at The Ramblers Rest. I’d be really happy to cater for you, whatever the occasion. Birthday, baby shower, anniversary or just a family get-together! We have function ‘pick n mix’ menus, or I can put together a special meal for you!

There’s only a few tables left for Mothers Day! A glass of Prosecco for all of the lovely Mums that come in to eat with ...
04/03/2024

There’s only a few tables left for Mothers Day!
A glass of Prosecco for all of the lovely Mums that come in to eat with us. Let me do the dinner, and we’ll even clear the table and wash up after! But BOOK SOON To avoid disappointment ❤️ ❤️

Yesterday’s little ‘amuse bouche’ - I made so pulled pork with a 16 hour cook - lovely and soft and then made that into ...
26/02/2024

Yesterday’s little ‘amuse bouche’ - I made so pulled pork with a 16 hour cook - lovely and soft and then made that into pork Bon Bon’s with a BBQ emulsion. It was really tasty 🤤

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The end of a busy week. Cheers everyone, I hope you all had a great extra long weekend, unless like us, you worked every day of it! #chislehurstchef #chislehurstfood #theonlywayischislehurst #lovechislehurst #ramblersrestchislehurst #cheflife #chislehurst #instataste #picoftheday #tasty #instafood #mckinleyskitchen #adventureforthetastebuds #delicious #chefsofinstagram #chef #chefslife #umami #instagram #chefsoninstagram #jubilee #jubileeweekend #jubilee2022

A record breaking week for The Ramblers Rest in Chislehurst for food sales. A massive thank you to everyone who has come in and supported us, as a lone Chef I can’t always come out and say hello as it’s too busy, but I have met some lovely people! And I hope to meet a load more. Since teaming up with Cleaver & Twine butchers our burgers , although using my exact same recipe, have gone to a whole new level due to the quality of the meat we’re getting. But don’t take my word for it - come in and give them a try! 😊 #chislehurstchef #chislehurstfood #theonlywayischislehurst #lovechislehurst #theonlywayischislehurst #ramblersrestchislehurst #cheflife #britishbeef #chislehurst #instataste #picoftheday #tasty #instafood #mckinleyskitchen #adventureforthetastebuds #chefsofinstagram #homemade #homemadefood #chef #chefslife #umami #instagram #chefsoninstagram

A little Velvet crab - names so because the back of their shells feels like velvet. Aggressive and quick.. This one was busy posing... 🦀

Helicopter ride with @sundanceheli in Vegas. Flew to and landed in the Grand Canyon before flying back over the old and new strip. Amazing experience. #lasvegas #america #sundancehelicopters #mckinleyskitchen #adventureforthetastebuds #thegrandcanyon #thehooverdam #thestrip #vegasbaby #instagram #picoftheday

The view from my balcony isn’t too shabby I guess... #italy #italian #genova #beautiful #italianmountains #peaceandtranquility #scenery

Country life. The hay bales are being collected from our fields... #countrylife #farming #ilminster #rosemillfarm #mckinleyskitchen #outdoors #countryside #somerset

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