Nigel Slater's Real Food Reviews

Very rarely does a CD come along that you love everyone of the tracks on it. There is always usually a duffer on it or one which doesn't provoke much. The closest I have come is Fleetwood Mac: Rumours. Why am I talking about Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks when I should be talking about Nigel Slater? Well for me the same is ...  Read the complete review

I am by no means an elite cook. I hate washing up. My job/social life means that I am usually short on time when it comes to cooking meals and thanks to the credit crunch I am more likely to purchase Asda Smartprice than Sainsbury's Taste The Difference produce. That said, as I've got older I've found that I'm not satisfied by the ...  Read the complete review

I'm on a bit of a cookbook roll - have just Gordon and Delia the once-over, so now for Nige! So how does he compare? Now the thing about Nigel Slater is, he writes beautifully, but he doesn't come across terribly well on TV - possibly why he's not on it much! I love his weekly contribution to the Observer magazine, often cutting out ...  Read the complete review

We are on real food today, people. Real Food. As written about by Nigel Gotta Love That Man Slater. Real Food. As cooked and eaten by Jill Loves To Feed Her Face Wherever and Whenever Humanly Possible Murphy. Real Food. Slater ...  Read the complete review

Just before I started at university a girlfriend of mine, who was older and wiser than I, gave me one of those Penguin 60s books. You remember them, those small books that cost 60p released to mark 60 years of Penguin books. The book she gave me was Nigel Slater’s 30 Minute Suppers and contains about 30 or 40 different main course recipes. ...  Read the complete review

Crash! Rattle! KerPling! Beep, Beep! Ouch! Thump! I cook in an onomatopoeic kitchen. As I cook, the baby chases the cat, the cat knocks over a pot plant. I turn to pick up the plant and end up stepping on the cat. The baby opens a cupboard...Crash!...The cat runs off with my mint. Baby chases the cat........ Nigel Slater also cooks in ...  Read the complete review

Look at me. I can't eat food for sparrows. I'm six feet 8 inches tall, I have size 14 feet and I weigh in at around 19 1/2 stone. I need nourishment or I'll waste away! I also enjoy cooking, although until I met my wife my idea of making up a recipe was frying some sausages and making some mash! She then gave me a ...  Read the complete review

Ii thought I knew how to roast food, including vegetables, but this book, (a present from my sister who cooks well), has really made a difference. From a "simple" chicken, (although I am still also influenced by Delia on this one), to a vegetarian's selection, there are nuggets of useful info for the reader. I thought ...  Read the complete review

I had this book given to me by a female friend of mine, just after telling her that I make a damn fine enchilada sauce but I couldn’t cook a roast even if the chicken came into my house and put itself in the oven! You see, my friend is 27, she works full time, she has her own house, (which she cleans everyday) and she cooks a hearty ...  Read the complete review

Too many cookbooks are about showing off - impressing dinner party guests or potential partners. Nigel Slater talks about the sort of food that we eat everyday - and really (deep down) love. The chapters concentrate on one staple each- potatoes, chicken, sausages, garlic, bread, cheese, ice-cream and chocolate - nothing too unusual there. ...  Read the complete review

Nigel Slater does not have the trendy edge and smart looks of food writers and chefs like Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver, but he writes the same kind of tasty, hearty recipes which have made readers and viewers of the others so happy. The typical Slater dish does not take very long, is very easy, and usually comes with an insistence ...  Read the complete review

Nigel excels at recipes to be cooked on the hoof. In fact he sometimes over does it. There's lots of "I just love to eat this with a crusty roll leaning against the fridge!" - which can get a bit cheesy at times. But his recipes can be great. Personal favourite from his Quick Eats book is the Hoi Sin chicken - very simple chinese ...  Read the complete review