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A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND WIRED BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR
A collection of more than 150 delicious, easy, and gratifying plant-based and meat recipes, A Cook’s Book is the story of famed food writer Nigel Slater’s life in the kitchen. He charms readers with the tales behind the recipes, recalling the first time he ate a sublime baguette in Paris and the joy of his first slice of buttercream-topped chocolate cake.
From the first jam tart he made with his mum, standing on a chair trying to reach his family's classic Aga stove, through learning how to cook on his own and developing his most well-known and beloved recipes, readers will be delighted by the origin stories behind Slater's work. Slater writes eloquently about how his cooking has changed, from discovering the trick to the perfect whipped cream to the best way to roast a chicken.
These are Nigel Slater's go-to recipes, the heart and soul of his simple and flavorful cooking. Chapters include:
• A Bowl of Soup: Pumpkin Laksa, Spicy Red Lentil Soup, Pea and Parsley Soup
• Breaking Bread: Soft Rolls with Feta and Rosemary, Blackcurrant Focaccia, Large Sourdough Loaf
• Everyday Greens: Cheesy Greens and Potatoes, Spiced Zucchini with Spinach, Herb Pancakes with Mushroom
• Everyday Dinners: Beet and Lamb Patties, Pork and Lemon Meatballs, Mussels, Coconut, and Noodles
• A Slice of Tart: Mushroom and Dill Tart, A Tart of Leeks and Cheddar, Blackcurrant Macaroon Tart
This is by far Slater's most personal book yet, and with gorgeous photography featuring Slater in his London home and garden, readers get a peek at his inspirations, motivations, and thoughts on the food world today.
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Release date
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781984861702
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781984861702
- File size: 141843 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Starred review from March 1, 2023
Is Slater a cook who writes or a writer who cooks? The truth is Slater is both. From his food-centric memoir Toast, to a slate of award-winning cookbooks, to his long-running cookery column for the Observer, Slater has written elegantly and eloquently about matters culinary for more than two decades. But Slater also knows his way around a saucepan, with stints working professionally in a number of kitchens around the UK before settling down as a home cook in London. In his latest, Slater offers up more than 150 recipes--both old favorites as well as some that tread new culinary ground--all grouped in chapters with titles like "A Bowl of Soup," "Everyday Dinners," and "Four Chocolate Cakes." Each chapter opens with a few paragraphs elaborating what its dishes mean to Slater, and the recipes themselves are written clearly and concisely for home cooks while still being richly imbued with the author's distinctive brand of culinary charm. VERDICT Slater's warmly nourishing paean to the joys of food and cooking definitely earns its place on cook's shelves next to other contemporary classics like Ruth Reichl's My Kitchen Year and Nigella Lawson's Cook, Eat, Repeat.--John Charles
Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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