nigel slater

“Believe me when I tell you that there is no lie quite so obvious as the one where you try to protest…

— nigel slater

I cannot go any further without mentioning my favourite biscuit of all time, now sadly, tragically, extinct. The oaty, crumbly, demerara notes…

— Nigel Slater

“I understood that if ever one wanted to live with someone you cooked for them and they came running. But then it…

— Nigel Slater

Almost anything is edible with a dab of French mustard on it.

— Nigel Slater

“Garlic as fresh and sweet as a baby's breath.”

— Nigel Slater

It is the deep, salty stickiness of food that intrigues me more than any other quality.

— Nigel Slater

“Off the hob, the orange jam is left to settle for a few minutes, then stirred and ladled into glass jars. Four…

— Nigel Slater

It is impossible not to love someone who makes toast for you....Once the warm, salty butter has hit your tongue, you are…

— Nigel Slater

“A small meadow of dill and lemon thyme, tarragon and lemon verbena, set amidst Attar of Roses and Prince of Orange pelargoniums.…

— Nigel Slater

“Night bathing feels different to that done in the early morning. More meditative, a time to reflect rather than refresh. Enveloped in…

— Nigel Slater

Food is, for me, for everybody, a very sexual thing and I think I realised that quite early on. I still cannot…

— Nigel Slater

“Vivid greens and bright crimsons fill my fridge; the larder has jars and bottles with every shade of pink and violet, orange…

— Nigel Slater

Good kitchens are not about size; they are about ergonomics and light.

— Nigel Slater

It must have been the lack of nutrients that gave my father his temper. He is not a sweet man despite a…

— Nigel Slater

Real food meas big-flavoured, unpretentious cooking. Good ingredients made into something worth eating. Just nice, uncomplicated food.

— Nigel Slater

“This [waxed paper] is the paper that is perfect for keeping air-dried hams fresh. You could use cling film but it often…

— Nigel Slater

“A casserole of oxtail and prunes. This gives a perfect quantity for two. I would have done the recipe for four, but…

— Nigel Slater

“...I have become more interested than ever in the effect of a diet higher in 'greens' than it is in meat -…

— Nigel Slater

Pamper a tomato, overfeed it, overwater it and you will get a Paris Hilton of a tomato.

— Nigel Slater

Well let's face it, who on earth besides antique dealers and gay couples actually still give dinner parties?

— Nigel Slater

“There is something fragrant to touch at every turn; scented geranium leaves to rub or pots of thyme to tear at. Such…

— Nigel Slater

It is impossible not to love someone who makes toast for you.

— Nigel Slater

There is too much talk of cooking being an art or a science – we are only making ourselves something to eat.

— Nigel Slater

British food is a celebration of comfort eating. Our traditional savoury recipes are all about warmth and sustenance, our puddings a roll…

— Nigel Slater

“The soft pastels and red-wine colors of this garden change in the piercing sun. The deep reds fade to violet and walnut-brown;…

— Nigel Slater