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Real Cooking [Paperback]

Nigel Slater (Author)
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Publication Date: 2 Nov 2006

Get cooking simple and delicious meals with Nigel Slater's Real Cooking.

'This is real cooking. The roast potato that sticks to the roasting tin; the crouton from the salad that has soaked up the mustardy dressing ... these are the things that make something worth eating. And worth cooking' Nigel Slater

Nigel Slater's sumptuous recipes are not about making fancy stocks and sauces or perfecting spun-sugar baskets. They are about using the best quality ingredients to make food that is a joy to eat. Freshness, simplicity and flavour: these are what count for Nigel Slater in the easy-to-follow and deliciously satisfying meals contained in Real Cooking.

Nigel Slater is the Observer's food writer, writing a month column for Observer Food Monthly. Real Fast Food was shortlisted for the Andre Simon Award while The 30-Minute Cook was nominated for both the Glenfiddich and Julia Child Awards. In 1995 he won the Glenfiddich Trophy and he has twice won the Cookery Writer of the Year Award as well as being named Media Personality of the Year in the 1996 Good Food Awards. His other bestselling books include Real Fast Puddings, Real Food, Appetite and The Kitchen Diaries.

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (2 Nov 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0141029498
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141029498
  • Product Dimensions: 18.9 x 1.6 x 24.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 8,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Nigel Slater is the god of sticky things. He loves bones you can gnaw, the crispy bits from the bottom of the roasting pan, squishy things to eat on crusty bread with juices dribbling down your chin. Unctuousness. This is the man who made greed sexy. His cooking is determinedly domestic, to be consumed alone, or as an intimate supper with a loved one (in Slater's case, it seems, often the cat), occasionally rising to the heights of an informal dinner party. Within these self-imposed bounds, he's unbeatable. In Real Cooking he continues the campaign he began with Real Food, the essence of which is that a baked potato can, if prepared with love and attention, be as satisfying as any more elaborate confection. Real Cooking represents something of a broadening of scope, though, with the emphasis firmly turned to the cooking process:
Real cooking is about making ourselves something to eat that involves a bit of simple roasting, grilling or frying. Nothing complicated. Nothing that is not within the grasp of a novice cook. But it is cooking, rather than opening a packet or a tin.
So he has put together a wide-ranging collection of straightforward but unfailingly seductive recipes that anyone could manage, set about with the familiar reassuring, no-nonsense Slater commentary. He makes everything sound delicious. Where to start in illustrating this? At random: "Grilled Mackerel with Sherry Vinegar", "Creamed Oyster Toasts", "Herbed Roast Chicken" (with wonderful before and after photographs), "Pasta with Spicy Sausage and Mustard", "Roast Spiced Aubergines", "Lemon Surprise Pudding". The great thing about this book is that it's just the thing to give to someone who lacks confidence in the kitchen; but it's also a terrifically handy compendium for a cook looking for simple but tasty ideas. --Robin Davidson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Nigel Slater is the author of Real Fast Food, Real Fast Puddings, The 30-Minute Cook, Real Food, Appetite and The Kitchen Diaries. Real Fast Food was shortlisted for the Andre Simon Award while The 30-Minute Cook was nominated for both the Glenfiddich and Julia Child Awards. In 1995 he won the Glenfiddich Trophy and he has twice won the Cookery Writer of the Year Award as well as being named Media Personality of the Year in the 1996 Good Food Awards. He is the Observer's food writer and he writes a monthly column for Observer Food Monthly.

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84 of 85 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb book 15 Mar 2007
By J. Bennett
Format:Paperback
This is the type of book that is just right for the home cook. How to make tasty food without the fuss and with readily available ingredients. Many of the recipes are just ideal for making when you come home from work. If you want to cook like meals like Gary Rhodes don't buy this, if you want to have a selection of recipes some of which will become your favorites then buy this and get a copy of The River Cottage Meat Book at the same time.

So why 4 stars not 5 stars, well if you are beef lover you going to be disappointed that no beef recipes make an appearance.
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79 of 80 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars This book has been unfairly ignored next to 'Real Food' 15 Dec 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
'Real Cooking' is a wonderful book - a much more rounded introduction to all sorts of cooking than 'Real Food'. The recipes are written in an interesting and amusing way, and are endlessly useful. Some are long and involved and others very quick and easy. I recommend the Moroccan Lamb Stew very highly and the chicken recipes are all fantastic. Buy this instead (or as well as) Real Food. Both are good, but this, I think, is better.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Cookbook 14 Sep 2009
By Nathan Fisher
Format:Paperback
Nigel can seemingly do no wrong. His is not the world of Blumenthal-style wizardry, but that of food that anyone can cook. And should cook. Often. If I'm in the mood for cooking, it is to this or the excellent Kitchen Diaries, also by Nigel, that I turn. The ingredients lists are no longer than they should be; he writes lucidly, entertainingly and informatively; the food is delicious. I have made a fair few of his recipes now, and I've not been disappointed.

Unlike some cookbooks, these recipes are all tried-and-tested (never understood that figure of speech - are not they one and the same thing?). It is all food that he cooks at home. Not to say that this is simple, inoffensive food. His blue cheese risotto was comforting yet intriguing to the palate. A lentil soup with mushroom and lemon was moreish and exciting, probably not easy to pull off with lentils. Can't wait to try one of his curries (inauthentic by his own admission, but as he says, who cares? It is how the thing tastes that we care about).

This book is not filled with pictures of Nigel. You may or may not know what he looks like. He cares not. The pictures are of him cooking the recipes you read in the book, in his kitchen, with his own pots and pans. And it works wonderfully.

Celeb-chef cookbooks are fine, but if you wanted to learn to cook for yourself, or if you wanted a cookbook that you could happily cook from, at no great cost, every day of the week, it is to Nigel that you would turn. Food writing as it should be.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious easy meals
Since recently buying the book, I have tried several chicken recipes and found them easy to follow.He makes the cooking process easy and fun. Can't wait to try more dishes.
Published 25 days ago by David Leach
5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Cook Book
I am a biased reviewer as I really love the style of his books,they`re so personal-love that quirky humour .Great! Real food treated simply.
Published 2 months ago by Carol Small Carol Small
3.0 out of 5 stars Text Book Type
This is not your average cook book with fancy pictures this is more a text book type of cookery book - Nigel Slaters instructions fool proof cooking
Published 2 months ago by L Shepherdson
5.0 out of 5 stars really good cooking!
I bought this book last year for my husband to encourage him to cook.He doesn't do much cooking ,mainly due to the fact I enjoy doing it myself. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Gran
5.0 out of 5 stars A nice present
I bought this for a christmas present, and it was a hit. I would like a copy myself. In fact I would like all his books.
Published 3 months ago by molly
5.0 out of 5 stars Real cooking
Nigel Slater's books are a great favourite of my wife's and this book was purchased as a gift for her.
Published 4 months ago by Fraser Bear
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
I love Nigel slaters tv prog so thought I would try a book of his. It's so well written He is down to earth and funny with it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by mrs.margaret e. brook
1.0 out of 5 stars leftovers
on webb site it showed leftovers was in real cooking but it was not
it was a xmas present for my wife
Published 4 months ago by terry lambert
4.0 out of 5 stars Good basic stuff
A great book on the basics of a particular cooking genre. One I look forward to using again and again.
Published 4 months ago by roci
5.0 out of 5 stars My Favourite Chef EVER!
I have all of Nigel's books. I first discovered him in the Sunday Observer. My husband got the paper, but Nigel was all mine. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Avid Reader
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