- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Penguin; New edition edition (18 Oct 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140469494
- ISBN-13: 978-0140469493
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
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The new way to eat--fantastic gourmet recipes for dishes ready-to-eat in less than thirty minutes, from international bestselling chef Nigel Slater--"Nigel is a genius!"
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'Designed to appeal to people who love food but don't want to spend hours slaving away at the stove (i.e. nearly everybody in Britain)' Independent on Sunday 'Makes your stomach rumble ! Easily my first choice for a simple, good, workable and readable cookery book' Nigella Lawson, Independent 'Nigel Slater offers us a decade's worth of fresh, original cookery ideas with spoonfuls of wit' Observer
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167 of 167 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have always been a good and enthusiastic cook and while I had the luxury of time (read before kids) I would happily spend 2 hours making lasagne or something similar. Now with a family to feed, entertain and maintain, there just is neither the time or the inclination to indulge in long complicated menus.
To find a bit of inspiration for fast but still really good food I was hunting through Amazon. I bought this book on the strength of the reviews and were not disappointed. The book contains a wealth of great recipes and none take long to make and none are particularly compliated (read not too many fancy ingredients). Yet nowhere is taste sacrificed. Really really tasty food.
The book is organised in useful sections, making it easy to flick through and find something suitable for what you have to hand. There are recipes suitable for lunches, snacks, and both light and more substantial dinners. Very user friendly. The writing is as approachable as the recipes.
A must have for anyone who loves food but do not have the time for overelaborate recipes.
To find a bit of inspiration for fast but still really good food I was hunting through Amazon. I bought this book on the strength of the reviews and were not disappointed. The book contains a wealth of great recipes and none take long to make and none are particularly compliated (read not too many fancy ingredients). Yet nowhere is taste sacrificed. Really really tasty food.
The book is organised in useful sections, making it easy to flick through and find something suitable for what you have to hand. There are recipes suitable for lunches, snacks, and both light and more substantial dinners. Very user friendly. The writing is as approachable as the recipes.
A must have for anyone who loves food but do not have the time for overelaborate recipes.
169 of 170 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you're tired after work or constatly pressed for time but you enjoy good food buy Nigel Slater's book. His recipes are simple and wonderful and you hardly need any cooking experience to achieve good results. Even if these recipes take a little more time to prepare than 30 minutes (it's usually closer to 45 minutes) they're still worth trying. Recipes are divided into particular ingredients which makes it all the easier to use this book. Recipes are followed by 10 or more other ideas you can put to practice using a particular ingredient.
What I also find invaluable is the section dedicated to what ingredients you should always keep handy in your cupboard to be able to prepare a simple dish after a hectic day at work.
His wonderful recipes include delicious chicken with oranges and black olives (ready in exactly 30 minutes), pasta with olive oil and fresh thyme (simple, fast and yet wonderful) and new potato saute with walnut oil.
What I also find invaluable is the section dedicated to what ingredients you should always keep handy in your cupboard to be able to prepare a simple dish after a hectic day at work.
His wonderful recipes include delicious chicken with oranges and black olives (ready in exactly 30 minutes), pasta with olive oil and fresh thyme (simple, fast and yet wonderful) and new potato saute with walnut oil.
466 of 472 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was introduced to this book by a friend back in the mid-90s. Since then, it's become my food bible, and I've shared it with my family & have impressed many a friend who's popped in for a mid-week supper. And, like several of the other reviewers, my copy is like the Velveteen Rabbit: pages are stained, stick together, falling apart, and the more it becomes like this, the more loved it is. It is, quite simply, the best cookbook around. It's certainly the only book that we refer to by name: "what does Nigel suggest?" being a common refrain in our kitchen.
Why is this book so perfect?
Well, for one thing, it's fast and nutritious: we work long hours & don't have the time or energy to slave in the kitchen for 2 hours when we get home (I love Delia but that's the problem with her recipes). And as the alternative is a) eating out, b) pulling something out of the freezer, c) pasta (again), or d) hummus & ryvita, this book often proves to be our Monday-Thursday evening road-map. And even when it is pasta again, Nigel has the best suggestions for fast & interesting sauces/toppings.
Second: Nigel's philosophy of cooking is very similar to mine: I make things up based on what's in the fridge anyway. The thing I like about this book is that Nigel's been doing that for longer than me: he has more suggestions, and some really interesting ones. I'm sure he's made mistakes, but they aren't listed in the book, so I can learn from them without making them myself. Nice.
Third: Nigel's a foodie but not a snob. I love the fact that he tells you to eat the very best of things: chocolate with 75% cocoa solids, greek yoghurt etc, but he also includes chip butties. And which of us doesn't secretly want a chip butty occasionally?
Fourth: Nigel's realistic. His recipes are for 1-2 and he says that this is because it's how most of us live now. He's right. (Delia: again, take note: we're not all families with 3 kids looking to roast beef). Much easier to follow his portion amounts (tho' I've made his risotto for years & still think his amounts for 2 would feed a family of 5).
Finally: I have some of Nigel's other books, but frankly, I'm a little worried that he's following the Nigella-Jamie "Glamour Cookbook" trend with his most recent offerings. Yes, they're gorgeous, and yes, he needed to do something different. But their complexity is a little more intimidating (as is the time needed for preparation), and they don't just prop up on the kettle as easily when I need to follow a recipe while opening the post, answering the phone & making supper in 25 minutes.
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Real Fast Food by Nigel Slater
Great little book and in true Nigel Slater style delivers what it says on the title. Packed full of inexpensive and wholesome natural recipes which you could put together in... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Tiki Hut
Fresh and easy food
Great quick and easy ideas - adapt them as you will. Fantastic after all those turkey days of Christmas! Love the approach to cooking so refreshing to other tv chefs. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Super Dad
Pretty good quick food.
This is a pretty decent little book of quick recipes. It's very much oriented to the Mediterranean style of eating - tomatoes, olives, anchovies, blue cheese and so on. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Splossy
Yum yum
Excellent book excellent service, came very quickly even though it was Christmas week and at a price less than half of what WH Smiths was selling for.
Published 4 months ago by Peter Beach
Fast Food Receipes
My husband loves Nigel Slater's TV programmes and was thrilled with
this easy to read and follow book. I hope I will get some good fast
meals now!
this easy to read and follow book. I hope I will get some good fast
meals now!
Published 4 months ago by Bibby
Disappointing
I really like Nigel Slater but this book is disappointing. I tried a number of the recipes but nothing really grabbed me. Read more
Published 5 months ago by lizhill
Jam packed
This book is jam packed with (mostly) quick, (mostly) easy recipes. Some are more complex than others, but with things as easy as egg sandwich, and pasta and pesto, you really can... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Neil Partridge
yummy
You cannot go wrong with these recipes they are all within the 30 minute time scale, some you would have to rush to get done in 30 minutes but there are some lovely meals to be had... Read more
Published 6 months ago by D. Pass
Perfect recipes
This book doesn't look much - it's a paperback, and it hasn't got fancy pictures in it. However, the recipes in it are just amazing. Read more
Published 7 months ago by lilysmum
excellent product
started using immediately, arrived timeously and in great condition.would recommend this book to any one who enjoys cooking or those who like nigel's style of writting and of... Read more
Published 7 months ago by KRW Mashford
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