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With over 400 recipe ideas and many wonderful stories from the cook's garden, Tender: Volume I - A cook and his vegetable patch, is the definitive guide to cooking with vegetables from Britain's finest food writer. In his imitable, unpretentious style Nigel Slater elevates vegetables to the starring role in his latest cook book, whether that means enjoying vegetables for their own sake or on the same plate as a piece of meat or fish. From crab cakes and crushed peas to broccoli and lamb stir-fry, luxury cauliflower cheese to a delicious broad bean salad, Tender has everything a cook could want from a recipe book.
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'I would like to think I know more now than I did before I picked up my trowel and dug that first furrow of red and white radishes. How to get the best out of a vegetable yes, but also what are the different ways to treat it in the kitchen, which seasonings will make it sing, what other ingredients is it most comfortable or most exciting with. What are the classic recipes not to be missed by a newcomer and what new ways are there which might be of interest to an old hand.'
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It was with great excitement that I placed my order for Nigel's 11th book and I am not disappointed.
Beautifully executed and with wonderful recipes and photographs it is a dream to read.
My copy arrived today so I have only had a chance to look at it briefly (when my boss wasn't looking!) however in my opinion it has even transcended The Kitchen Diaries which is one of my favourite books - a favourite not just for the food but also for Nigel's wonderful, whimsical prose.
What I love about Nigel Slater is that the kindness in his personality translates so well to the page - no I have never met him but you can feel it through his words.
As we all become increasingly conscious of the food we eat - where has it come from? Is it organic? What impact does it have on the environment? A book such as this reminds us that we are all capable of making change and of growing our own veges and herbs - even on the smallest pot or apartment verandah.
I have gushed long enough - if you love Nigel Slater's work as I do this lovely book is a must have.
Beautifully executed and with wonderful recipes and photographs it is a dream to read.
My copy arrived today so I have only had a chance to look at it briefly (when my boss wasn't looking!) however in my opinion it has even transcended The Kitchen Diaries which is one of my favourite books - a favourite not just for the food but also for Nigel's wonderful, whimsical prose.
What I love about Nigel Slater is that the kindness in his personality translates so well to the page - no I have never met him but you can feel it through his words.
As we all become increasingly conscious of the food we eat - where has it come from? Is it organic? What impact does it have on the environment? A book such as this reminds us that we are all capable of making change and of growing our own veges and herbs - even on the smallest pot or apartment verandah.
I have gushed long enough - if you love Nigel Slater's work as I do this lovely book is a must have.
231 of 239 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I ADORE THE TITLE OF THIS BOOK. It makes my heart melt as if it was the swede in his pasty recipe (560), or the centre of his chocolate beetroot cake (p.78), or the gratin of white cabbage, cheese and mustard (p.156) or the pumpkin scone (502).
I buy cookery books all the time. None are as useful or as beautiful as Nigel's. If I come across an ingredient in my veg-box or in the fishmonger or wherever, and I think to myself in the shop, "how could i turn this into my dinner?", the recipes and ideas that spring to mind are almost always from Nigel's books, or the folders I have full of Nigel's Observer newspaper recipes. Leafing through 'Tender' this morning with a cup of tea (I did preorder it for yesterday but I was out when the citylink van turned up) it is clear that this book will become the most well thumbed of all my collection. Cooking with a Nigel Slater book liberates you very quickly to cooking in a certain way, adapting recipes, swapping flavourings etc.
'Tender' carries on the precedent set by Kitchen Diaries for breathtakingly beautiful book-design and photography.
I have already decided what we're having for dinner, and everything is already in the house... it's on page 506.
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I buy cookery books all the time. None are as useful or as beautiful as Nigel's. If I come across an ingredient in my veg-box or in the fishmonger or wherever, and I think to myself in the shop, "how could i turn this into my dinner?", the recipes and ideas that spring to mind are almost always from Nigel's books, or the folders I have full of Nigel's Observer newspaper recipes. Leafing through 'Tender' this morning with a cup of tea (I did preorder it for yesterday but I was out when the citylink van turned up) it is clear that this book will become the most well thumbed of all my collection. Cooking with a Nigel Slater book liberates you very quickly to cooking in a certain way, adapting recipes, swapping flavourings etc.
'Tender' carries on the precedent set by Kitchen Diaries for breathtakingly beautiful book-design and photography.
I have already decided what we're having for dinner, and everything is already in the house... it's on page 506.
xx
45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
A truly exceptional effort from Mr. Slater and his publishers. The book is gorgeously bound and an absolute delight to hold and to read. Illustrated with inspiring photographs as we have come to expect from Nigel's books. But Tender Vol.1 is certainly not all style and no substance. I found The Kitchen Diaries to be a bit of a disappointment - great as a personal memoir, but not an inspiring cookbook - I think I only tried two or three recipes from it. Tender is a another thing altogether - organised into chapters by vegetable (or vegetable type), we are given tips and short diaries for growing our own, and then a section on the vegetable in the kitchen - how it is best prepared, what it goes well with, and then specific full recipes. I found it truly inspiring and am now looking forward to the delivery of my next organic veg box, rather than feeling guilty about letting some of last week's go to waste. Tender will help elevate the vegetable from an overlooked (and overcooked!) side-dish into the raison d'etre for getting the pots and pans out. I can't wait for Vol.2!
Also worth saying that although I enjoyed the accompanying TV programme Nigels Simple Suppers, this book should in no way be considered one of those hackneyed books the BBC bashes out to accompany a cookery series. This book far surpasses what is covered in the programme and stands completely on its own.
Also worth saying that although I enjoyed the accompanying TV programme Nigels Simple Suppers, this book should in no way be considered one of those hackneyed books the BBC bashes out to accompany a cookery series. This book far surpasses what is covered in the programme and stands completely on its own.
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Bought for a husband who likes to cook - so far he hasn't sampled any of the recipes in this book despite promising to do so - obviously needs a gentle reminder like buying the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by EMILIAPATRIA
Lovely photos and inspiring recipes
This book (and the other volume) are the joint best presented of all Nigel's work (with Kitchen Diaries). Read more
Published 5 months ago by Neil Partridge
My first book review on Amazon
As this was bought as a present, I only read a little of it, there are lovely descriptions and stories about the recipes, I hope to taste some of the dishes when I visit my sister.
Published 6 months ago by SarahB
Tender
A beautiful, descriptive book written in a clear and at times humorous manner by the author. You can feel his love for vegetables throughout. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Charlie
Nigel Slater's 'Tender'
This is a thick hardback book. It is not just a book of recipes, and is a fascinating read, best to dip into. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Jonathan
Makes you want to eat every dish
I don't think I can add much to what has already been said but this is a lovely high quality book. Many of the recipes makes what I find horrid tasting veg much more enjoyable and... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Clayshaw
Veggies and cooking thereof
bought as a gift - great delivery - just what i wanted for daughter who cooks and has just got her first garden, developing a veg patch. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Anni
A FABULOUS BUY -
This is an ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS cookery book. Well worth the money. I read the reviews, have watched his last tv series, and think he is the most innovative cook I have ever come... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Clare, Northern Ireland
Fabulous and inspirational
I have used many of Nigel Slater's cook books over the years. I have recently started growing my own fruit and veg and wqas inspired by this book to grow more. Read more
Published 14 months ago by sheppy
A cook and his veg patch
This is the story of a cook and his (very small) London garden. He isn't and doesn't aim to be self sufficient but derives pleasure from growing some of his own produce,... Read more
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