A Confession
I have a huge man crush on Nigel Slater. It all started when I bought Anna a copy of Tender, vol 1. Even that title. This isn’t just the cookbook of the moment, perhaps to be followed by some cynical follow-up which relies on the a cheekily inserted “more” to indicate a sequel.
No, we’re in Gibbon territory now, boys. Magnum. Opus. Volume I presages Volume II, and next thing you know, you have an entire bookshelf shrine dedicated to Nigel’s gustatory delights, decorated with candles and oranges,
The conversational tone. Recipes which marry posh to stodge, with a hint of the far-flung empire. Is this British soul food? Hugh for the urbanite? Oh Nigel, who needs a farm in Dorset when we have the potted vege on your verandah?
Nigel, drop by some time. We’ll make biscotti.
Bring Nigella with you.
Category: New Zealand 3 comments »
July 9th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Funnier than anything (excepting the sprout, of course, i mean, she’s funny all the time)! Brilliant linkages. My, he is posh.
July 9th, 2010 at 10:33 am
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July 17th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Nigel is my man! For a Care Committee potluck I made the Chickpeas and Chorizo–except it was Chickpeas and Kielbassa. And I did not have any dried chillies–but the Kielbassa had enough zing to carry the dish. But it was still excellent. I actually made a double recipe and broke it in half after sauteeing the onions and garlic and I put tofu (extra firm) in the other half. I put chili powder and crushed red pepper in the tofu half for some kick. Oh, yeah, and some sun dried tomatoes. It worked. I don’t know where the vegetarian contingent was but the Kielbassa sold better.