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Nigel Slater. The Kitchen Diaries
Contents
The diary
The. photographs
The food
The kitchen
The garden
january
New Year’s. Day. A day. of hope and. hot soup
Dal and pumpkin soup
A salad of fennel, winter leaves and Parmesan
January 4. A salad of. winter. cabbage and. bacon
January 6
January 7. Frugal, pure. and basic. food for a. rainy night
Stew
A frosted marmalade cake
January 8. The first. rhubarb
Frozen yoghurt with roast rhubarb
January 9. Rain and. an old- fashioned. cake
Double ginger cake
January 11. Onion soup. without. tears
January 12. Potatoes. and cheese. for a cold. night
Cheese-smothered potatoes
January 13. A velvety. soup for a. clear, cold. day
January 15
Bulghur wheat with aubergines and mint
January 17. A bench- mark. Bolognese
A really good spaghetti Bolognese
January 19
Chicken broth with noodles, lemon and mint
January 21. A cheap fish. supper
Spiced crumbed mackerel with smoked paprika
January 25. A herb. butter for. grilled. chops
January 27
January 28. A pot-roast. bird and a. new cheese
A pot-roast pheasant with celery and sage
January 29. A hot salad. from the. leftovers. and a clear, aromatic. soup
A clear, hot mussel soup
January 30. A sausage. hotpot and. a citrus tart
Sausages with salami and lentils
A lime tart
January 31
february
February 1
February 2. Succulent. little patties. for four
Chicken patties with rosemary and pancetta
February 4. Broth
A herb and barley broth to bring you back to health
February 6. Cold meat, hot potatoes
Spiced roast potatoes with yoghurt and mint
February 7. Lamb. shanks to. warm the. soul
Lamb shanks with mustard and mash
February 8. A smoked. fish supper
Smoked haddock with flageolet beans and mustard
February 9
Roast pumpkin, spicy tomato sauce
February 11
February 12. Another. smoked fish. supper
Kipper patties, dill mayonnaise
February 13
Pork chops, mustard sauce
February 14. St Valentine’s. Day
Linguine alla vongole
Hot chocolate puddings
February 15. A minimal. supper
February 16
Sausage and black pudding with baked parsnips
February 18. A mild and. creamy. casserole
Braised lamb with leeks and haricot beans
February 19. A bento. box dinner
February 20. Red soup. and a. crunchy. salad
Spiced pumpkin soup with bacon
February 21. A slow roast. for a snowy. night
Slow-roast lamb with chickpea mash
February 22
February 23. and 24. Bones and. gravy for an. icy day
Braised oxtail with mustard and mash
Treacle tart
February 25. Grey skies. and piquant. flavours
Warm soused mackerel
march
March 1. An English. cheese salad
March 2. Flatbread and. a homemade. dip
A simple flatbread
Taramasalata – the real thing
March 3
March 4. Snow and a. chicken. stew
Chicken stew and mash
March 5
Pork burgers with lime leaves and coriander
March 7. Inspiration. for a lamb. chop
March 9
March 11. A fiery way. with lamb
March 12. A simple. supper
March 13. A refreshing. chicken. salad
Chicken salad with watercress, almonds and orange
March 15
March 18. Sunshine. and smoked. mackerel
March 19. The first. meal out. of doors
Roast fillet of lamb with anchovy and mint
The potatoes
Demerara lemon cake with thick yoghurt
March 21
Prawn and coriander rolls
March 24. An almost. empty fridge
March 26. Seed day
March 27. A new leaf
March 28
Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce and ginger
Chocolate almond cake
March 29. A stir-fry for. a spring day
Stir-fried mushrooms, spring leaves and lemon grass
March 30. A vegetable. curry for six
Chickpea and sweet potato curry
Orange jelly with lemon and cardamom
March 31
Chicken with mushrooms and lemon grass
april
April 1. A fragrant. chicken. supper
Chicken with mustard seed and coconut milk
April 2
April 3. A heady. pasta supper
April 5
April 7
April 9. Another. day, another. curry
Thai fishcakes
A deep, sweet dipping sauce
Green curry of prawns and Thai aubergines
April 11. A new way. with eggs
April 12
April 13. A way to. perk up a. cheap fish
Mackerel with cumin and lemon
April 16. Real fast. food
Thyme and feta lamb
April 17. Sorrel and. a plump. spring. pigeon
April 19. Pink fish. and a deep. apple pie
Baked red mullet with saffron and mint
Bramley apple shortcake
April 20. A meatball. to beat. them all
Pork and lemon polpettine
April 21
April 22. A spicy. chop and. a citrus. cheesecake
Mustard chops
Orange and lemon cheesecake
April 23. A meal in. perfect. harmony
A curry of aubergines, tomatoes and lemon grass
A stunning orange sorbet
April 24. A rummage. through the. fridge
Toasted chocolate brioche
April 25
April 26
Roast chicken wings with lemon and cracked pepper
April 27. A new trifle
Lemon trifle
April 28
Chicken with vermouth, tarragon and cream
April 30. Mint tea and. a pistachio. cake
Lemon-frosted pistachio cake
An impromptu sorbet
may
May 1. Roses, and an. extraordinary. salad
May 2. Lemon. and basil. linguine
May 4. Chickpeas. with harissa, basil and ham
And the best mangoes ever
May 7. Lamb chops. with lemon. and mint. and. potatoes. crushed into. the pan. juices
May 8. Pancakes. at the stove
Orange and ricotta pancakes
May 9 and 10. A bean soup. to celebrate. a spring. clean
White bean and tarragon soup
May 10. A potatoless. fishcake. for spring
Salmon and dill fishcakes
Lemon amaretti cream pots
Ten-minute tortellini and a few light ‘sauces’
May 15. A hot, sour. bean shoot. salad
And a really fast cake with blueberries and pears
May 18. A cheese. pudding. and a salad. of young. lettuce. hearts
Goat’s cheese puddings
A young lettuce salad
A deli sandwich
May 20. Five-spice. quail with. loquats to. follow
Five-spice quail
May 23. A citrus. roast
Roast pork with lemon and potatoes
Lemon ice-cream
May 24. Broad beans. and bacon
May 25. Asparagus. and bread. and butter
May 26. A risotto. for spring
Asparagus and lemon risotto
May 30. A bunch of. beetroot, a. cheese and a. loaf
june
June 1. A simple. lunch
June 2. A basket of. lychees and a. steamed fish
Steamed sea bass with ginger and cucumber
A pleasant surprise
June 3. A lunch of. lettuce and. new garlic; supper of. roast chicken. and more. new garlic
A chicken roasted with new garlic and a fresh pea pilau to go with it
Strawberries with fromage blanc
June 5. Sometimes. lunch just. happens
Chicken and rice salad
Gooseberries with mascarpone cream
June 6. An avocado. and bacon. salad
June 7. Broad beans. from the. garden
Broad beans in their pods with dill and yoghurt
June 9
June 10
Vietnamese beef salad
June 11
Orecchiette with ricotta, broad beans and mint
June 12. Another. ten-minute. pasta dish
June 14. A crisp, salty salad
A radish, mint and feta salad
June 15. A shrimp. omelette
June 16. Bulghur. wheat and. mangoes
June 17. Summer. pasta for. four
Orecchiette with roast tomato and basil sauce
Eating in the garden
June 18. Dinner for. six in the. garden
Broad bean and dill ‘hummus’
Roast lamb with cumin and fresh mint
A rocket salad with which to wipe our plates
Warm apricots with orange blossom and pistachios
June 20. New garlic, fresh peas
June 21. A homage. to yoghurt: a succulent. and spicy. grilled. chicken and. a delicate. dessert
Grilled chicken with harissa and mint
Rosewater and yoghurt panna cotta
A passion fruit purée for panna cotta
June 23. Loaves and. fishes
June 24. A cooling. crab salad. and a simple. strawberry. tart
Strawberry mascarpone tart
June 25. A bag of. cherries
June 27. Clams and. Spanish ham
Clams with ham and sherry
June 28. Rice with. spinach, and. a shining. compote of. summer. berries
A warm summer fruit compote
july
July 1. A new. farmers’ market and. a punnet of. loganberries
July 2. A baked red. mullet and a. vivid scarlet. water ice
Red mullet with lemon and rosemary
A simple tomato salad
Strawberry water ice
July 4. Oregano. and a lunch. of roast lamb. sandwiches
Roast lamb rolls with oregano and garlic
Dark red cherries and a goat’s cheese
July 7. A melon. from France
July 10. A soup of. roasted. summer. vegetables
July 12. A lunch. of baked. tomatoes
A supper of grilled mackerel and more tomatoes
July 13. Roast garlic, a raw milk. Wensleydale, a Kentish. loaf, Italian. nectarines
July 15. Zucchini from. the garden
Zucchini cakes with dill and feta
A hot pudding for summer
Peach and blueberry soured cream cobbler
July 16. Shopping. for melons
July 19. A refreshing. salad for a. hot day
July 20. Melon sorbet
July 21
July 23. A quick trip. to the. seaside
July 24. Dinner for. six. Baked. salmon and a. blackcurrant. trifle
Nigel’s delightful trifle
July 25. Tomatoes. in the oven
Roast tomatoes with anchovy and basil
July 26. Saint- Marcellin. with. tomatoes. and basil
July 27. A supper. of summer. greens
July 30. Beets, their. greens and a. little tongue
July 31. Filled. flatbread
Lamb-filled flatbread
august
August 1. Cool. Canteloupe, roast fish. and ripe. peaches on. a blazing. summer’s. day
Bream with lemon and anchovy potatoes
August 2
Baked aubergine with sheep’s cheese and mint
August 3. A pink. dinner for. two
A salad of red mullet with lime and ginger
August 7. Smoke, garlic, lemon and. salt
Roast tomato soup with basil and olive oil toasts
Grilled monkfish with rosemary, served with garlic mayo
Orange yoghurt water ice
August 9. Fried. potatoes. and the rest. of the. mayonnaise
August 10. Oregano
Lamb chops with oregano and tsatziki
August 12. Bean salad, high. summer
Cannellini beans with coppa, spinach and mustard
August 13. White. cheese, white bread, olive oil
August 14. Salty. lemons, children. and charred. chicken
Grilled chicken with lemon and couscous
August 15. A garden. salad
Grilled zucchini with basil and lemon
August 16. Mozzarella. days
Mozzarella with grilled fennel
August 18. Whole. chickens on. the grill
Grilled chicken with garlic and lemon butter
August 19. Beer and a. new pizza. place
August 20. Cobnuts
August 22. The first. cooking. apples
August 24. An. extravagant. supper of. rare beef, red salad. and cheeses
Seared beef with mint and mustard dressing
August 25. Remains. of the day
August 27. Six for a. casual lunch. in the sun
Garlic prawns
August 29. Finnish. fungi and. simple. halibut
August 29. Blazing sun. and a tomato. salad
Bread and tomato salad
september
September 3. A tomato. for lunch
September 4. A squid in. the fryer
September 5. Corn cobs. at dusk
A feast of plums
A wonderfully moist, fresh plum cake
September 8. A vegetable. casserole. from the. fridge
September 9. Some great. field. mushrooms. and a waning. tarragon. plant
Baked mushrooms with tarragon mustard butter
September 11. A squid on. the grill
Grilled squid with lime and thyme
An almond and greengage crumble
September 13. An autumnal. pasta supper
Mushroom pappardelle
September 16. A chunky, inelegant. dish of. baked lamb
Baked lamb with tomatoes and rosemary
September 19. A poor man’s. porchetta
Roast pork sandwiches
Plum crisp
September 23. A hearty. vegetable. supper for. a windy. evening
Courgette and Lancashire cheese crumble
September 24. An Indian. way with. tomatoes
A tomato curry
September 25. A risotto. caught at the. point of. perfection
September 26. Autumn. beans and a. frugal lunch
Fresh borlotti with olive oil and focaccia
october
October 1. English. apples and. a fat pig
October 2. Pork ribs. with honey. and anise
October 4. White fish, smoked. bacon
Roast haddock with bacon and parsley
Fennel, watercress and pear salad
October 12. A souvenir. from. America
Macaroni with Fontina and mustard
October 13. A basket. of apples
English apple cake
October 14. A quick. ham and. mushroom. supper
October 15. Roast birds. and mashed. potatoes
Pot-roast pigeon with luganega sausage
October 16. A carrot. salad
October 17. A sweet. pork roast
Roast pork with grapes, juniper and Vin Santo
October 19
October 20. A supper of. autumn nuts
October 21
October 22. The last of. the tarragon
Haddock with crumbs and tarragon
October 23. A bowl of. pure delight
October 24
Roast partridge
Raspberry vanilla ice-cream cake
October 25. The kneejerk. lentil supper
October 26. Spanish. ham and the. last of the. tomatoes
October 27. An. altogether. different. ham
Fat, bones and succulence
Ham and butter beans
October 28. An Eastern. aubergine. roast
Roast aubergines with tahini
October 29. Sweet and. sticky. chicken. wings
October 31. Bangers and. brownies
Pan-fried sausages with cream and mustard mash
My very good chocolate brownie recipe
november
November 2. Sweet, golden. pumpkins. and sticky. sausages
Roast squash with thyme
Raspberry ricotta pancakes
November 5. Spiced soup. and poached. pears
Pumpkin and tomato laksa
November 6
November 7
Poached pears with ice-cream and chocolate sauce
November 8. Slow-roast. chicken and. creamy. onions
Baked onions with Parmesan and cream
November 9. A chicken. dinner in. two parts
Roast chicken with cheese mash and garlic gravy
November 10. A crisp salad. for a cold. day
Blackberry and apple pie
November 18. Home to an. empty fridge
November 19. Chinatown. and a slow- cooked duck
Slow-cooked duck with star anise and ginger
November 20
November 21
November 22. A big pie. for six
Mushroom lasagne with basil and cream
November 23. A bowl of. pure, white. rice
November 24. Little birds, Indian style
Hot and sticky roast quail
November 25
November 27. A cheesy pie. to warm the. soul
Stilton, onion and potato pie
November 28. A Sunday. lunch in. honour of. the pig
Celeriac and walnut remoulade
Coffee and walnut cake
November 30
december
December 1. Yet another. quick pasta. supper
December 2. Stirring the. pudding
Nigel’s Christmas pudding
December 3. Fridge rice, Spanish-style
December 5. Doing the. cake
Christmas cake
Almond paste
December 7
December 8. A frugal. supper
Taleggio and parsley cakes
December 9. A chicken. supper with. spices and. cream
Sautéed chicken with spices, fennel and cream
December 10. A meal to. lift the. spirits
Marinated feta and artichoke salad
Baked red mullet with pine kernel stuffing
Hot apples, cold ice-cream
December 11
December 12. An early. Christmas. lunch
Roast duck with pancetta and potatoes
Peas with lemon and mint
Lemon ice-cream tart with gingernut crust
December 13
December 14. Fried. potatoes and. a crisp salad
Potatoes with duck fat and garlic
A green and white winter salad
December 15. The Feast. starts here
December 16. A hot, sweet. salad and. some cute. little pies
Bean shoot salad with coriander and mint
Walnut and candied peel tartlets
December 17
December 18. Grilled pork steaks with vermouth and fennel
December 19
December 22. The icing on. the cake
December 23. A bit of a pig
Oysters and Champagne. Christmas Day
Roast leg of pork with onion and Marsala gravy
Cabbage with orange and juniper
Christmas Day ‘II’
Roast goose, juniper sauce and apple and lemon purée
The juniper sauce
The apple and lemon purée
Roast potatoes
Passion fruit roulade
Boxing Day. The best day. of the year
Cheese bubble and squeak
