The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen
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Manufacturer: Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd
Author: Nigel Slater
The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen Description
Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780007199488
ISBN: 0007199481
Label: Fourth Estate Ltd
Manufacturer: Fourth Estate Ltd
Book Pages: 400
Publication Date: 2005-09-27
Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd
Studio: Fourth Estate Ltd
EAN: 9780007199488
ISBN: 0007199481
Label: Fourth Estate Ltd
Manufacturer: Fourth Estate Ltd
Book Pages: 400
Publication Date: 2005-09-27
Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd
Studio: Fourth Estate Ltd
Editorial Review of The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen
Customer Reviews of The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Delia - eat your heart out!
Review: Some years ago, I gave up buying cookbooks. I had shelves of them, and as friend said to me recently, '"People only ever get round to making five recipes from every new cookbook they buy.'"
But a few months ago, feeling the urge for something new, I treated myself to Kitchen Diaries. Now, even if you didn't make a single dish from it, Nigel Slater is a great writer and this is going to be one of the great foodie classics. You can settle down on the sofa with Nigel like you settle down with Elizabeth David.
But I'm finding that I'm using this book to cook with three or four times a week. These are great, practical, seasonal, cheap, easy delicious things to cook every day. Tonight, it was sausages and squash (must have taken all of five minutes to prepare). Chicken wings the other night cost about 80p a head with a beansprout salad. I am a very ordinary cook and every single thing has turned out not only well, but looking like it does in the picture!
I used to be a fan of the ever-reliable Delia but she seems a bit old-fashioned now - and I went right off her with her last deeply-cynical cheat's book, which has ******-all to do with cooking, it's just reassembled processed food to profit the food industry (and, of course Delia! I mean, do you really think she eats all that packet stuff herself!)
Most of all, what I like about Nigel is that it really comes across that he likes eating (something old prissy-knickers Delia never conveyed!)
My only quibble from a practical point of view is that the paperback edition of Kitchen Diaries (don't know about the hardback) is almost impossible to keep open when you're working from it.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great cookbook
Review: Don't be put off by the sheer size of this cookbook--almost 400 pages. And if you're looking for the "quick-and-easy" method, this might not be for you. If you want quick, try "Delia's How to Cheat" book which I use quite often. However, when I want to make something for friends or really have a good meal, I turn to THE KITCHEN DIARIES. You won't find a better compilation of recipes and they're not all with ingredients that you can't find either.
But the most amazing thing about this book is the "seasonal" aspect it has--the fact that certain foods should be enjoyed at certain times. The weather and holidays play an intricate part in THE KITCHEN DIARIES and what you should be eating. Highly structured and with some real punch, this is THE cookbook you should have on your shelf. As with all cookbooks, there's a litle more than just the recipe--you know, the "where it came from" type of information or some biographical info. I was reminded of a book I recently came across that poked fun at all cookbooks and at the same time was a great novel wrapped around the actual cookbook---Barring Some Unforeseen Accident---a very funny book, especially if you collect cookbooks. Other than that, I'd recommend "Eating For England."
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: delicious
Review: This book is as enjoyable to read as the recipes are to cook and eat.
Delicious, easy-to-cook food.
Written in such an earthy tone. I love it!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The Most Beautiful Cookery Book in the World
Review: This is not the cookery book I go to for every day use. It is however, my most treasured culinary possession. It is as thing of beauty and a joy forever. Make sure you buy the hardback edition, which has marbled end pages and a cloth spine, just to add that extra touch of decadence to what is already an extravagant luxury.
This is more than a cookery book, it is about a way of life. We are privileged to journey through a year in the company of Nigel Slater. His diary extracts are wonderful, and his recipes perfectly complement both the writing and the superb photography in the book.
For me this book has to be read in one sitting, and then dipped into over and over again. I also like to read it alongside Slater's memoirs, Toast, which talk of his childhood and his important emotional relationship with food. Together they add a whole new dimension to the works and thoughts of this man.
Food wise the recipes are fantastic. I was having a problem with Nigella's Brownies because I couldn't get mine to cook through properly. I tried Slater's recipe and haven't looked back. They are fabulous and I always get a standing ovation. Other highlights are the pumpkin and tomato Lakhsa and the duck and star anise stew.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The best!
Review: If the house was on fire and I could take one cookbook it would be this. This man is just magic and so is his food!
Review Summary: Delia - eat your heart out!
Review: Some years ago, I gave up buying cookbooks. I had shelves of them, and as friend said to me recently, '"People only ever get round to making five recipes from every new cookbook they buy.'"
But a few months ago, feeling the urge for something new, I treated myself to Kitchen Diaries. Now, even if you didn't make a single dish from it, Nigel Slater is a great writer and this is going to be one of the great foodie classics. You can settle down on the sofa with Nigel like you settle down with Elizabeth David.
But I'm finding that I'm using this book to cook with three or four times a week. These are great, practical, seasonal, cheap, easy delicious things to cook every day. Tonight, it was sausages and squash (must have taken all of five minutes to prepare). Chicken wings the other night cost about 80p a head with a beansprout salad. I am a very ordinary cook and every single thing has turned out not only well, but looking like it does in the picture!
I used to be a fan of the ever-reliable Delia but she seems a bit old-fashioned now - and I went right off her with her last deeply-cynical cheat's book, which has ******-all to do with cooking, it's just reassembled processed food to profit the food industry (and, of course Delia! I mean, do you really think she eats all that packet stuff herself!)
Most of all, what I like about Nigel is that it really comes across that he likes eating (something old prissy-knickers Delia never conveyed!)
My only quibble from a practical point of view is that the paperback edition of Kitchen Diaries (don't know about the hardback) is almost impossible to keep open when you're working from it.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great cookbook
Review: Don't be put off by the sheer size of this cookbook--almost 400 pages. And if you're looking for the "quick-and-easy" method, this might not be for you. If you want quick, try "Delia's How to Cheat" book which I use quite often. However, when I want to make something for friends or really have a good meal, I turn to THE KITCHEN DIARIES. You won't find a better compilation of recipes and they're not all with ingredients that you can't find either.
But the most amazing thing about this book is the "seasonal" aspect it has--the fact that certain foods should be enjoyed at certain times. The weather and holidays play an intricate part in THE KITCHEN DIARIES and what you should be eating. Highly structured and with some real punch, this is THE cookbook you should have on your shelf. As with all cookbooks, there's a litle more than just the recipe--you know, the "where it came from" type of information or some biographical info. I was reminded of a book I recently came across that poked fun at all cookbooks and at the same time was a great novel wrapped around the actual cookbook---Barring Some Unforeseen Accident---a very funny book, especially if you collect cookbooks. Other than that, I'd recommend "Eating For England."
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: delicious
Review: This book is as enjoyable to read as the recipes are to cook and eat.
Delicious, easy-to-cook food.
Written in such an earthy tone. I love it!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The Most Beautiful Cookery Book in the World
Review: This is not the cookery book I go to for every day use. It is however, my most treasured culinary possession. It is as thing of beauty and a joy forever. Make sure you buy the hardback edition, which has marbled end pages and a cloth spine, just to add that extra touch of decadence to what is already an extravagant luxury.
This is more than a cookery book, it is about a way of life. We are privileged to journey through a year in the company of Nigel Slater. His diary extracts are wonderful, and his recipes perfectly complement both the writing and the superb photography in the book.
For me this book has to be read in one sitting, and then dipped into over and over again. I also like to read it alongside Slater's memoirs, Toast, which talk of his childhood and his important emotional relationship with food. Together they add a whole new dimension to the works and thoughts of this man.
Food wise the recipes are fantastic. I was having a problem with Nigella's Brownies because I couldn't get mine to cook through properly. I tried Slater's recipe and haven't looked back. They are fabulous and I always get a standing ovation. Other highlights are the pumpkin and tomato Lakhsa and the duck and star anise stew.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The best!
Review: If the house was on fire and I could take one cookbook it would be this. This man is just magic and so is his food!