In terms of posts for this coming year, I've been inspired by NigelSlater's Kitchen Diaries, both volumes of which I found lounging around at home over Christmas
NigelSlater is the one I always come back to though. Ottolenghi, with those scattered rainbows on his plates, full of vibrancy, and Jamie with his untidy piles of crunch/salt/sweet/tang
NigelSlater's Fattoush with crisp olive flatbread would. With dates, sweetpotato and tahini. Whether you'll be Trick or treating, handing out sweets to neighbourhood children, having a fancy dress party, or scaring yourself silly with scary films, I wish you a very happy Halloween
couldn't be easierI used a special cooks trick that I've learned from cookery writer NigelSlater and used the rind I'd saved from a piece of Parmesan Cheese
Sue made this gloriously thick and creamy SweetPotatoSoup for her final Dish of the Month. August Dish of the Month - Smoked Haddock Chowder with Leeks and Sweetcorn from Foodie Quine
This tasty Mackeral, Bacon and New Potato Salad comes to us from Jacqueline over at How to be a Gourmand via NigelSlater so with a pedigree like that you just know this is good
Lovely Lou from Please Do Not Feed The Animals has made this really intoxicating Roast Onion Soup with Thai Spices taken from NigelSlaters Real Cooking