When it comes to Christmas pickings, there are no rules⦠This is the fridgeâs finest hour. Add the butter and most of the water, then mix with your hands to bring the mixture together. 450 grams (about 1 pound) strong bread or All Purpose flour ; 1½ teaspoons salt ; 2 teaspoons yeast (7 grams) 13.5 ounces warm water ; cornmeal Nigel Slater's Olive and Parsley Focaccia . A bowl of cranberry sauce full to the brim; shards of cold roast goose, turkey perhaps; some cold roast potatoes, craggy and golden, and, joy of joys, a saucer of cold pigs-in-blankets. There is absolutely no reason why anyone can't make this. He also serves as art director for his books. Nigel Slaterâs recipes for festive leftovers: soup and panettone custard Dumplings and Mexican stuffed peppers: Yotam Ottolenghi's recipes for an alternative Christmas dinner He has written a column for The Observer Magazine for over a decade and is the principal writer for the Observer Food Monthly supplement. Nigel Slater is one of Britain's best-loved cookery writers. Tip the flours, salt and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl and stir. Nigel Slaterâs pie recipes â classic chicken and leek, and cauliflower cheese maart 2020 Deep, crisp, rich: a proper savoury pie, complete with homemade pastry, is worth taking time over, says Nigel Slater A bowl of cranberry sauce full to the brim; shards of cold roast goose, turkey perhaps; some cold roast potatoes, craggy and golden, and, joy of joys, a saucer of cold pigs-in-blankets. For the basic dough: strong, white bread flour 500g salt 10g instant yeast 10g unsalted butter 30g water about 300mls Put the flour in a large, warm mixing bowl and add the salt and the dried yeast. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. There is bread sauce in a gravy boat, a piece of cold salmon, brandy butter and even a jug of Marsala-laced gravy. Nigel Slater OBE (born 9 April 1956) is an English food writer, journalist and broadcaster. Nigel Slaterâs recipes for festive leftovers: soup and panettone custard When it comes to Christmas pickings, there are no rules⦠Soup of the day: bones, beans, bits and bobs. Prior to this, Slater was food writer for Marie Claire for five years. The Guardian - Nigel Slater. This is the fridgeâs finest hour. Slater wrote a collection of mushroom recipes for the Guardian that gave us an insight on how to prepare our recipe and why the dish is so important to him. Adapted from Guardian.co.uk . I couldn't have Christmas lunch without bread sauce: just the smell of the milk, infusing on the hob, giving off that familiar scent of onion, mace, bay and clove, lets me know it is Christmas. There is bread sauce in ⦠Inspired by the dish Nigel cooks for his mentor at the hotel, we made mushrooms on toast. And there is just nothing like having fresh bread around. Treats beyond measure. Born 9 April 1956 ) is an English food writer for Marie Claire for five years to this, was. 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