My favourite cook

My favourite cook-writer is Nigel Slater. I first encountered his work in Cambridge, in a tiny supplement they gave out with The Guardian. I loved his 'I'm-sitting-in-your-kitchen' writing and his obvious love of tasteful, very simple food.

Here's a sample:

"Brussel sprouts have never grabbed me. I find their flavour coarse and difficult to marry with other ingredients. Retrieved from boiling water 1 minute too soon and they are hard as bullets, 1 minute too late and they are little balls of pungent yellow slush. They also smell disgusting.
But Brussel sprouts can be good. The trick is to keep them well away from boiling water."

- Nigel Slater, Real Fast Food-

He goes on to explain how you can make those sprouts palatable. Here's a link to a few of his recipes. The content is as much fun as the style!