Nigel Slater's Simple Suppers

Season 1

Nigel Slater demonstrates straightforward, down to earth cooking, filmed at his home vegetable patch and on friends' allotments. Each programme takes us through a week's worth of simple suppers.

Where to Watch Season 1

22 Episodes

  • Making It Up Isn't Making Do
    E1
    Making It Up Isn't Making DoNigel encourages us to experiment in the kitchen, and also visits local allotment holders.
  • Leftovers
    E2
    LeftoversThe remains of the Sunday roast are the starting point for Nigel Slater, as he makes amazing food out of seemingly uninspiring leftovers.
  • What Grows Together
    E3
    What Grows TogetherNigel Slater cooks using ingredients that grow in the same place at the same time.
  • Made for Each Other
    E4
    Made for Each OtherFood writer Nigel Slater inspires you to create something different from the kind of everyday foods you have in your weekly shop.
  • Opposites Attract
    E5
    Opposites AttractFood writer Nigel Slater looks at ingredients that provide a contrast on the plate.
  • Winter Warmers
    E6
    Winter WarmersAs the nights draw in, food writer Nigel Slater raids his cupboards, fridge and veg patch to make comfort food that makes staying in a real treat.
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : Grilled Prawns
    E7
    Series 1 Cutdowns : Grilled PrawnsFood writer Nigel Slater creates simple yet delicious meals, using everyday ingredients to rustle up sumptuous food that is both inspiring and achievable.
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : Lettuce
    E8
    Series 1 Cutdowns : Lettuce
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : Making It Up Isn't Making Do
    E9
    Series 1 Cutdowns : Making It Up Isn't Making DoFood writer Nigel Slater encourages us to experiment in the kitchen, and have the confidence to make dishes up as we go along. Using everyday ingredients raided from his cupboards, fridge, and vegetable patch, Nigel creates sumptuous food that's both inspiring and achievable. There's no need to write down complicated recipes, as Nigel's unflustered style makes these feasts easy to remember. These are dishes you will love and meals you will cook time and time again.
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : Leftovers
    E10
    Series 1 Cutdowns : LeftoversFood writer Nigel Slater raids his cupboards, fridge and vegetable patch to create a week's worth of delicious meals. The remains of the Sunday roast are the starting point for Nigel as he makes amazing food out of seemingly uninspiring leftovers. It may sound frugal, but Nigel uses his culinary creativity to show why he is one of the nation's favourite foodies. The recipes are uncomplicated and easy to remember, but the resulting dishes are simply spectacular. Nigel also visits local allotment holders, and is challenged to cook something on the plot using the very freshest of ingredients.
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : Made for Each Other
    E11
    Series 1 Cutdowns : Made for Each OtherFood writer Nigel Slater uses some of his favourite food combinations as the starting point for a week's worth of delicious meals. Nigel raids his cupboards, fridge and vegetable patch to find new ways of cooking ingredients that just go perfectly together. Most of us do not have time to follow cookery books, and in this series there is no need to write down complicated recipes as Nigel's unflustered style makes these feasts easy to remember. These are dishes you will love and meals you will cook time and time again. If you find that you seem to cook the same meals every week, Nigel will inspire you to create something different and delicious from the kind of everyday foods you have in your weekly shop.
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : What Grows Together
    E12
    Series 1 Cutdowns : What Grows TogetherCookery series. Nigel Slater shows how combinations of ingredients that grow in the same place at the same time can make the ideal starting point for a dish.
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : British Allotments: Grow Your Own Vegetables
    E13
    Series 1 Cutdowns : British Allotments: Grow Your Own VegetablesFood writer Nigel Slater visits local allotment holders and creates a tasty tomato and garlic sauce from the fruits of their labours. Most of us don't have time to follow cookery books, so Nigel's unflustered style makes this delicious recipe easy to remember.
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : Spices
    E14
    Series 1 Cutdowns : Spices
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : Opposites Attract
    E15
    Series 1 Cutdowns : Opposites AttractContinuing his exploration of culinary combinations and pairings, Nigel Slater looks at the role of contrasting temperatures in this programme, to show us how the marriage of something hot with something cold can turn a good dish into something really special. Nigel helps us to understand the role of hot and cold and how we can use it to improve our own cooking.
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : Sticky Chicken
    E16
    Series 1 Cutdowns : Sticky ChickenFood writer Nigel Slater creates simple yet delicious meals, using everyday ingredients to rustle up sumptuous food. In this edition: sticky chicken.
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : Weird and Wonderful
    E17
    Series 1 Cutdowns : Weird and WonderfulA refreshing winter salad using some unsung heroes from the vegetable aisle.
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : Sugar and Spice
    E18
    Series 1 Cutdowns : Sugar and SpiceNigel Slater unravels the magic behind the combination of sugar and spice, to reveal why this exotic marriage works so well in the kitchen.
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : Sweet and Sour
    E19
    Series 1 Cutdowns : Sweet and SourNigel explores one of the oldest and most successful culinary pairings in the kitchen - sweet and sour.
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : Episode 8
    E20
    Series 1 Cutdowns : Episode 8Cook Nigel Slater explores classic culinary pairings.
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : Hot and Cold
    E21
    Series 1 Cutdowns : Hot and ColdNigel cooks pumpkin stew with sour cream and caramelised apples with home-made ice cream.
  • Series 1 Cutdowns : Episode 10
    E22
    Series 1 Cutdowns : Episode 10In this episode, Nigel Slater unravels the magic behind the combination of sugar and spice to reveal why this exotic marriage works so well in the kitchen.

 

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