Notes from the Larder Quotes

“Garlic as fresh and sweet as a baby's breath.”
― Nigel Slater, Notes from the Larder: A Kitchen Diary with Recipes—A Cookbook

“A casserole of oxtail and prunes. This gives a perfect quantity for two. I would have done the recipe for four, but can't imagine ever getting four oxtail-loving people around the table at the same time.”
― Nigel Slater, Notes from the Larder: A Kitchen Diary with Recipes—A Cookbook

“I am not getting into the rarebit versus rabbit argument. Whatever you call it, it is still cheese on toast.”
― Nigel Slater, Notes from the Larder: A Kitchen Diary with Recipes—A Cookbook

“My energy and curiosity may be renewed but the larder isn’t. There is probably less food in the house than there has ever been. I trudge out to buy a few chicken pieces and a bag of winter greens to make a soup with the spices and noodles I have in the cupboard. What ends up as dinner is clear, bright and life-enhancing. It has vitality (that’s the greens), warmth (ginger, cinnamon) and it is economical and sustaining too. I suddenly feel ready for anything the New Year might throw at me.”
― Nigel Slater, Notes from the Larder: A Kitchen Diary with Recipes—A Cookbook

“This [waxed paper] is the paper that is perfect for keeping air-dried hams fresh. You could use cling film but it often causes the ham to sweat, and is rather wasteful. I have also reached the age where I can no longer find the end of the roll. Ditto sellotape. Ditto bloody everything.”
― Nigel Slater, Notes from the Larder: A Kitchen Diary with Recipes—A Cookbook