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To think that Nigel Slater makes everything better?

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OompaLumpaLabrador · 14/12/2021 06:33

Welll, maybe not everything, but quite a lot.

I couldn’t sleep with worries about my very poorly mum, work, Covid uncertainty, so headed downstairs for a cuppa and a spot of therapeutic Nigelling.

He’s been part of my life for years now. I adore his writing style; about food, food culture, traditions, ways of life. I find his pared back style incredibly nourishing when there’s so much going on in the world. And he’s never gushy or showy-off. In fact, I also find the melancholy that quite often makes an appearance helps too.

Of course, I know my home or way of living will never be much like Nigel’s ( although I harbour an elaborate fantasy in which he’s looking for a lodger). But for a too-busy greeder, he makes life just a little bit better.

Any other Nigellers about?

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AngusThermopyle · 14/12/2021 06:38

Quite a few on here 😀

The Christmas Chronicles by Nigel Slater: Read Along Thread 2 www.mumsnet.com/Talk/Christmas/4405522-The-Christmas-Chronicles-by-Nigel-Slater-Read-Along-Thread-2

MrsPleasant · 14/12/2021 06:38

Totally agree. I cannot be stressed when reading Nigel. I read his books with his voice in my head and it just slows me right down. I don't like to watch him eat on TV, but his books are my go tos for recipe and comfort and I reread them regularly just because.

OompaLumpaLabrador · 14/12/2021 06:44

Angus thank you! I had no idea my people gathered here and will head over later today 🙂

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casinoroyale4ever · 14/12/2021 07:15

Enjoy - can't beat Nigel. Following Nigella on Twitter is a delight too.

AD3000 · 14/12/2021 07:19

Just discovered his writing via The Christmas Chronicles and totally agree. And I'm vegan so can't even eat most of what he cooks!

sst1234 · 14/12/2021 07:52

Though he can’t cook. Just puts a grand total of 1.5 ingredients in a pan then calls it a dish.

SomepeopleareTERFSgetoverit · 14/12/2021 08:15

I love Nigel. I find him very soothing, though I wish my fridge had the same quality of “leftovers” he finds in his!

MsAgnesDiPesto · 14/12/2021 08:27

There is a podcast where Nigel reads extracts from the Christmas Chronicles (podcast has now been rebranded The Cook’s Chronicles). I am suffering from severe and intermittent peri menopausal anxiety, and when I feel bad I just put this on with my earbuds so he’s talking directly into my head and it’s amazingly calming.

Highly recommended.

HunterGatherer · 14/12/2021 08:36

Oh I know, there's something very magnetic about his calmness. I'd love to live next door and pop round occasionally to share bunches of sorrel.

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