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Nigel Slater's Simple Suppers

All Episodes 2009 - 2021

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  • 2009-09-09T18:30:00Z
  • 30m
  • 19h 30m (39 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
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.

42 episodes

2010-12-26T19:30:00Z

Special 1 Christmas Suppers

Special 1 Christmas Suppers

  • 2010-12-26T19:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater transforms Christmas leftovers into scrumptious meals which will make the prospect of festive entertaining a treat rather than a terror. After the pressure cooker of preparing the main Christmas meal is over, Nigel shows that nothing in the kitchen need be as stressful again. He creates simple dishes from leftovers and seasonal veg, ensuring that nothing from the most expensive food shop of the year goes to waste.

2011-01-03T19:30:00Z

Special 2 New Year Suppers

Special 2 New Year Suppers

  • 2011-01-03T19:30:00Z30m

As many people reluctantly consider having a healthy start to the New Year, Nigel Slater proves that even things that are good for you can taste amazing. Nigel prepares a week's worth of sumptuous dishes from seasonal produce that will delight and brighten any winter table. All the dishes are delicious, hearty and incredibly easy to make.

2011-07-09T18:30:00Z

Special 3 Episode 13

Special 3 Episode 13

  • 2011-07-09T18:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater shows that spicy food isn't all about hot chillies. Using a range of everyday spices, Nigel creates tasty dishes that will appeal to everyone. Thai spiced aubergines, chilli feta and a quick korma are all simple dishes that combine warm and hearty spices but don't burn your mouth.

Series Premiere

2009-09-09T18:30:00Z

1x01 Making It Up Isn't Making Do

Series Premiere

1x01 Making It Up Isn't Making Do

  • 2009-09-09T18:30:00Z30m

Nigel encourages us to experiment in the kitchen, and also visits local allotment holders.

2009-09-16T18:30:00Z

1x02 Leftovers

1x02 Leftovers

  • 2009-09-16T18:30:00Z30m

The remains of the Sunday roast are the starting point for Nigel Slater, as he makes amazing food out of seemingly uninspiring leftovers.

2009-09-23T18:30:00Z

1x03 What Grows Together

1x03 What Grows Together

  • 2009-09-23T18:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater cooks using ingredients that grow in the same place at the same time.

2009-09-30T18:30:00Z

1x04 Made for Each Other

1x04 Made for Each Other

  • 2009-09-30T18:30:00Z30m

Food writer Nigel Slater inspires you to create something different from the kind of everyday foods you have in your weekly shop.

2009-10-07T18:30:00Z

1x05 Opposites Attract

1x05 Opposites Attract

  • 2009-10-07T18:30:00Z30m

Food writer Nigel Slater looks at ingredients that provide a contrast on the plate.

2009-10-14T18:30:00Z

1x06 Winter Warmers

1x06 Winter Warmers

  • 2009-10-14T18:30:00Z30m

As 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.

Food writer Nigel Slater creates simple yet delicious meals, using everyday ingredients to rustle up sumptuous food that is both inspiring and achievable.

1x08 Series 1 Cutdowns : Lettuce

  • 2011-01-30T19:30:00Z30m

Food 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.

1x10 Series 1 Cutdowns : Leftovers

  • 2011-03-13T19:30:00Z30m

Food 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.

Food 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.

Cookery 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.

Food 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.

1x14 Series 1 Cutdowns : Spices

  • 2013-04-07T18:30:00Z30m

Continuing 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.

1x16 Series 1 Cutdowns : Sticky Chicken

  • 2014-05-17T18:30:00Z30m

Food writer Nigel Slater creates simple yet delicious meals, using everyday ingredients to rustle up sumptuous food. In this edition: sticky chicken.

A refreshing winter salad using some unsung heroes from the vegetable aisle.

1x18 Series 1 Cutdowns : Sugar and Spice

  • 2019-04-10T18:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater unravels the magic behind the combination of sugar and spice, to reveal why this exotic marriage works so well in the kitchen.

1x19 Series 1 Cutdowns : Sweet and Sour

  • 2019-04-11T18:30:00Z30m

Nigel explores one of the oldest and most successful culinary pairings in the kitchen - sweet and sour.

1x20 Series 1 Cutdowns : Episode 8

  • 2020-04-12T18:30:00Z30m

Cook Nigel Slater explores classic culinary pairings.

1x21 Series 1 Cutdowns : Hot and Cold

  • 2020-04-14T18:30:00Z30m

Nigel cooks pumpkin stew with sour cream and caramelised apples with home-made ice cream.

1x22 Series 1 Cutdowns : Episode 10

  • 2021-01-09T19:30:00Z30m

In 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.

Season Premiere

2010-11-03T19:30:00Z

2x01 New Tricks

Season Premiere

2x01 New Tricks

  • 2010-11-03T19:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater creates a week's worth of simple-yet-delicious meals. In this episode, he transforms favourite classic recipes by giving them a new twist. Whether it's a makeover for the traditional cottage pie, or an exciting new version of the time-honoured apple tart, Nigel proves that just by taking the basic principles and altering them slightly, it's easy to jazz up our most-loved dishes.

2010-11-10T19:30:00Z

2x02 Making Things Go Further

2x02 Making Things Go Further

  • 2010-11-10T19:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater raids his cupboards, fridge and vegetable patch to create a week's worth of delicious meals. In this edition, he demonstrates how to make our ingredients go just that little bit further. Whether it's adding grated beetroot to make a tasty meatball supper feed the masses, or putting the spotlight on a small garden harvest to make a sensuous pudding, Nigel's clever tricks and inspired ideas show that you can often make bountiful feasts with apparently few ingredients.

2010-11-17T19:30:00Z

2x03 Spice Up Your Life

2x03 Spice Up Your Life

  • 2010-11-17T19:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater shows that spicy food isn't all about hot chillis. Using a range of everyday spices, he creates a week's worth of tasty dishes that will appeal to everyone. Thai spiced aubergines, chilli feta and a quick korma are all simple dishes that combine warm and hearty spices, but don't burn your mouth.

2010-11-24T19:30:00Z

2x04 Too Good to Waste

2x04 Too Good to Waste

  • 2010-11-24T19:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater shows how to make simple delicious feasts out of ingredients that at first seem to have seen better days. Stale bread, brown bananas and hard cheese are all transformed to make meals that are truly delicious. Nigel's cheese puddings, banana and chocolate cake and bacon and squash pan fry are all guaranteed to make mouths water.

2010-12-01T19:30:00Z

2x05 Unsung Heroes

2x05 Unsung Heroes

  • 2010-12-01T19:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater creates a week's worth of simple but delicious meals from ingredients that are often overlooked. A sumptuous beetroot cake, a lentil and chard stew and a beef and ale casserole are all put together effortlessly as Nigel inspires us with his culinary ideas.

2010-12-08T19:30:00Z

2x06 Saints and Sinners

2x06 Saints and Sinners

  • 2010-12-08T19:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater creates a week's worth of simple but delicious meals from ingredients that are often overlooked. Mouth-watering chocolate cookies and crispy duck with honey and figs prove that a little bit of what you fancy does you good. Then to balance the scales, Nigel makes a couple of dishes full of clean-tasting flavours, with fresh herbs, tomatoes and crunchy greens - but whether saints or sinners, every dish will taste truly divine.

2010-12-15T19:30:00Z

2x07 Sense of Adventure

2x07 Sense of Adventure

  • 2010-12-15T19:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater creates a week's worth of simple but delicious meals from ingredients that are often overlooked. In this episode, Nigel proves that adventurous doesn't have to mean complicated. Just by exploring unusual ingredients like squid and rabbit, or being a bit more open to how we cook things, Nigel shows how easy it is to inject some excitement back into the nightly supper routine.

2010-12-22T19:30:00Z

2x08 Planning Ahead

2x08 Planning Ahead

  • 2010-12-22T19:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater shows how, with a little forward planning, all the stress can be taken out of cooking. Cooking after a busy day at work is often the last thing you want to do, but Nigel inspires us with a range of dishes that can be easily adapted throughout the week.

Nigel Slater shows how to make simple delicious feasts out of ingredients that at first seem to have seen better days. Stale bread, brown bananas and hard cheese are all transformed to make meals that are truly delicious. Nigel's cheese puddings, banana and chocolate cake and bacon and squash pan fry are all guaranteed to make mouths water. Nigel also visits Bristol to meet the Wright family and cook something straight from their allotment plot. The series is part of the BBC 'Dig-In' campaign.

Mouth-watering chocolate cookies and crispy duck with honey and figs prove that a little bit of what you fancy does you good. Then to balance the scales, Nigel makes a couple of dishes full of clean-tasting flavours, with fresh herbs, tomatoes and crunchy greens - but whether saints or sinners, every dish will taste truly divine.

2x12 Series 2 Cutdowns : New Tricks

  • 2013-07-23T18:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater creates a week's worth of simple-yet-delicious meals. In this episode, he transforms favourite classic recipes by giving them a new twist. Whether it's a makeover for the traditional cottage pie, or an exciting new version of the time-honoured apple tart, Nigel proves that just by taking the basic principles and altering them slightly, it's easy to jazz up our most-loved dishes. Nigel also visits fellow passionate gardeners on allotments and gardens across the country, and creates the ultimate fresh feast from the fruits of their labour. This week, Nigel gives a new spin to beans on toast, with newbie gardeners Karina and Craig. The series is part of the 'Dig In' campaign.

Nigel Slater encourages viewers to step out of their culinary comfort zone with an adventurous supper of herb butter squid, proving that adventurous doesn't have to mean complicated.

2x15 Series 2 Cutdowns : Unsung Heroes

  • 2017-10-01T18:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater goes back to basics for simple sea bass, beef cooked in beer and beetroot seedcake.

2x16 Series 2 Cutdowns : Planning Ahead

  • 2019-04-17T18:30:00Z30m

Nigel Slater makes smoky lamb kebabs.

Nigel cooks a juniper flavoured rabbit dish

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