Nigel Slater’s easy suppers

This month Britain's best cookery writer uses contrasting flavours to create five simple and quick dishes.

Nigel Slater’s autumn comfort food

Britain's top cookery writer dishes up creamy mash, hallowe'en pumpkins, mussel soup and slow-cooked guinea fowl on a cold night.

Nigel Slater’s taste of summer

Britain's best cookery writer shares his favourite seasonal summer pudding.

So what do Michelin kids like to eat?

Chicken nuggets or coq au vin? Spaghetti hoops or penne pomodoro? We asked some of Britain's most talented chefs to simplify their recipes for young palates. Then we invited their off spring to sample the results - back at the restaurants. The food was great but it all got a bit messy ...

Veggie might

Top chef Paul Gayler is renowned for his inventive and delicious vegetarian dishes. Here he offers recipes from his new cookbook, Pure Vegetarian.

Top foodies choose their favourite recipes of all time

We asked Britain's best cookery writers and Michelin-starred chefs to nominate their favourite recipes - the only rule was they couldn't vote for their own. Research by Rikke Bruntse-Dahl.

Nigel Slater’s countdown to Christmas

In this exclusive extract from The Kitchen Diaries, Nigel Slater relishes the days spent planning and preparing for Christmas and offers his recipes for cake, pudding and winter suppers.

Just like nonna used to bake

Italians pride themselves on traditional family recipes they know by heart, but there is one cookbook in their kitchens - Silver Spoon, Italy's 55-year-old bestseller, now coming here.

Nigel Slater’s cool summer puddings

It isn't summer without fruit and cream. Glorious scarlet berries, glistening currants, juicy peaches and thick yellow cream.

Nigel Slater’s Christmas recipes, part two

I get more excited about Christmas in the kitchen with each passing year. I love the warm fruit and spice notes that float through the house; the rich, sweet flavours and the sheer abundance of it all. With classic recipes and once-a-year favourites, there is never a better time for the cook of the house to have a good time in the kitchen ...