Ripe: A Cook in the Orchard [A Cookbook]

By Nigel Slater

Britain’s foremost food writer Nigel Slater returns to the garden in this sequel to Tender, his acclaimed and beloved volume on vegetables. With a focus on fruit, Ripe is equal parts cookbook, primer on produce and gardening, and affectionate ode to the inspiration behind the book--Slater’s forty-foot backyard garden in London.
 
Intimate, delicate prose is interwoven with recipes in this lavishly photographed cookbook. Slater offers more than 300 delectable dishes--both sweet and savory--such as Apricot and Pistachio Crumble, Baked Rhubarb with Blueberries, and Crisp Pork Belly with Sweet Peach Salsa. With a personal, almost confessional approach to his appetites and gustatory experiences, Slater has crafted a masterful book that will gently guide you from the garden to the kitchen, and back again.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Apr 10, 2012
• ISBN: 9781607743330

Nigel Slater

Nigel Slater is a bestselling and award-winning author, journalist and television presenter. He has been the food columnist for the Observer for over thirty years and is one of Britain’s most highly regarded food writers. His memoir Toast won six awards and became a film and stage production. He lives in London.

Reviews for Ripe

[auntie0nanuuq · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

What a wonderful and different cookbook. The book is comprised of recipes which center around fruits & nuts fresh from the garden/orchard, but is not limited to desserts, jams/jellies or condiments. Main & side dishes are included: Post roasted Guinea Fowl w/ figs, Roast duck legs w/ squash & Blackberry/apple sauce, Mint/peach Tabbouleh, Slow roaster pork loin w/ quinces & Marsala, and Black grape focaccia.

Included are: Apples, Apricots , Blackberries, Black Currants, Blueberries, Cherries, Chestnuts, Damsons, Elderflower/berries, Figs, Gooseberries, Grapes, Hazelnuts, Peaches/nectarines, Pears, Plums, Quinces, Raspberries, Red Currants, Rhubarb, Strawberries, Walnuts & White Currants.

I found this cookbook to be filled with a large variety of new & fresh mouth watering recipes.

[marthajeanne · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It was a mistake reading this in April/May when I have to wait for fruit to start ripening.This is a lovely book both for the garden and the kitchen. I know I will be pulling it out again and again as the various fruits become available. My one complaint is the silly 'ct' character.