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Nigel Slater
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A cook who writes. Observer columnist. Author. Gardener. Books: The Kitchen Diaries, The Christmas Chronicles, A Cookā€™s Book, A Thousand Feasts. Instagram.com/nigelslater
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No column from me today (back next week), just one of my fondant pink dahlias from the garden. šŸŒ±

Dahlia CafƩ au Lait in my London garden. The palest pink petals fading to ivory. A flower the size of my outstretched palm, one of several blooming in the garden this week.
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Early morning dahlia, over six feet tall.

A plum coloured dahlia, over six feet tall, variety unknown. It could be a variation of the usually brighter Emory Paul.
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Amongst the fallen leaves, tiny autumn cyclamen are opening.

Bare ground in the garden, fallen leaves, a birdā€™s feather and several cyclamen. Three pink flowers are out, the rest are still in bud.
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There is a row of horse chestnut trees outside the study windows. Writing at my desk, I can see adults picking up conkers, polishing them on their jumpers and stuffing them gleefully into their pockets. The passing school children are too busy on their phones to notice.

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No column from me for a couple of weeks. I will be signing copies of A Thousand Feasts this Thursday, 26th September at the delightful LRB bookshop in London. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/signing-ni...

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Book Cover of the Day:

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Artichokes, peppers & rice. A mid-week supper. www.theguardian.com/food/article...

Roast orange peppers, basmati rice and artichokes on a white plate.
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A recipe for lamb with apricots and another for citrus choux buns. My column for youā€¦ www.theguardian.com/food/article...

Two plates of choux buns showing their filling of lemon, cream and passionfruit. They sit on a stone coloured linen cloth.
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Nigel Slater
@nigelslater.bsky.social
A cook who writes. Observer columnist. Author. Gardener. Books: The Kitchen Diaries, The Christmas Chronicles, A Cookā€™s Book, A Thousand Feasts. Instagram.com/nigelslater
11.8k followers200 following2k posts