Find out when Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking is on TV today, tonight and this week at the UK TV Listings Guide.
Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking is scheduled to air at these times (may include spoilers):
The food writer makes a classic savoury pie with a puff pastry crust, and puts traditional pizza ingredients together in a new way to make an entirely original dish
More details for Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking, Sat 15, 12:30 pm
The food writer provides everyday cooking advice, demonstrating recipes that are uncomplicated and easy to remember. In the first edition, he prepares five sweet and sour dishes, including pork chops with gooseberry and rhubarb with caramel sauce, before meeting two friends who make oriental lemongrass and sea bass parcels served with a pineapple dip
More details for Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking, Sat 29, 6:00 pm
The food writer turns his attention to surf and turf meals - fish combined with meat - demonstrating how to prepare classic recipes that are uncomplicated and easy to remember. He makes dishes including trout with Parma ham and lamb shanks with anchovies, before learning how a fisherman keeps his crew happy by cooking scallops with chorizo
More details for Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking, Sat 29, 6:30 pm
The food writer demonstrates how spicy food works well with a cool accompaniment, preparing a chicken curry and tomato stew with yoghurt, as well as a new version of a traditional pudding. He also visits Bristol, where he meets a man who is passionate about pepper and combines it with a dish of soft fruit
More details for Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking, Sat 29, 7:00 pm
The food writer turns his attention to texture, demonstrating how it can be used to make food stand out. Among other things he prepares a classic savoury pie with a puff pastry crust, and a re-imagining of his favourite childhood pudding - poached pears. He also visits a seafront smokery in Brighton, where he meets a couple who make a soft and crisp recipe
More details for Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking, Sat 29, 7:30 pm