Toast is Nigel Slater?s truly extraordinary story of a childhood remembered through food. In each chapter, as he takes readers on a tour of the contents of his family?s pantry?rice pudding, tinned ham, cream soda, mince pies, lemon drops, bourbon biscuits?we are transported....
His mother was a chops-and-peas sort of cook, exasperated by the highs and lows of a temperamental stove, a... (read more)