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Matt
@matt600000.bsky.social
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Enjoy cooking, baking, and gardening. Sports fan - football, cricket, rugby league. History graduate. Music lover.
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You know we're heading towards winter when Brussels sprouts start appearing in the shops. For dinner tonight they're pan fried (not boiled) with bacon, onion and almonds, then some cream is stirred in at the end for a bit of luxury.
Recipe from @nigelslater.bsky.social
#food #foodsky #homecooking
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Chicken leg slowly cooked in ale, with carrot, fennel, tarragon and cream. Served with mashed potato.
Recipe from @nigelslater.bsky.social
#dinner #comfortfood #slowcooking #food #foodsky #homecooking
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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This dish comes from @nigelslater.bsky.social travels to Finland. Tomato fish broth, flavoured with fennel, mushrooms, dill, parsley and gherkins.
#food #foodsky #lunch #goodlunch #soup #Finland
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers."
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Toasted baguette filled with spicy pork mince and homemade pickled veg.
Recipe from @nigelslater.bsky.social
#food #foodsky #homecooking #lunch #goodlunch
November 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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A Saturday sweet treat: Yorkshire parkin (from the local bakery) with toffee sauce and pouring cream.
#food #foodsky #cake #dessert
November 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Time for a bit of Bond, and one of my favourites. This was the first Bond film I saw at the cinema, has a cracking theme song from Tina Turner, stars Yorkshire's own Sean Bean, and spawned one of the best video games ever.
#Bond #007 #film
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Some things - like pork and apple - feel like they were just born to be together. Pork chop braised with apple, cabbage & onion, and flavoured with thyme, sage, juniper, red wine vinegar & mace.
Recipe from @nigelslater.bsky.social
#food #foodsky #homecooking #dinner #autumn
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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An educational afternoon at Leeds Industrial Museum: a former textile mill which now tells the story of Leeds' industrial heritage.
#Leeds #museum #history #textiles #IndustrialRevolution
The exterior of the mill One of the cotton machines. In 1850, one third of Leeds' population was employed in the textile industry. Sewing machines as used in the textile factories. By 1900, two thirds of all suits worn in England were made in Leeds for businesses such as Burtons and Next. Film cameras from the early 20th century. It's thought that the first ever piece of film was shot in Leeds, and before WW1 the film industry in Leeds was bigger than in Hollywood.
November 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Using up some of the last tomatoes from the garden to make a tomato and roasted red pepper curry.
#food #foodsky #dinner #curry #homegrown #gardening
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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A speedy dinner tonight: linguine with mushrooms, garlic and ricotta.
#food #foodsky #dinner #homecooking #pasta
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Took this into work today for a Bake Off competition we're having. Sticky toffee cake, topped with toffee sauce, fudge pieces, brown sugar mini meringues and honeycomb.
#homecooking #homemade #fod #foodsky #baker #cake #homebaking #bakeoff
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Tonight's dinner aims to capture the smokiness of bonfire night. Crispy skinned baked potato filled with smoked mackerel, creme fraiche and dill.
Recipe from @nigelslater.bsky.social
#food #foodsky #homecooking #autumn #bonfirenight
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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A light lunch today: courgette and ricotta tart.
Recipe from @nigelslater.bsky.social
#Lunch #goodlunch #homecooking #food #foodsky
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Orzo pasta with courgettes, bacon and parmesan.
Recipe by @nigelslater.bsky.social
#food #foodsky #homecooking #dinner #pasta #whatscooking
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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My latest #Lego build
A camper van made of Lego with a campfire and person playing a guitar next to it
November 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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A mild and fruity salmon curry. Cooked in less than 30 mins so perfect after a day at work.
Recipe by @nigelslater.bsky.social
#food #foodsky #homecooking #dinner #curry #whatscooking
November 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Homemade brocolli soup with a soda bread roll.
#food #foodsky #homecooking #lunch #goodlunch #soup #whatscooking
November 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Lots of apples on the apple tree at the moment, so utilised a couple to make this dessert: baked apples with cinnamon, vanilla and maple syrup.
Recipe from @nigelslater.bsky.social
#dessert #food #foodsky #homecooking #apples #autumn
November 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Autumn is when I move into the season of stews, casseroles & other slow cooked dishes. Today is slow cooked oxtail with 5 spice & tamarind. Served with a potato & turnip mash, plus leafy greens from the garden.
Recipe from @nigelslater.bsky.social
#dinner #comfortfood #food #foodsky #homecooking
November 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Some more of the Turner Prize artwork. Can you work out which artist (from my previous post) created each one?
#culture #art #Bradford #TurnerPrize
Two very similar pieces of art using swirly mark making A piece of art comprising of the upper torso of an army commander with lots of medals on their chest. Most of their head has been painted over and a moth collaged where their nose/mouth should be. An elaborate painting using lots of bright colours and ocean motifs. A collection of photographs including a bridge with "black lives matter" written on it, a Palestinian flag, a protest banner which says "mourn the dead and fight like hell for the living", and two men kissing.
November 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Turner Prize @ Cartwright Hall. I've included one piece from each nominee, with more info about each artist and their work in the alt text. Which id your favourite?
#art #culture #Bradford #TurnerPrize
Rene Matic works primarily with photography, sculpture and textiles. Their artwork questions identity, society and how we find belonging. They often work with flags, and this piece was inspired by the Capitol attack in January 2021. Mohammed Sami uses metaphor and ambiguity to create paintings about memory and conflict. Their work is often created from fragmented or distorted memories evoking scenes that feel familiar yet unplaceable. This piece is entitled 'Hiroshima'. Nnena Kalu makes large scale hanging sculptures and drawings. Her bold, abstract works use mark making, layering, varied materials, and scale. These hanging sculptures begin with a hoop, tube or structure that forms a base; around these she wraps, folds and knots streams of repurposed fabric, rope, tape, cling film, paper and VHS tape. Zadie Xa creates installations that imagine alternative worlds but draws from her own Korean and Canadian background. Xa's presentation uses painting, the sounds of the sea, textiles and hanging shells to consider links between ocean life, generational grief, Korean shamanism and ghostly spirits. The floor is highly polished to enable the artwork to be reflected in it like the ocean.
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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A lovely afternoon at Cartwright Hall, which opened as an art gallery in 1904. Currently - as part of Bradford's city of culture celebrations - it is home to the nominees of the Turner Prize (see separate posts coming shortly).
#culture #art #Bradford
The outside of Cartwright Hall A painting of Bradford in the 18th century A painting by local artist David Hockney of two people chatting on a pavement with some houses on the other side of the road A painting by LS Lowry of an industrial landscape
November 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Enjoying a night out at the theatre
#theatre #musicals #Matilda #RoaldDahl
Outside the theatre with a sign saying "Matilda" The set of Matilda, with lots of letters displayed on big pillars and on the floor
October 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM