Nigella Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home
Comprehensive, informative, and engaging, Nigella Kitchen offers feel-good food for cooks and eaters that is comforting yet always seductive, nostalgic but with a modern twist—whether super-fast exotic recipes for the weekday rush, leisurely slow-cook dishes for weekends and special occasions, or irresistible cakes and cookies in true “domestic goddess” style. Nigella Kitchen answers everyday cooking quandaries—what to feed a group of hungry teenagers, how to rustle up...
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Kitchen tells the story of the life of the kitchen, through the food we eat now and the way we live, in the most important room of the house.Compendious, informative and utterly engaging, Kitchen brings us feel-good food for cooks and eaters that is comforting but always seductive, nostalgic but with a modern twist ? whether express-style easy-exotic recipes for the weekday rush, leisurely slow-cook dishes for weekends and special occasions, or irresistible cakes and cookies as the Domestic Goddess rides again. It answers everyday cooking quandaries ? what to give the kids for lunch, how to rustle up a meal for friends in moments, or what to do about those black bananas, wrinkled apples and bullet-hard plums ? and since real cooking is so often about leftovers, here one recipe can morph into another... from ham hocks to pea soup and pasties, from chicken to Chinatown salad. This isn't just about being thrifty but about being creative and seeing how recipes come about and evolve. As well as offering the reader a mouthwatering array of inspired new recipes ? from clams with chorizo to Guinness gingerbread, from Asian braised beef to flourless chocolate lime cake, from pasta Genovese to Venetian carrot cake ? Nigella rounds up her no-nonsense Kitchen Kit and Caboodle must-haves (and, crucially, what isn't needed) in the way of equipment and magical standby ingredients. But above all, she reminds the reader how much pleasure there is to be had in real food and in reclaiming the traditional rhythms of the kitchen, as she cooks to the beat of the heart of the home, creating simple, delicious recipes to make life less complicated.The expansive, lively narrative, with its rich feast of food, makes this new work a natural 21st-century successor to Nigella's classic How To Eat, this time with a wealth of photographs from the instructive to the glorious. Library Journal Lawson, who's written eight cookbooks (e.g., Nigella Fresh), begins her latest with a list of items she uses in the kitchen and a section on shortcuts and tips. Main course recipes include Roasted Seafood, which calls for 16 unpeeled, raw, colossal-size shrimp, and Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic. Desserts range from the beautifully layered Swedish Summer Cake (with nearly two pounds of strawberries) to simple-to-prepare Chocolate Chip Cookies. Whether you're preparing dinner for the family or guests, you'll find plenty of options that are simple to make and a feast for the eyes. [Six-city tour.]
\ From Barnes & NobleIt was a British Guardian reviewer who hit on the reason for Nigella Lawson's extraordinary appeal: "She thinks," he wrote, "not just as cook, but as eater." Indeed, Nigella herself never pretends to be a trained chef; instead, she modestly presents herself as some one who cooks for pleasure. That humility extends to this cookbook, which contains a full banquet of everyday meals, quick-turnover lunches, and self-indulgent weekend feasts. In her new Nigella Kitchen, this Domestic Goddess doesn't disdain leftovers or money-savers and she comes to our rescue with tips about shopping and essential standby ingredients. And we haven't yet mentioned the best part: her delectable recipes for Asian braised beef, Clams with Chorizo; Pasta Genovese; and, dare we mention, Guinness Gingerbread. Worth recommending.\ \ \ \ \ \ Library JournalLawson, who's written eight cookbooks (e.g., Nigella Fresh), begins her latest with a list of items she uses in the kitchen and a section on shortcuts and tips. Main course recipes include Roasted Seafood, which calls for 16 unpeeled, raw, colossal-size shrimp, and Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic. Desserts range from the beautifully layered Swedish Summer Cake (with nearly two pounds of strawberries) to simple-to-prepare Chocolate Chip Cookies. Whether you're preparing dinner for the family or guests, you'll find plenty of options that are simple to make and a feast for the eyes. [Six-city tour.]\ \
