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Nigella kitchen : recipes from the heart of the home / Nigella Lawson ; photographs by Lis Parsons
- Author
- Lawson, Nigella, 1960-
- Published
- London : Chatto & Windus, 2014.
- Physical Description
- xix, 487 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Additional Creators
- Parsons, Lis
- Series
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: Or what the kitchen means to me, and why I live in it -- Kitchen caboodle -- The items and equipment that make my life easier -- Kitchen confidential -- Tips, shortcuts and habits either inherited or acquired during the course of a cooking life -- What's for tea? -- Favourite family fall-backs to fend off that day-in, day-out feeling -- Hurry up, I'm hungry! -- Dinner at the double for those days when it feels there's scarcely time to cook -- Easy does it -- How it's possible to feed friends when you're frantic without losing your temper or sanity -- Cook it better -- Recipes that make the most of what's in the kitchen, or how to gratify good sense and greed at the same time -- My sweet solution -- Problem-solving puddings -- Off the cuff -- Storecupboard suppers and feasts from the fruits of the fridge-freezer -- pt. II Kitchen Comforts -- Chicken and its place in my kitchen -- My mother's legacy and the taste of home -- A dream of hearth and home -- Shaking off the all-too familiar workday frenzy with a spot of weekend baking, or how to find that warm glow and wallow in it -- At my table -- Or how I found culinary contentment by banishing the dinner party from my life so that I could enjoy both the company and the cooking -- The solace of stirring -- The risotto route to relaxation -- The bone collection -- The stuff I really sink my teeth into, or delights for the die-hard carnivore -- Kitchen pickings -- What I give people to eat when I don't want to make a meal of it, with easy cocktails and party food for those who cannot contemplate a canape -- The cook's cure for Sunday-night-itis -- Cosily substantial suppers that provide support and succour, or how the foods of yesterday can make tomorrow feel more manageable.
- Summary
- 'Nigella Kitchen' is packed with feel-good food for cooks and eaters that solves all your everyday cooking quandaries, from what to cook for Sunday lunch or how to give children food they'll eat, to how to rustle up an impromptu dinner party menu or a gluten-free cake. As well as her mouthwatering recipes, Nigella rounds up her kitchen must-haves: essential kitchen equipment and standby ingredients. With luscious photography, easy family recipes, indulgent food writing and a beautiful hardback design, this is a book you will treasure for many years.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780701189112 (hbk.)
0701189118 (hbk.) - Note
- Includes indexes.
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