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I think of this rather as an autumnal or wintry version of risi e bisi, Venice’s celebration of spring in the form of a pea risotto that is just this side of a soup. It has a certain elegant calm about it. Its flavour is not muted exactly — the sweet grassiness of the celeriac, the fragrant woodsiness of thyme, the richness of Marsala and the warmth of garlic all make their presence lightly felt — but it has a gentleness that feels so very unmodern and so very precious. There is just something quiet and lovely about it that seems to still the air around you as you eat. If you wish to use mushroom stock (either from a cube or made by soaking dried porcini) you certainly can, and if using porcini, fry them, once soaked, along with the leek. This would also make it vegetarian. While simply ditching the cheese and using oil in place of butter — on top of the switch of stocks — would make it vegan (and do check the Marsala is vegan-friendly) — you will need to provide more oomph; I suggest a couple of teaspoons of miso or 2-3 tablespoons of the Burnt Onion and Aubergine Dip. Or roast a whole bulb of garlic as per the directions in the dip recipe and squeeze into the soup at the end. Of all the recipes in Cook, Eat, Repeat, I think that this must be the one I’ve cooked the most. It’s bowlfood at its most exquisitely comforting, and a necessary reminder that beige food can be beautiful — perhaps more to taste than to look at, but that, after all, is what counts. And please read the Additional Information section at the end of the recipe before proceeding.

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Nigella Lawson · How To Be A Domestic Goddess

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These tiny, vibrantly khaki — if that

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These are astonishingly relaxing and gratifying to make. Children absolutely adore making them, although the results often don

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Nigella Lawson · Nigella Bites

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Bites

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I recommend eating one of these for breakfast with lots of unsalted butter, which gives all the sweetness I need, but if you want a sweeter bun, add 50ml runny honey along with the yogurt and egg. Like any soda bread, these buns are as good eaten with a slice of cheese, as they are with butter and jam, and the slightly more exotic scent of the fennel seeds and the bursts of tart flavour from the cranberries, don

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In celebration of the World Cup, and as tradition decrees, I suggest by way of a sofa-side snack my Soccermole. This, you won

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Summer

I love the Japanese way of eating cold noodles: I just lift a bowl to my face, fork furiously and slurp. If you want to make these part of a meal, then know that they go wonderfully well with salmon: just get some fillets, sear them in a hot pan, leaving the interior fleshily coral. But I love eating these as they are, in huge quantities and — preferably — alone. Because they

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Nigella Lawson

If Christmas isn’t the time for a kitsch cocktail, I don’t know when is. And while I have nothing against a straightforward Snowball (and I make mine with one part advocaat to about 3 parts lemonade, and a spritz of lime), I think we all need something a little stronger this year. And so, to bring camp comfort and cheer, I bring you my Snowball in Heaven. I propose then, a ratio of two parts vodka to one part advocaat, a splosh of lemonade and, if desired, a spritz of lime or lemon juice. But if you want a gentler cocktail, then simply go for one part vodka to two parts advocaat before topping up with lemonade. Of course, you could always leave out the lemonade altogether, in which case you’d have, rather delectably, a Custard Martini! Of course, any way you choose to mix this cocktail it should, ideally, be topped with a maraschino cherry. Sadly, I don’t have any of those, which is why my Snowball in Heaven here is cherry-less.

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Express

Nigella Lawson · How To Be A Domestic Goddess

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson · How To Be A Domestic Goddess

Nigella Lawson · How To Be A Domestic Goddess

Nigella Lawson

I love a plain white-iced cake: smooth icing, wrapping the cake almost like a hatbox. I am happy to have this decorated, but I

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Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Express

This pâté takes the merest moment to make and yet it is a wonderful start to a meal or, indeed, a whole meal in itself. I don