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Nigella Lawson · Nigella Express

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson · How To Be A Domestic Goddess

Nigella Lawson · How To Be A Domestic Goddess

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Express

The recipe title says it all. You need no more than a few minutes to load up a couple of freezer bags (I wash mine and re-use them) with ribs and chicken, oils and unguents and then, after a day or so

Nigella Lawson

As someone who has happily come up with a bacon brownie recipe, I was only too enthusiastic about the idea of bringing bacon to a maple-syrup cupcake. I use very thinly sliced rindless streaky bacon to make crisp sprinkles. And as for the maple syrup, be advised that the cheaper Grade B (rather than the Grade A) is best here, though either will do nicely! As with all baking recipes, make sure your ingredients are at room temperature before you start — this will make a big difference to the lightness of the cupcakes.

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Express

A fragrant, juicy mango is a joy in itself, that I don’t dispute. But I have an alternative plan: cut up your lusciously ripe mango, toss it in a syrup flavoured with sharp lime and dark rum, add a scoop each of good, shop-bought vanilla ice cream and mango sorbet to a couple of bowls, tumble over the glistening, golden cubes — adding some finely chopped candied stem ginger, should any be to hand — and scatter some toasted coconut over the top. A mango split is one of the easiest desserts I can think of, and it always feels like a special treat. If you wish to make this without the alcohol, then simply replace the rum with water when making the syrup. And you could certainly add a little fresh ginger, finely minced, to the pan at the same time, should you not have a jar of stem ginger lying about the place. Finally, should you want to use a tub of ready-cubed mango for this, I certainly won’t stop you! And please read the Additional Information section at the end of the recipe before proceeding.

Nigella Lawson · How To Be A Domestic Goddess

Nigella Lawson

Yasmin Othman is my patient teacher in the arts of Malaysian cooking, and I am grateful to her. This, properly called ayam masak merah, gets its red colour as much from the fiery chilli paste at its base as from the tomatoes. In fact, when I posted a picture of my first attempt online, I was strictly enjoined by a chorus of Malaysians to add more chillies. They could tell my error just by the colour. Yes, it is hot, but not frighteningly so, yet what is more unfamiliar is the desirably dry texture of the curry. Dry, in the context of curries, and more particularly here, simply means that the chicken mustn’t swim in a sauce, but be thickly coated by it. I require nothing more alongside it than plain rice.

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No one is doubting the glory of mashed potatoes, and while they are not difficult to make, they can be quite a faff in large quantities at the last minute. This is the answer: a tangy, subtly cheesy mash, with a crunchy topping, that has revolutionized my cooking life. I made them for the first time last year for Thanksgiving (not something I would usually celebrate, but I had friends from America staying) and they have happily appeared on my table several times since. They come heartily recommended with the Slow-Cooked Black Treacle Ham, and any time you want to spread the load when you have people coming over. And please read the Additional Information section at the end of the recipe before proceeding.

Nigella Lawson · How To Be A Domestic Goddess

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Express

This is the shortcut version: no cheese sauce, but a gorgeously huge amount of cheese, bound with egg and evaporated milk. Yum. And please read the Additional Information section at the end of the recipe before proceeding.

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

I am preposterously proud of this squidgy gingerbread, and I don

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Express

The really great thing is that you feel you are doing your child some good at the same time as giving him or her a treat.

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In another time I

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Nigella Lawson · How To Be A Domestic Goddess

This is one of the best sort of recipes — a family hand-me-down. My paternal grandmother instructed me in the art of adding the final layer of sour cream, sugar and vanilla towards the end of the cooking time: and it