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Nigella Lawson · Nigella Summer

Nigella Lawson

Some people might not be convinced by the idea of a pasta pudding: but just remember how fabulously comforting rice pudding is and try not to be alarmed. You must try it. There

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Nigella Lawson · Nigella Express

Nigella Lawson

These uplifting, citrusy beauties are a quick-time, short-cut version of the traditional English canary pudding: instead of being steamed, these are baked in the oven, and the fact that you use shop-bought lemon curd and they are made in individual servings cuts down time and trouble, too. Try to make sure the ingredients below are at room temperature before starting. I make them just before serving the main course, so that they cook while we eat.

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

Liquorice is one of the signature tastes of Italy. As this is an ingredient that divides people viscerally, I

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I’m not much given to starters, finding it unrelaxing to have to jump up and clear the table not long after everyone’s sat down to dinner, but I’m a great believer in handing round something to pick at over drinks. And this doesn’t have to be anything fiddly or fancy: frankly, it’s hard to beat a bowl of buttery, spiced nuts. We don’t commonly think of liquorice as a spice, and I agree it’s a risky business flavouring food with such a divisive ingredient without knowing the predilections and prejudices of those who are going to eat it, but here the liquorice offers gentle, aromatic warmth rather than an aggressive punch. You can hardly detect it at first, though the more you eat, the more you can feel it build benignly: even the liquorice-avoidant seem to snaffle these up serenely. I should say that the liquorice powder I found in Amsterdam, which inspired these nuts in the first place, is paler and subtler than the robust dark Calabrian liquorice powder I’ve cooked with previous, but luckily I found one that matches my Dutch find on a British website called spicemountain.co.uk.

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Nigella Lawson · Nigella Bites

Nigella Lawson

In its wildest dreams, a jammy dodger could never aspire to the melting tenderness and celestial lightness of the Linzer cookie. The idea is the same: two biscuits, sandwiched together with jam, a hole or small shape cut out of the top one, so that the jam glints beckoningly through. But the Linzer cookie is the extravagant Austrian Christmas version, the dough rich and short with ground toasted hazelnuts. I buy skinned hazelnuts that have already been toasted, but it

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Summer

You might label this shiny black musselled variation of linguine alle vongole, linguine alle cozze, but to be frank, this version is not very Italian-flavoured. It owes something to the French taste for moules mariniere, and reaches Spainwards for a slug of sherry, in place of the usual white wine, to add oomph to the molluscs

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Express

This is one of my proudest creations and, I suppose, a good example of a recipe that isn

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Bites

Three ingredients: one great supper. I admit it

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I know an Italian would be horrified at the notion of using 150g / 5 ounces of pasta for just one person, but I cannot apologise. Nor do I for using linguine in place of the more traditional spaghetti; I prefer, here, the more substantial, more resistant and at the same time more sauce-absorbent tangle they make in the mouth. A big bowl of this is my favourite solo supper. If you wanted to serve this as a starter, or a modest lunch, then by all means allow it to stretch to two.

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Summer

You know, I

Nigella Lawson · How To Be A Domestic Goddess

Nigella Lawson

I often, uncharitably, think that chicken breast fillet is the default choice of eating-averse fatphobes. I

Nigella Lawson · How To Be A Domestic Goddess

These are the best scones I’ve ever eaten, which is quite how it should be since they emanate from one of those old-fashioned cooks who starts a batch the minute the door-bell rings at teatime. Yes, I know they look as if they’ve got cellulite — it’s the cream of tartar, which is also why, despite their apparent solidity, they have that dreamy lightness. And please read the Additional Information section at the end of the recipe before proceeding.

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Bites

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My children, when little, wouldn

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