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Nigella Lawson

This recipe is my own but at the same time a conflation of a couple of Italian Christmas must-haves: the glorious, fruit-studded panettone and crema di mascarpone, which is best described as tiramisu without the Savoiardi biscuit layer, and sometimes with pieces of chocolate stirred through the mascarpone mixture. I have brought in a cassata element, which means I add, along with the chocolate, some crumbled marrons glaces (though any candied or dried fruits could do) and chopped pistachios. The pomegranate seeds I tumble over the top at the end are there for their beauty as well as to add a further seasonal touch but, importantly, are thought to bring luck and should therefore be an indispensible part of the Christmas table. If you would like to make this cake without the uncooked eggs, then simply omit the eggs and caster sugar. Then whisk 50g/½ cup icing/confectioner

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

You might think that banana bread was not an Italian recipe and you

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Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

The only drawback (and it may not necessarily be one) with these quick-summoned rolls is that they aren

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An Italian friend of mine, who makes a killer tiramisu herself, was an instant convert.

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When you haven

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My children love this. Actually, I don

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Nigella Lawson

It’s no secret that I love a chicken traybake — or sheet pan dinner, if you prefer — as those of you have made my Chicken Traybake with Bitter Orange and Fennel, Chicken and Pea Traybake, and One Pan Sage and Onion Chicken and Sausage know only too well. But this is another absolute favourite in my house, and I’m thrilled it has now found a home on the website. There is just something incontestably relaxing about bunging everything in a roasting tin and thence into the oven where it can cook merrily away without any input from you. And there is much less washing up at the end, too. Easy as this recipe is, I do require you to peel the potatoes. Now, I’m not one for peeling potatoes if I can get away with it generally, but here you want the cubes of potato not to crisp up in the oven but to drink in the spiced lime and chicken juices as they cook, becoming soft and soused. And should you have any chicken leftover, you can make one of my favourite sandwiches: for one chicken thigh (take the meat off the bone and then shred or chop it), you mix together a tablespoonful of mayo, a pinch of salt and a teaspoon each of garam masala and mango chutney; stir your shredded chicken into this and clamp between two pieces of bread. Finally, although you can make the pink-pickled onions just before you assemble the traybake, I like to do it a few hours in advance or even the night before. And to make these, simply cut a small red onion (or half a larger one) into fine half moons, cover with lime juice, and leave to steep, removing them from the lime juice to serve.

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Nigella Lawson

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Nigella Lawson

Cool, satiny ice cream with a cranberry syrup so jewel-bright and shiny it could be made of molten lip gloss. My great aunt used to make an ice cream studded with raisins and candied peel that she called Australian Christmas Pudding; I loathed it. This, though, is my version, I suppose: something cold and sunny that is at the same time redolent of the holidays.