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Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

I love the delicate silkiness of string-thin capellini, but you do need to act fast when you cook with it, as the fine strands can overcook all too easily. I take my wok with the scallops, once they’re cooked, over to sit by the sink, so that I can mix sauce and capellini immediately the pasta’s drained. And life is made very much easier, too, if you have one of those pasta pans with an insert. Obviously, if you’re using one of these sorts of pans, you don’t need to take the ½ cupful of pasta cooking liquid out before draining, as it will be waiting for you in the pan. Capellini take around 2 minutes to cook, which is why I make the sauce first. Should you have to use spaghetti or other longer-cooking pasta then start on the sauce when there’s about 4 minutes’ cooking time left for the pasta. I think you need a little fire with the tender sweetness of the scallops, so I don’t de-seed the chilli. If you wish to, though, be my guest. More euphoniously, in Italian this is capellini con le cappesante. For US cup measures, use the toggle at the top of the ingredients list.

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Summer

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Summer

Nigella Lawson

In How to Eat, I used a shallot for this salad; here I

Nigella Lawson · How To Be A Domestic Goddess

Syllabub is one of those ethereal, dreamy confections which seem at odds with the description

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Nigella Lawson · Nigella Summer

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Summer

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

When I was a child, my idea of a treat beyond measure was butterscotch Angel Delight, a chemical-tasting mousse in a packet, made by whisking milk into its tipped-out contents of flour, flavourings and God knows what else; my fondly remembered love of which says more about the romance of nostalgia than it does about the pudding itself. Still, inspiration comes in many forms, and this one has created a silky, richly smooth caramel custard pudding, with something childishly comforting about it.

Nigella Lawson · How To Be A Domestic Goddess

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Express

If ever you

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Express

Although this started off as a Christmas-time recipe, I have found that I cook it pretty much year round: the sweet squash is tangily countered by the blue cheese and the nuts bring gorgeous crunch, though the gentler rubble of toasted pine nuts can be happily substituted.

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

This is the vegan version of my Indonesian-Inspired Chicken Biryani, although it is splendid enough in its own right. Still, this is how it came to be, though I thought it would be easier for you to have it as a standalone recipe. For even though most of the recipe is exactly the same as for the chicken — apart from replacing the chicken with butternut squash, the regular plain yogurt with coconut milk yogurt, and adding some chickpeas — you do cook the initial stage a little differently. I should say, too, that I’ve also made this in exactly the same way with cauliflower, and very good it was, too, though I feel the butternut gives it more of a party feel. And by the way, even if you wish this to be vegetarian rather than vegan, I would still advise using coconut-milk yogurt as I think it needs that extra richness. For maximum pleasure — and isn’t that the aim in life? — serve with the Pineapple-Plus Salad with Rujak Dressing, replacing the fermented shrimp paste with 1 teaspoon of miso and a drop of vegan ‘fish’ sauce. And please read the Additional Information section at the end of the recipe before proceeding.

Nigella Lawson · Nigella Express

Ever since I overcame my prejudices about buying pre-chopped fruit and veg, my cooking life has got a lot simpler. And you should know that in Italian markets, storeholders regularly sell peeled and prepared vegetables bagged up to make their customers

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This is a rambunctiously vibrant curry, both to look at and eat. It is rich, sweet and hearty, with tomatoes providing a balancing acidity and the curry paste bringing uncompromising fire. I like the drama of black Venus rice with this, but by all means serve any rice you want alongside.

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This is a robust and bolstering soup — I make it for lunch when it’s cold and I want to cook something easy and comforting, but with some distracting chopping involved. If you don

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While these are not actually burgers, there is something meaty about a slice of roasted butternut squash that lends itself to this way of eating, and the salty halloumi, welded on by the heat of the oven, is the perfect foil to the squash