I have a serious girl crush on Nigella Lawson. I adore the tone of her cookbooks and the devil-may-care manner in which she prepares food on her numerous gorgeously styled television programs. Nigella’s cookbooks always present entertaining in such an approachable and anxiety-free way that I’m repeatedly convinced I can host a fabulous dinner party without having a meltdown. I’ve yet to accomplish this feat though. I always have at least one hissy fit at some point before a big party, but a girl can still hope, right?
Nigella Christmas, Lawson’s latest gorgeous volume of recipes, was recently released and I simply can’t put it down. I’ve flipped through the festive pages numerous times over the past weeks and changed my mind about which dishes I hope to prepare for our Christmas dinner on countless occasions. Presently I have my eye on a Tiramisu Layer Cake, a sticky looking Gingerbread, and a decadent Clementine based chutney. Obviously I need to find some sort of protein and vegetables to serve between this array of sweets but I’m certain Nigella has my back.
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I adore Nigella too. I’ve been hugging her domestic goodness book for the last 24 hours, making marmalades like mad. I must also have this book. It’s just necessary.
I’m using her curd recipe too – making clementine curd this weekend!
I love her as well. I wasn’t sure the first time I saw one of her shows, but she’s just so casual about everything, and I love her descriptors of ingredients and how she uses them. I don’t own any of her cookbooks, but I do lust after them.
Maggie – Oh! Marmalade. Also a fabulous idea. You’re a Christmas kitchen machine this year. Where do you ever find the time?
Lindsey – You need to ask Santa for one of her books ASAP
They seriously something you can curl up on the couch with and just revel in. The way she writes about food is just so elegant. Why can’t I posh and British?! *sigh*
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