Nigella Lawson

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That’s so lovely to hear! Thank you, Sarah

Meatballs with Orzo Orzo pasta is a non-negotiable staple in my kitchen. Simply dressed in butter and salt, and maybe a dusting of nutmeg or grated Parmesan, or indeed both, it often serves at my table as a substitute fo...

I regard all food as comfort food, but #RecipeOfTheDay would score high by any metric: it’s Meatballs with Orzo! I even find the mindless repetitive action of rolling the little meatballs calming, though you may, of course, choose to buy ready-rolled meatballs. www.nigella.com/recipes/meat...

Thank you!

Chocolate Banana Muffins I tend to think of muffins as a grab-and-go refuelling treat or something you'd make for a weekend breakfast, but these look so darkly elegant, especially in their matching dark-brown, tulip-skirted p...

Attention all those harbouring any overripe bananas in their kitchen: #RecipeOfTheDay is Chocolate Banana Muffins in all their darkly smouldering glory! www.nigella.com/recipes/choc...

Chocolate Banana Muffins I tend to think of muffins as a grab-and-go refuelling treat or something you'd make for a weekend breakfast, but these look so darkly elegant, especially in their matching dark-brown, tulip-skirted p...

Attention all those harbouring any overripe bananas in their kitchen: #RecipeOfTheDay is Chocolate Banana Muffins in all their darkly smouldering glory! www.nigella.com/recipes/choc...

Wonderful, Dale!

You mean you’re not actually screaming yet?

Brown Butter Colcannon There’s not a form of mashed potato that doesn’t speak deeply to me, but this Colcannon with Brown Butter is just on another level. The colcannon itself doesn’t really veer from the traditional Irish ...

I mentioned mash yesterday and, as it happens, #RecipeOfTheDay is a particularly gorgeous form of mashed potatoes: Brown Butter Colcannon! www.nigella.com/recipes/brow...

1) A Wreath for the Enemy by Pamela Frankau 2) Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair 3) The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence 4) The Devastating Boys by Elizabeth Taylor 5) Old New York by Edith Wharton 6) The Skin Chairs by Barbara Comyns 7) Pilgrimage 1 by Dorothy Richardson

A new blog post today on some of my favourite Virago Modern Classics
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Brown Butter Colcannon There’s not a form of mashed potato that doesn’t speak deeply to me, but this Colcannon with Brown Butter is just on another level. The colcannon itself doesn’t really veer from the traditional Irish ...

I mentioned mash yesterday and, as it happens, #RecipeOfTheDay is a particularly gorgeous form of mashed potatoes: Brown Butter Colcannon! www.nigella.com/recipes/brow...

Result all round! Excellent

I remove them while eating

Chicken With 40 Cloves of Garlic When I was young, this old French classic was still — though in a quiet way — very much in vogue. I dare to say it was because the novelty of using so many garlic cloves had not worn off; it seemed so...

I’m always excited to announce that my take on that French classic, Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic, is #RecipeOfTheDay! Do make sure you have some good bread to go with it, though mashed potatoes could also be given serious consideration. www.nigella.com/recipes/chic...

It’s glorious! Thank you, Tracy – and I hope the weekend is kind to you

My pleasure!

That’s a fabulous story!

Oh yes!

The squishing is done as I eat, by the way, not on serving

I like the way the garlic steams sweetly inside their skins, and I very much do not like peeling garlic! I just squish out the almost caramelised garlic by pressing down on them with a fork.

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Chicken With 40 Cloves of Garlic When I was young, this old French classic was still — though in a quiet way — very much in vogue. I dare to say it was because the novelty of using so many garlic cloves had not worn off; it seemed so...

I’m always excited to announce that my take on that French classic, Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic, is #RecipeOfTheDay! Do make sure you have some good bread to go with it, though mashed potatoes could also be given serious consideration. www.nigella.com/recipes/chic...

Thank you so much, Tracy! 💐

I was rather anxious as I began reading your post and enormously relieved and grateful afterwards! Phew, and thank you!

London Cheesecake 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 cook...

When I was writing my baking book, I put in a New York cheesecake, which gave me the obvious name for my Granny Lawson’s recipe. And, on cue, London Cheesecake is #RecipeOfTheDay! www.nigella.com/recipes/lond...

That’s so lovely to hear

You’re too kind!

Thank you so much on both counts!! (And even more exclamation marks from me!)

I second this

London Cheesecake 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 cook...

When I was writing my baking book, I put in a New York cheesecake, which gave me the obvious name for my Granny Lawson’s recipe. And, on cue, London Cheesecake is #RecipeOfTheDay! www.nigella.com/recipes/lond...