There’s nothing like eggs for breakfast but sometimes boiled, scrambled, poached and even fried eggs can get boring. Rather than serving up the same old poached eggs on toast for breakfast, you could try dropping your eggs into a delicious tomato and garlic sauce. Nigella Lawson’s recipe, which she calls ‘Eggs in Purgatory’, serves one … Read more
Instructions Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C Fan/gas mark 7/425°F. Cook the macaroni according to the packet instructions, drain and then put back into the hot pan. While the pasta is cooking, put the cheese, evaporated milk, eggs and nutmeg in a processor and blitz to mix. Or grate the cheese and mix everything by hand. … Read more
If you’re in a hurry and need a quick lunch or dinner, an omelette is a great option. Omelettes usually consist of eggs whipped up with cream, milk or butter and fried in a small amount of butter or oil in a frying pan. Often, omelettes are made with various flavours including mushrooms, bacon, cheese … Read more
Instructions Cook the pasta according to packet instructions in plenty of salted boiling water, and then after 5 minutes add the peas to the pasta water. When the pasta is cooked, drain with the peas. Put the dry pan back on the heat with the cream, ham and Parmesan and warm it through. Add the … Read more
Ingredients: 640g goose fat (or vegetarian alternative) 2.5 kg roasting potatoes (Nigella recommends Yukon Gold or King Edwards) 2 tbsp semolina To start, preheat your oven to 230 degrees Celsius. Place your fat into a roasting dish and place it in the oven to heat up until it reaches a “frighteningly hot” temperature, which typically … Read more
Then, she sprinkles sea salt flakes over the top. But not everyone agrees with her method. Fans of the chef on social media can’t decide if Nigella’s “double buttered toast” is brilliant or just too much. One person said: “Nigella telling people to double butter and salt their toast is the kind of public service … Read more
Cook Nigella Lawson said her chicken teriyaki recipe is very “delicious” and is an ideal meal to make when you are feeling a little bit lazy. Putting together a quick, hot meal that tastes amazing can be fairly simple, especially with Nigella Lawson’s moresome chicken teriyaki recipe. In the ingredients list is mirin, which is … Read more
Chocolate mousse is often made using raw eggs which can be a hassle and if you’re allergic, it is completely ruled out. It also sometimes needs hours to set in the fridge, or even overnight, meaning lots of planning needs to be involved. Luckily, Nigella’s recipe uses marshmallows to help it set instantly, so I … Read more
While the recipe could easily be made with pesto from a jar, Nigella Lawson prefers using fresh ingredients, saying the difference in taste is “astonishing”. “I think soup tastes better made in a blender [typically having one blade and rather tall] rather than a food processor [which usually has more blades and is wider],” she … Read more
“This is every bit as wonderful as it sounds,” Nigella Lawsons says of her Italian-inspired rice pudding cake that mixes British and Italian culture. “The Italians like to stud their rice cake with candied peel, bake it in a tin lined with breadcrumbs or crushed amaretti, and eat it cold,” she explained. “I sprinkle mine … Read more
