How to Be a Domestic Goddess - Nigella Lawson

How to Be a Domestic Goddess - Nigella Lawson: Rapture, Ecstasy, and Bliss from your Kitchen (1016 words)
by TheChocolateLady - written on 08.08.07 (Very useful, 210 readings)
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Anyone who likes to cook, even a little bit, probably owns at least one cookbook. But making a meal of a meat, starch and two vegs is something almost any idiot can do, even without a recipe (and this is especially so today with so many prepared products on our market shelves). However, if you like to bake, having a cake cookbook on your shelves is practically essential. This is because baking is much more of a science than regular cooking. I've even heard it called chemistry for the kitchen. In truth, that's a good analogy because baking a cake or cookies isn't something you can just do without some kind of formula. And if ever there was a cook who could make even ...

Chain Me to the Kitchen Sink and Beat Me! (752 words)
by cmh4135 - written on 28.01.08 (Very useful, 73 readings)
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I'm a great believer that there's a cookery book out there for everyone. Whether you are an expert baker or a novice egg-boiler there'll be something to suit. My own cookery book collection is quite extensive and eclectic borne out of the fact that I like many different styles of food and, depending on my mood, will seek to cook or bake in many different ways. There are, however, a number of books that regularly make it off the shelf and onto the worktop. Nigella's Domestic Goddess book makes a fairly regular appearance on the work surface. Baking, over and above the relative staples of a basic sponge, bread and butter pudding or basic biscuit is an art ...

How to Be a Domestic Goddess - Nigella Lawson: Nigella and I failed the taste test! (815 words)
by nikkisly - written on 17.01.01 (Very useful, 301 readings)
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I was born into a family where custard was served in slices, cakes tended to have liquid centres and the gravy boat was passed round the table with the question "One lump or two?". Therefore the fact that I can cook is definitely not genetic, more the result of many evening classes and years of practise. And I do practise regularly. I bake all my own cakes, bread and most of my own biscuits (I say most because I haven't yet mastered Jaffa Cakes!) and I also cook a 'proper' meal every night and regularly have dinner parties. I have a cooks blow torch, for goodness sake - and I use it regularly. I very rarely use cookery books of any kind.I ...