How to Eat - Nigella Lawson

Nigella. Nigella. Nigella. How can I ever thank you? You came into my kitchen and you gave without taking. You changed the way I cooked. And, dear reader, I do not exagerate. How to Eat is a simply fantastic book that that has a place in every kitchen In many ways this is a beginner’s manual. Nigella, well we are on first names terms, is happy to go back to basics and get you started on stuff that you know you ought to already know. In the first section ‘basics’ she talks you through essential ingredients and equipment you will need and some basic notions of good food. Her overriding principle is one of enjoyment. That we should enjoy eating ...  Read the complete review

This is one in a collection of Nigella Lawson cook books, rather than simply showing amazing pictures of incredibly rich foods and giving recipes that have so many ingredients you'd forget what you were making, this book gives sound advice on what recipes to make using certain essential ingredients and as ever, some ridiculous ones. The book offers some practical recipes more than many of Nigellas other books but it still lacks the common touch, the chapters are as follows: Charts and Conversions: A handy section giving advice on weights and measurements. Basics Etc: How to make basic sauces, breads and Christmas Goose(!), this is ...  Read the complete review

Oh, I know I shouldn't, but I regularly read this book in bed. I've cast my novels and my travel books to one side and now I drift off to sleep dreaming of elegant al-fresco dinner parties on the patio. Not that I'll ever have these dinner parties - my patio is too small to accommodate more than two at a time, but we can all have our dreams. But Nigella's book is not just a book for dreamers, it's a book that is surprisingly full of common sense as well as fantastic recipes that are great for building the confidence in anyone that has any kind of inclination to prepare beautiful food beautifully. By beautiful food, I don't mean simply ...  Read the complete review

This book has sat on my shelf for a couple of years, unread (actually it's moved house with me three times, but that doesn't sound as good!) Anyway, the reason I'd dismissed it as a recipe book is because I find it hard to use. I have read the other dooyoo ops on this book and everyone sings its praises. Nobody dwells on the fact that this is a confusing book - maybe I'm missing something, but this book has me in a muddle every time! +++What's wrong with it?+++ I love the food, the end result, but I found I just don't have time for the bits in-between. I believe that if you are an unsure cook, you could read this for confidence and ...  Read the complete review

Is it a cook book or a lifestyle magazine? That was my first thought when I saw this book as it just looks so good. I hadn't been Nigella Lawson's biggest fan previous to buying How To Eat, I'd always found her Sunday Times reviews a little stagnant and pretentious, so I hadn't paid much attention when this book came out in hardback. Then, on yet another occasion when my husband complained about my cooking skills (don't worry, he's French, so he does most of the cuisine chez moi), I decided it was time to buy myself at least one cook book. I can not praise this book enough, if you, like me, have liitle aspiration of becoming the ...  Read the complete review