Nigella Kitchen

Comprehensive,informative,andengaging,NigellaKitchenoffersfeel-goodfoodforcooksandeatersthatiscomfortingyetalwaysseductive,nostalgicbutwithamoderntwist--whethersuper-fastexoticrecipesfortheweekdayrush,leisurelyslow-cookdishesforweekendsandspecialoccasions,orirresistiblecakesandcookiesintrue"domesticgoddess"style.NigellaKitchenanswerseverydaycookingquandaries--whattofeedagroupofhungryteenagers,howtorustleupaspur-of-the-momentmealforfriends,orhowtotreatyourselfwhenyou'rehomealone--andsincerealcookingissooftenaboutleftovers,hereonerecipecanmorphintoanother...fromhamhocksincidertociderypeasoup,from"praised"chickentoChinatownsalad.Thisisn'tjustaboutbeingthrifty;it'saboutbeingcreativeandseeinghowrecipesevolve.With190mouthwateringandinspiringrecipes,includingmorethan60express-stylerecipes(30minutesorunder),NigellaKitchenoffersplentyofchoice--fromclamswithchorizotoGuinnessgingerbread,fromAsianbraisedbeefshanktochocolatekeylimepie,frompastaallagenovesetoVenetiancarrotcake.Inaddition,Nigellapresentsherno-nonsensekitchenkitmust-haves(and,crucially,whatisn'tneeded)inthewayofequipmentandmagicalstandbyingredients.Butaboveall,sheremindsthereaderhowmuchpleasurethereistobehadinrealfoodandinreclaimingthetraditionalrhythmsofthekitchen,asshecookstothebeatoftheheartofthehome,creatingsimple,deliciousrecipestomakelifelesscomplicated.Gorgeouslyillustrated,thisexpansive,livelynarrative,withitsrichfeastoffood,isdestinedtobea21st-centuryclassic.