Easy Cooking In The Kitchen

Nigella Lawson, the daughter of politician Nigel Lawson, is one of the most famous female chefs to come out of the UK in recent years. Nigella loved to cook from a young age, and was also trained as a journalist and food critic, so making a move into writing cook-books was one which was fairly natural.

Nigella the Writer

Nigella’s first foray into the field was the cook-book called How to Eat which sold 300,000 copies. The follow-up is perhaps Nigella’s most famous cook-book to date – How to Be a Domestic Goddess. This book also sold 180,000 copies within the first few months and won Nigella the Author of the Year Award at the British Book Awards.

It was these first two cook-books which then launched Nigella’s career into TV, with her series Nigella Bites first screening in the UK on Channel 4 in 2000. From this series there was spawned yet another cook-book, this one named after the series – simply Nigella Bites.

Nigella’s popularity continued to grow, both in the UK and abroad, and in 2006 her new show Nigella Feasts debuted in the US. This subsequently was contracted to be shown across numerous other countries, a sign of Nigella’s increasing popularity and a signal that there may be yet more cook-books to come.

Sure enough, a Christmas special entitled Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen led onto a new BBC series called Nigella Express, a series which did lead to another published cook-book.

What’s in Nigella Lawson’s Cook-books?

One of the main reasons that Nigella Lawson’s cook-books are so popular is that they take a no-nonsense approach that is much more suitable for the modern lifestyle, while still maintaining the same essence as more traditional cook-books. For example in Nigella’s Christmas there are a whole host of recipes which are designed to make your Christmas celebrations elegant but low-fuss. There are heaps of yummy dishes in the cook-book including simple edible Christmas tree decorations, several recipes for fabulous Christmas cakes and puddings. And to top it all off, Nigella even shows you how to make a turkey with all the trimmings which will delight all your guests.

Nigella Express, as the name suggests, is aimed specifically at those who haven’t got a great deal of time on their hands to spend in their kitchen. As well as a whole host or recipes, Nigella takes you through the absolute essentials that all kitchen cupboards should be stocked with to save you time in the long run. There are also lots of tips to help you cut corners in the kitchen without compromising quality.

Nigella Lawson’s Published Cook-Books

If Nigella Lawson’s style of cooking sounds like exactly what you need, you should check out some of her cook-books. This is a list of all the cook-books which Nigella has currently got in print:

· How to Eat: Pleasures and Principles of Good Food
· How to Be a Domestic Goddess
· Nigella Bites
· Forever Summer with Nigella
· Feast: Food to Celebrate Life
· Nigella Express
· Nigella Christmas

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Baking has become one of my favorite hobbies because of the delicious baked goods that I can make. Even before I got started baking, I have already been experimenting with the oven toaster by making a small batch of cookies. When I bought an oven, that’s when I had the chance to try out different recipes that I have dreamed of making.

When I first started baking, I also started buying cookbooks so that I can learn new recipes. A lot of recipe from cookbooks aren’t that easy to follow. They often use some cooking term that I’m not familiar with or I’m not familiar with the ingredients listed.

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Most recipes are either too complex with too expensive ingredients resulting in dishes way too fancy for average families. Thus began my search for an entertaining easy-to-use book of recipes to feed any family on any budget… a book that would really be used instead of relegated to the back of the bookshelf! I quickly discovered that if such a book were to be found, I’d have to write it. And I did! Read the rest of this entry »

My favorite family cookbook is home to American Test Kitchen recipes that are easy to follow and always produces an awesome tasting family meal at home. This article gives you a quick look at why this cookbook belongs in your home kitchen, and it will also help you find more information on the book and its authors.

Good old-fashioned “home cooking” is a hot and growing trend. From the brand new home chef, to the experienced head chef, every home kitchen needs a great cookbook! Your first and primary cookbook should not only be full of great recipes, but it should also provide you an education on food and cooking techniques.

The ONE cookbook every family and home should have

One of the best-selling cookbooks that every home should have is The America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, by America’s Test Kitchen. America’s Test Kitchen is a company dedicated to researching, testing and publishing great recipes “that work”. They produce a popular TV cooking show called “America’s Test Kitchen“, they publish several industry-leading magazines such as Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country, and last but not least they publish several best-selling cookbooks.

What separates this family cookbook from the others?

America’s Test Kitchen is known for their exhaustive, well-structured testing approach. They take well-known recipes, apply different best practices and techniques throughout their testing, and ultimately come up with the one best recipe. It’s common for them to test a recipe 30-50 times in order for their expert staff of chefs and tasters to determine one winning recipe.

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In addition to providing hundreds of recipes, this family cookbook also has little articles peppered throughout the book that provide helpful information, such as equipment testing, recommendations, cooking techniques and education on food and science. All of this together not only helps you cook great meals from the start, but it also helps you become a better cook over time.

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