Nigella Offers Simple Recipes For Holiday Cheer (2024)

FAQs

What is Nigella Lawson's most famous dish? ›

Lawson met journalist John Diamond in 1986, when they were both writing for The Sunday Times. They married in Venice in 1992, and had a daughter, Cosima, and a son, Bruno.

For me, the weekend cries out for American Breakfast Pancakes – and if you want to make your life even easier, try my Home Made Instant Pancake Mix – or French toast (either Orange French Toast or Doughnut French Toast, you choose).

Introduction. Look, the name is meant to be a bit of a joke, but what I'm talking about is a pitta-like bread, glazed golden with beaten egg and sprinkled with nigella seeds. This is what I make when I'm in mezze-mode.

For more profound flavours, dry roast or microwave the seeds before use.

Nigella's Grasshopper Pie (from KITCHEN) is a tart based on the grasshopper co*cktail that is made with cream, minty creme de menthe and white creme de cacao, a chocolate liqueur. The filling of the pie includes melted marshmallows, as this gives a light, moussey texture.

Nigella seeds can add an herby-oniony flavor to all sorts of dishes. Try sprinkling them over salad, vegetables (potato dishes especially), or fish or adding them to rice pilaf, lentils, and chicken or lamb braises.

Ahead of My Kitchen Rules airing last summer, Nigella shut down the possibility of ever appearing in a cooking show that doesn't prioritise respect among its contestants and crew. Speaking to Australian Woman's Weekly about explosive culinary series, the 62-year-old said: 'I don't like that at all.

When it comes to saucepans (as well as oven trays), Lawson prefers a Finnish brand called Iittala Tools. “They are as sturdy as they are beautiful,” she explains. “They manage to combine a '70s chunkiness with sleek elegance—they are a cook's dream: They conduct heat excellently and wash up easily.”

What does Nigella use on her face? ›

The TV chef and food writer, 59, revealed she applies Garden of Wisdom's 100% Pure Prickly Pear Seed Oil to her face, hair and hands.

How did Nigella Lawson manage her weight after being diagnosed with diabetes and having a heart attack?

No, despite having her own cookbook and multiple cooking shows, Nigella Lawson is not a trained chef. In fact, her self-proclaimed status as an amateur has never changed. She has remained consistently proud of the fact that she never received formal training and is, to all intents and purposes, self-taught.

Nigella said she has put on weight during the pandemic due to eating "too much chocolate, pasta and potatoes" and tends to opt for an elasticated waist instead of tight clothing. The Sun reported she said: "Sorry, I'm not looking enormously glamorous. Those days are over. I'm now never in high heels.

This steak sarnie recipe remains one of Jamie Oliver's most famous dishes.

As for her recent business ventures, Nigella has continued to share recipes, blogs and cooking tips on her official website. After everything she has experienced in her career and in her personal life, the mom of two shared an important takeaway she has learned to live by.

Two years after John passed away, Nigella remarried in 2003 to wealthy art collector and advertising agency founder, Charles Saatchi.

Nigella seeds are found frequently in Indian, Middle Eastern, and North African cuisines. This means you can find these seeds in curries and lentil dishes alike. Nigella seeds also pair well with root vegetable dishes, as well as squashes such as spiced butternut squash.