LOVE Nigella! Wife bought me this one--which is kind of feeding into my obsession for another woman! Love my wife. This book is full of great recipes but its also a good read as she has so many personal stories and so much information behind each recipe. It brings depth that's far beyond the actual food and makes it more than just a palette pleaser. The photos in the book are also amazing--So much valuable stuff in this one. Always one to go back to. --Also, some really interesting dishes-things that perhaps you have never heard of which Nigella most often refers to as her idea of 'comfort foods'. I have been hoping for some time for Nigella Lawson to write another book in the vein of her first one, How to Eat. However all of her follow up books have been more recipe collections than anything else, albeit with nicely written introductions and the casual recipe giving style that characterizes her breezy, accessible writing. I have just picked this up from the library and finished the introduction, yet it looks much more along the lines of How to Eat than anything yet. Much more along the lines of Nigel Slater's Appetite or Real Food, this looks like a winner. Which is a very good thing indeed.UPDATE: unfortunately the book didn't live up to its early promise. It is probably fine if you want lots of recipes with a bit of commentary. As I said before, I liked How to Eat which had a much greater mixture of overall food writing which was illustrated in a way by the recipes. Or so it seems to me ...
A return to form for our favorite domestic goddess, Kitchen is a fat, splendid, glossy compendium full of photos, essays and true confessions. Lawson addresses readers who have been following her books for years by acknowledging that her kids have grown, her tastes are evolving and that we've all been down the rhubarb road before (so she subs in gooseberries). I especially enjoyed her candid confessions about which appliances are gathering dust under her counters (spoiler alert: yogurt maker).
—Maya
I make no secret of my Love for Nigella Lawson. She makes go all weak in the knees. This book is no different. The recipes are well laid out, thoughtfully explained and complete. This is a cookbook that I'll sit with simply to gawk at the great pictures and stellar recipes.I've made several dishes from this great book with no problems. The photos in this book are amazing. The stills in this book boarder on food porn. I Love This Book.
—chixgirl5
Lots of wonderful comfort food and kitchen advice from Nigella. What's not to like???
—8hgastineau
