Nigella’s Creamy Potato Gratin

Posted: 14 December '10 by Niall

This recipe from Nigella Lawson isn’t the easiest way to make potato gratin but it is the best way, in my humble opinion, and definitely worth the extra effort. These potatoes are incredibly rich, indulgent and, above all, tasty. Although I usually serve them alongside a good steak or a roast, you could easily have..

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Comforting beef casserole with mashed potatoes

Posted: 22 January '10 by Ciara

I am really excited about this new recipe. I tried it for the first time this evening and we all loved it. It is packed with flavour and was the perfect thing to eat on a cold snowy evening. Sophie has been quite run down recently, so i am a bit paranoid that she should..

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Brownies with white chocolate buttons

Posted: 28 October '09 by Ciara

I was “surfing the net” a few weeks ago looking for a brownie recipe and came across a Nigella Lawson one. I have to confess, it was the first time that I have ever tried one of her recipes and I can tell you I was delighted with the results. These have to be the..

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Food for Thought – Elevenses with Nigella Lawson

Posted: 29 September '09 by Niall

There’s a short but interesting interview with Nigella Lawson on BBC’s iPlayer at the minute, in which Nigella talks about her early experiences of food – as a chamber maid in Italy, whisking white sauces for her mother and making veal stew and rabbit with prunes on a teenage visit to France. She also touches..

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Hazelnut Biscuits – The X-Factor Substitute

Posted: 29 September '09 by Niall

With Kelly glued to another episode of X-Factor on Sunday evening (with so much crying going on, the contestants must be in serious danger of de-hydration), I was at a bit of a loose end. Looking through the cupboard I saw that we had plenty of stuff for doing some baking – and with a..

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