Synopses & Reviews
Nigella Lawson is one of England's most
influential food writers; star of her own show,
Nigella Bites, on British
television, soon to be broadcast in America; and was just named Britain's Author
of the Year for
How to Be A Domestic Goddess. Now she is making her mark
is this country as well, having been featured in
Gourmet magazine, and
with the U.S. publication of her book.
How to Be A Domestic Goddess is not only
about baking, but is also about enjoying being in the kitchen; about taking
sensuous pleasure in the entire process and relishing the outcome. To quote
Nigella on her philosophy: "The trouble with much modern cooking is not
that the food it produces is not good, but that the mood it induces in the cook
is one of skin-of-the-teeth efficiency, all briskness and little pleasure.
Sometimes that's the best we can manage, but at other times we don't want to
feel stressed and overstretched, but like a domestic goddess, trailing nutmeggy
fumes of baking pie in her languorous wake . . ."
This deliciously reassuring and mouthwatering
cookbook demonstrates that it's not terribly difficult to bake a batch of
muffins or a layer cake, but that the appreciation and satisfaction they bring
are disproportionately high. The "domestic goddess" has to maintain
her (or his) cool when faced with pastry, of course; but with Nigella's
guidance, even puff pastry can be pain-free.
Here at last is a book that understands our
anxieties, feeds our fantasies, and puts cakes, pies, pastries, breads, and
biscuits back into our own kitchens. Divided into nine sumptuous chapters
(Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Puddings, Chocolate, Children, Celebrations, Breads, and
The Domestic Goddess's Larder) and filled with over 220 lavishly illustrated
recipes, this is the art of baking and comfort cooking made simple and alluring
for the modern cook.
Review
"Most cookbooks and food shows are about
control, precision, and fear of doing something incorrectly. In Nigellaworld,
the kitchen is not a science lab with rigid rules and formulas to follow. It's a
place to play, sometimes with your friends and kids.
Joe Dolce, Gourmet
Review
"Her cookbook, written in a warm, familiar style, is sure to
win her many fans on this side of the Atlantic" New York
Daily News
Review
"The beautiful color photos set the mouth to watering." Publishers
Weekly
Synopsis
"The trouble with much modern cooking is that the mood it induces in the cook is one of skin-of-the-teeth efficiency, all briskness and little pleasure. Sometimes that's the best we can manage, but at other times we don't want to feel stressed and overstretched, but like a domestic goddess, trailing nutmeggy fumes of baking pie in our languorous wake" --from How to Be a Domestic Goddess
How to Be a Domestic Goddess is not about being a goddess, but about feeling like one. What this deliciously mouthwatering cookbook demonstrates is that it's not actually hard to bake a pan of muffins or a sponge layer cake, but the appreciation and satisfaction they bring are disproportionately high. Filled with over 220 gorgeously illustrated recipes, this book understands our anxieties, feeds our fantasies, and puts cakes, pies, pastries, preserves, puddings, breads, and cookies back in our own kitchens. The domestic goddess has to maintain her (or his) cool when faced with pastry, of course--but with Nigella Lawson's guidance, even puff pastry can be pain-free.
Synopsis
Nigella Lawson's How to Be a Domestic Goddess is about not only baking, but the enjoyment of being in the kitchen, taking sensuous pleasure in the entire process, and relishing the outcome. Nigella's deliciously reassuring and mouthwatering cookbook demonstrates that it's not terribly difficult to bake a batch of muffins or a layer cake, but the appreciation and satisfaction they bring are disproportionately high. At last, a book that understands our anxieties, feeds our fantasies, and puts cakes, pies, pastries, breads, and biscuits back into our own kitchens.
About the Author
Nigella Lawson is one of the best and most influential of British food
writers, and a brilliant home cook. Her first book,
How to Eat, appeared
in 1998 to wide acclaim. She is the food writer for British
Vogue, and
has her own television show,
Nigella Bites, on British television, which
is soon to air in America. She lives in London with her two children.