Product Description

Nigella Christmas comprises reliable, practical, easy-to-follow recipes and reassuring advice about planning and cooking ahead, presented in a gorgeous glittering package which will make this the ultimate gift to yourself and for family and friends. Illustrated with 150 fabulous full-colour photographs by Lis Parsons (photographer of the bestselling NIGELLA EXPRESS), including method photos and lavish double-page 'spreads', Nigella Christmas is in a new, irresistible format. It includes everything from Christmas cakes and puddings, to quick and easy homemade presents (biscuits, preserves and other standbys), recipes for feeding friends and family over the holiday season with minimum stress and maximum enjoyment (cook and freeze ahead or slow-cook in the oven), as well as Christmas party food and drinks. And, of course, exciting and inspiring variations for the Main Event itself - from traditional turkey, festive ginger-baked ham and special trimmings to a Swedish Christmas a la Nigella, or a vegetarian Christmas feast.Nigella Christmas will surely be a perennial favourite, the book we will all reach for - for inspiration and reassurance - as soon as the Christmas lights start going up. ..

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-02
• Released on: 2008-10-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

Review
"* 'She makes cooking seem like a real pleasure' - Aileen Reed, Sunday Telegraph * 'A true cook with a valuable message and a groundbreaking show...she brings to life the sensual aspect of cooking' - The New York Times * How to Eat: 'I love How to Eat: its prose, its intelligence and, above all, its workable, soul-warming recipes' - Nigel Slater"

Review
'Nigella Christmas...is Christmas. It's warm, funny, luxurious and just a little bit make-believe'

The Lady
`...her tasty choice of reliably indulgent recipes'

Customer Reviews

Superb Feel Good Christmas Book
Nigella does it again. She writes great recipes with such relish and personality to her writing.

I just love her mince pie recipes, the pastry is just superb!!!
Also try the Rocky Road recipe, I have tried this from her Nigella Express book but the Xmas recipe for this is even richer!!

Sound good recipes, tested and tried out. Great artwork and illustrations, for me it is the best Christmas recipe book I have to date!!

Mad love for Nigella
I'm such a whore for Nigella and feel no shame in admitting it. That being said, there was no way I was waiting for this to be released in the US so I ordered it from Amazon UK. Whilst I'd love to give it five stars on its sheer beauty and great whacking heft, I have to agree with other reviewers that I am a bit put off by the repetition of recipes from all her previous books. Still, though, it is nice to have them all in one handy holiday tome and this is a luscious way to spend time, in my case with a vat of coffee in the living room, a plate of biscotti at the dining table, and a ton of fluffy pillows for propping in the bedroom. I've always had luck with her recipes so I am hoping that this time around will be no different. It's one of the most beautiful books in my collection and I think it's worth every penny.

Trick or Treat?
I'm a Nigella fan and like her no-nonsense approach to cooking despite her somewhat florid prose. This book does exactly what it says on the cover and contains plenty of indulgent recipes for the festive season which are easy to follow and beautifully photographed. However, as other reviewer's have said there are a lot of familiar Nigella recipes here with a few tweaks to make them more "Christmassy" She seems to have a particular obsession with cranberries. I'm sure I will be serving a few of these dishes over the holidays but I somehow doubt they will make it an unforgettable Christmas. A triumph of style over substance perhaps? However, this book will make a wonderful Christmas present to cooks of all abilities and tastes, even if they only leave it on the coffee table to be admired.