How do I love Nigella? Let me count the
ways. Sometimes she’s bigger, and some times she’s smaller, but she’s
always incredibly beautiful. She is incredible intelligent and
well-educated, and has had some incredibly hard knocks (including the
death of her first husband) and survived with consummate grace.
She is a mother over 40 who oozes sex appeal, admits to cooking pasta for herself to eat in bed while watching television, and deep fries candy bars in batter. Most important, in an age of molecular gastronomy and foodie preciousness, she cooks food that is simple, sensuous and exactly what you were yearning for but couldn’t name until you saw the recipe.
I've had plenty of disasters in the kitchen. I once dropped a duck on the floor on the way to the table. And more than once I've nearly flambéed my kitchen. I've learned the hard way not to start sipping my white wine before the main course is cooked and ready to plate. But I'm particularly challenged when I'm cooking for more than 6.
