Nigellissima!
Last week I had the good fortune to chat with Nigella Lawson. I can’t believe I just wrote that sentence! She was in Toronto promoting her latest cookbook, Nigellissima, a collection of easy and delicious Italian-inspired recipes.
She spoke about a lot of things’not just her new book’and I was rapidly taking notes on my iPhone while listening to her words of wisdom. I thought it would be nice to share some of what she has to say with our readers, because if there’s anyone who’s savvy in the kitchen, it’s definitely her.
Here are six nuggets of cooking and life wisdom gleaned from the conversation that day:
Nigella on Food Styling: ‘Use parsley on savoury foods and powdered sugar on sweets to amp up the presentation.’
Nigella’s Must-Have Pantry Staples: ‘Unwaxed lemons, good salt and bacon.’
Nigella on Cooking With White Wine: ‘Keep vermouth on hand instead. It can easily replace white wine in a recipe, and doesn’t go bad’meaning you can keep a bottle around for a long time.’
Nigella on Cooking With Kids: ‘Do it! Have your kids choose a recipe and let them make it once a week for an entire month in order to perfect it.’
Nigella on Work/Life/Family Balance: ‘A good friend told me you can have two lives, but not three: you can work and have kids, you can work and go out, or you can go out and have kids, but you can’t do all three.’
Nigella on Why We Cook: ‘To be with friends, those we love and even those who irritate us.’
Are you a Nigella fan? Which celebrity chefs do you admire, and whose recipes do you most enjoy making?
