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Nigella....at my table

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merlotgran Sun 12-Nov-17 09:43:30

There's a bit in the article about Nigella's kitchen being a set in a warehouse that says fans create the waving plants surrounding the table on her terrace (posh people don't say patio, do they?).

Silly me. I didn't for one moment consider the use of electric fans. I thought some daft people had queued up half the night for the privilege of crouching outside Nigella's kitchen and wiggling the bamboo at exactly the right moment. blush

DanniRae Sun 12-Nov-17 09:42:19

BTW 'that' dressing gown is SOLD OUT angry

DanniRae Sun 12-Nov-17 09:41:17

My husband wanted to watch Nigella (he NEVER cooks so I can't think why?) and I have to admit I quite enjoyed it because of the beautiful kitchen (!!) and the way she makes cooking seem desirable. I was even thinking about getting a dressing gown like hers to make me look a bit Nigella like - (some hopes! )But now I know it's all fake I'll stick to my old, baggy dressing gown and go back to watching the wonderful Mary Berry grin

kittylester Sun 12-Nov-17 09:28:00

Mary Berry slightly annoys me - I think she has started to become bossy.

On the other hand, I use Nigellisimo (??) quite a lot. I have serious kitchen envy (even if it isn't real!) and love the way her table looks - I'm too hide bound by being taught to lay a table by the miserable Miss Holmes when I was 11.

M0nica Sun 12-Nov-17 09:21:39

Thanks for the warning. I saw it in a magazine and thought about it for family visits but wondered whether it would differ much from roast chicken pieces and peas on the side. I now know that it will but dryer and nasty. I will stop thinking about it.

Grannyknot Sun 12-Nov-17 09:09:47

MawBroon I also made the chicken and pea traybake thinking it would be an easy win and it was not very tasty at all! It lacked "zing".

Menopaws Sun 12-Nov-17 09:04:28

I roll into bed like that but it all stays in the bed when I roll out again! I don't really like Nigella but don't know why as she does some good food, she always has her face in the fridge eating in the middle of the night which I just couldn't do so maybe that's it

MawBroon Sun 12-Nov-17 09:03:33

Her chicken thighs and frozen peas traybake sounded ideal for visiting DGCs as children can usually be relied on to eat a) chicken and b) peas. However I tried it out while we were at Paws blood test the other week and it was inedible.
Peas add nothing to the flavour of chicken, and despite the slug of vermouth, you cannot cook frozen peas uncovered for 45 minutes at a sufficient temperature to ensure the chicken is coked through, with the peas DRYING OUT.
Straight in the bin, not even via the dog.

Chewbacca Sun 12-Nov-17 08:48:31

Gillybob are you saying that you don't roll out of bed with the full make up and false eye lashes on? I'm shocked! shock

gillybob Sun 12-Nov-17 08:32:41

Well apparently the kitchen she cooks in and the stairs she was sitting on in her sexy dressing gown are situated in the middle of a warehouse/studio somewhere which kind of ruins the idea that she had just rolled out of bed complete with full makeup and false eyelashes

Chewbacca Sun 12-Nov-17 08:14:56

Mary Berry is the only tv cook that I bother to watch and I have a few of her recipe books too. Her recipes are straightforward, no fiddly ingredients to track down and, so far, I've had no disasters!
For some reason I can't fathom, Nigella irritates me.

Shirleyw Sun 12-Nov-17 07:45:20

Lol yes I do Alima, but I do agree with you that their are too many cooking programmes on now...All much the sameness, the hairy bikers and Rick stein also have new programmes and books out.....don't intend to buy any of those now though lol.....

Alima Sun 12-Nov-17 07:40:23

Never watched her. Do you like cooking Shirley?

Shirleyw Sun 12-Nov-17 07:08:29

I have her book but can't say I enjoy watching her, yes, she has lost lots of weight and looks gorgeous but her little ways irritate me lol......does she you?