Nigellissima

Nigella Lawson shows how easy it is to bring the spirit of Italy into the kitchen and on to the plate – using ingredients available a little closer to home.

Nigellissima episode 7

Nigellissima episode 7

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Nigellissima episode 7 – Nigella loves Christmas and for her a party is the perfect way to celebrate. She kicks off festivities with a glittering buffet party. For her Italian inspiration Nigella travels to Venice, a city that has been close to her heart ever since her first visit 20 years ago. Armed with recipe and party ideas for her festive feast, Nigella returns to create a tasty Christmas buffet menu for her guests.     Nigella gets the party started with her own ruby red Venetian cocktail, served with quick and easy canapes like parmesan shortbreads and panettone stuffing […]

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Nigellissima episode 6

Nigellissima episode 6

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In Nigellissima episode 6, Nigella Lawson continues to share her passion for creating mouthwatering Italian food, treating her supper guests to a sumptuous feast of lamb chops with mint, chilli and golden potatoes, served alongside roasted red onions with fennel and basil. Dessert is a true Anglo-Italian affair with a ruby red plum and amaretti crumble.     There is also Nigella’s easy no-stir farro risotto with mushrooms, and chocolate pasta with a dark butterscotch sauce – a perfect supper for those nights when you can’t decide if you’re in the mood for savoury or sweet.   Nigellissima episode 6

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Nigellissima episode 4

Nigellissima episode 4

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Nigellissima episode 4 – Nigella shares her culinary talent as she presents delicious Italian-inspired food. In this episode, Nigella reveals a secret passion for one of the tastes of Italy with her dark and deviant liquorice pudding, before introducing us to the joys of fregola – the Sardinian sun-dried and toasted couscous – in a light, tomato-hued recipe of couscous with clams.     Nigella’s dinner party guests are served a simple yet sumptuous meal of butterflied leg of lamb and baby aubergines with oregano and roasted red onion. Dessert is an irresistible meringue gelato cake with sharp raspberries and

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Nigellissima episode 3

Nigellissima episode 3

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In Nigellissima episode 3, Nigella shares the secrets of delicious Italian-inspired food. She treats her friends to an Italian-style supper of pork loin stuffed with parma ham and oregano, served alongside her speedy mock mash and lazy person’s vignarola – a recipe based on the traditional Roman spring stew of broad beans, peas and artichokes.     For her pasta dish, Nigella is cooking spelt spaghetti – an earthy choice to match a fresh, no-cook olive and anchovy sauce. And Nigella’s weekend indulgence is sambuca kisses – delicate, doughnut-like treats, so light that one would never be enough.   Nigellissima

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Nigellissima episode 2

Nigellissima episode 2

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In Nigellissima episode 2, Nigella Lawson’s mission to show how easy it is to bring the spirit of Italy into the kitchen continues as she shares the secrets of her celebratory, yet simple, Italian roast chicken, served alongside a sunny saffron orzotto.     Dessert comes courtesy of Nigella’s surprisingly easy coffee ice cream, inspired by lazy days spent in the ice cream parlours of Florence, and an extra treat is presented in the form of a chocolate olive oil cake. There’s also a silky pasta dish with courgettes, which elevates a quick fridge foray into a languorous late night

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