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Nigella Express

Author: Nigella Lawson
Publisher: Chatto Windus
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 400
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Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.4 x 1.1

ISBN: 0701181850
EAN: 9780701181857
ASIN: 0701181850

Publication Date: September 3, 2009
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•	Hardcover - Nigella Express
•	Hardcover - Nigella Express: 130 Recipes for Good Food, Fast
•	Hardcover - Nigella Express Signed Edition

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Super Christmas Present, at RRP, from Amazon November 16, 2007
ABCeDar
49 out of 51 found this review helpful

a SIGNED copy. br / br /'This is, as the title makes clear, a book about fast food, but it is a book about fast food for those who love eating. Perhaps that's self-evident: How could I write any other sort? ....... br /But, here's the problem: the day doesn't have enough gaps in it for me to do much shopping and the evening - what with the battles over homework, the still unchecked-off list of things I was meant to do, the calls I was supposed to return - doesn't yield much time to cook. But I must eat, and I must eat well - or else what is the point of it all?....... br /I could go on, but in the interest of brevity and the `Express' spirit, it seems only right to cut straight to the chase. br /The recipes that follow are not simply quick to cook, they attempt to make the whole of your cooking life - and as a consequence, all of your life - easier. br /They are arranged in chapters, but please don't feel confined by these. br /Read, browse, sample, fiddle about as you see fit. br /As in cooking, so in life: we muddle through as best as we can and this is what `Nigella Express' is all about. br /Good Food Fast.....' br / br /Nigella is the author of a number of best-selling books....but this is, arguably, her best to date. In it you will find the likes of everyday favourite recipes, such as `High-Speed Hamburger with Fast Fries', `Quick Chilli`, `Macaroni Cheese', `Butterfly Cakes' and `Roly Poly Pudding', mingling with the lesser well-known, but intriguing:-`Red Prawn and Mango Curry', `Green Apple Martini', `Red-Leaf, Fig and Serrano Ham Salad', `Chopped Ceviche and Mexicola', `Roquamole' and `Hokey Pokey'. br / br /Launched to coincide with her latest BBC TV series, this chunky tome has 390 high quality pages, split over 13 chapters:- br / br /(1) Everyday Easy - speedy suppers, day in, day out br /(2) Workday Winners - weekday entertaining made easy br /(3) Retro Rapido - time-warp favourites given the express twist br /(4) Get Up and Go - breakfast at breakneck speed br /(5) Quick Quick Slow - prepare ahead to save time later br /(6) Against the Clock - no time? No problem br /(7) Instant Calmer - super fast soul food br /(8) Razzle Dazzle - give a party pronto br /(9) Speedy Gonzales - Mexican-inspired moments br /(10) On the Run - food for eating on the hoof, packed lunches and picnics br /(11) Hey Presto - instant Italian br /(12) Holiday Snaps - Christmas quickies br /(13) Storecupboard SOS - how to cope when there's no time to go shopping br / br /sandwiched between an introduction and a full index. br /Handy ribbon bookmark. br / br /Each chapter opens with the famous Nigella banter, as does each recipe, e.g. :- br / br /'Lamb Olive and Caramelized Onion Tagine br /Nearly all stews start with chopped onion. Here is the lazy person's version, which uses some caramelised onion out of a jar instead.......... br /And I add to the desirable idleness by not even searing the meat. I just tip everything into a big pan and let it do its own sweet thing without any interference from me. br /I don't actually cook this recipe in 'a tagine' - though often serve it in one - but ever since someone told me that in Morocco most tagines are made in pressure cookers, I have felt unembarrassed by calling something cooked in a pan - 'a tagine'. br / br /The recipes are clearly laid out with the list of ingredients, an easy to follow numbered method and the number of servings and, if applicable - notes on accompaniments and/or a footnote. br /Mouth-watering full colour photography throughout. br / br /A very small taste of the other recipes contained within:- br / br /Anglo-Asian Lamb Salad br /Mustard Pork Chops br /Rapid Ragu br /Naan Pizza br /Caramel Croissant Pudding br /Potato and Mushroom Gratin br /Eton Mess br /Cheese Fondue br /Crepes Suzette br /Pineapple Upside-Down Cake br /Go Get 'Em Smoothie br /Frittata Party! br /Croque Monsieur Bake br /Maple Chicken `N' Ribs br /Gravlax Sashimi br /Irish Cream Tiramisu br /Totally Chocolate Chip Cookies br /Sweetcorn Chowder with Toasted Tortillas br /Amaretto Syllabub br /Holiday Hot Cake with Eggnog Cream br /Hot Toddy br /Curry in a Hurry br /and br /Instant Chocolate Mousse - (see above image) - a shockingly easy recipe which is simply delicious...don't forget some white chocolate shavings on the top!

5 out of 5 stars

The `Domestic Goddess' is back September 10, 2007
ABCeDar
406 out of 448 found this review helpful

and what a GREAT book it is! br / br /'This is, as the title makes clear, a book about fast food, but it is a book about fast food for those who love eating. Perhaps that's self-evident: How could I write any other sort? ....... br /But, here's the problem: the day doesn't have enough gaps in it for me to do much shopping and the evening - what with the battles over homework, the still unchecked-off list of things I was meant to do, the calls I was supposed to return - doesn't yield much time to cook. But I must eat, and I must eat well - or else what is the point of it all?....... br /I could go on, but in the interest of brevity and the 'Express' spirit, it seems only right to cut straight to the chase. br /The recipes that follow are not simply quick to cook, they attempt to make the whole of your cooking life - and as a consequence, all of your life - easier. br /They are arranged in chapters, but please don't feel confined by these. br /Read, browse, sample, fiddle about as you see fit. br /As in cooking, so in life: we muddle through as best as we can and this is what `Nigella Express' is all about. br /Good Food Fast.....' br / br /Nigella is the author of a number of best-selling books....but this is, arguably, her best to date. In it you will find the likes of everyday favourite recipes, such as `High-Speed Hamburger with Fast Fries', 'Quick Chilli', 'Macaroni Cheese', 'Butterfly Cakes' and 'Roly Poly Pudding', mingling with the perhaps lesser well-known, but nevertheless intriguing:-'Red Prawn and Mango Curry', 'Green Apple Martini', 'Red-Leaf, Fig and Serrano Ham Salad', 'Chopped Ceviche and Mexicola', 'Roquamole' and 'Hokey Pokey'. br / br /Launched to coincide with her latest BBC TV series, this chunky tome has 390 high quality pages, split over 13 chapters:- br / br /(1) Everyday Easy - speedy suppers, day in, day out br /(2) Workday Winners - weekday entertaining made easy br /(3) Retro Rapido - time-warp favourites given the express twist br /(4) Get Up and Go - breakfast at breakneck speed br /(5) Quick Quick Slow - prepare ahead to save time later br /(6) Against the Clock - no time? No problem br /(7) Instant Calmer - super fast soul food br /(8) Razzle Dazzle - give a party pronto br /(9) Speedy Gonzales - Mexican-inspired moments br /(10) On the Run - food for eating on the hoof, packed lunches and picnics br /(11) Hey Presto - instant Italian br /(12) Holiday Snaps - Christmas quickies br /(13) Storecupboard SOS - how to cope when there's no time to go shopping br / br /sandwiched between an introduction and a full index. br /Handy ribbon bookmark. br / br /Each chapter opens with the famous Nigella banter, as does each recipe, e.g. :- br / br /'Lamb Olive and Caramelized Onion Tagine' br / br /'Nearly all stews start with chopped onion. br /Here is the lazy person's version, which uses some caramelised onion out of a jar instead..........And I add to the desirable idleness by not even searing the meat. I just tip everything into a big pan and let it do its own sweet thing without any interference from me. br /'I don't actually cook this recipe in 'a tagine' - though often serve it in one Le Creuset Tagine, Cerise- but ever since someone told me that in Morocco most tagines are made in pressure cookers, I have felt unembarrassed by calling something cooked in a pan - 'a tagine'. br / br /The recipes are clearly laid out with the list of ingredients, an easy to follow numbered method and the number of servings and, if applicable - notes on accompaniments and/or a footnote. br /Mouth-watering full colour photography throughout. br / br /A very small taste of the other recipes contained within:- br / br /Anglo-Asian Lamb Salad br /Mustard Pork Chops br /Rapid Ragu br /Naan Pizza br /Caramel Croissant Pudding br /Potato and Mushroom Gratin br /Eton Mess br /Cheese Fondue br /Crepes Suzette br /Pineapple Upside-Down Cake br /Go Get 'Em Smoothie br /Frittata Party! br /Croque Monsieur Bake br /Maple Chicken `N' Ribs br /Gravlax Sashimi br /Irish Cream Tiramisu br /Totally Chocolate Chip Cookies br /Sweetcorn Chowder with Toasted Tortillas br /Amaretto Syllabub br /Holiday Hot Cake with Eggnog Cream br /Hot Toddy br /Curry in a Hurry br / br /and .....not forgetting MY FAVOURITE:- br / br /Instant Chocolate Mousse - (please see above image) - a shockingly easy recipe which is simply delicious - but I do add some white chocolate shavings on the top of mine!

5 out of 5 stars

IF YOU ONLY BUY ONE COOK BOOK THIS YEAR, MAKE IT THIS ONE!! March 11, 2008
Kim Busby (Belfast, N Ireland)
39 out of 43 found this review helpful

I am a huge fan of cooking and I'm at my happiest when I am in the kitchen, whizzing up gourmet meals for ten dinner guests. However, I also have a toddler, baby and husband to feed every evening. Not only is time precious, but the food has to be tasty to be accepted! br / br /Cue Nigella Express. br /I have made dozens of recipes from this book and so far every single one of them has worked, and has been praised and revered by all who have sampled them. The Tiramisu is one of the best I have ever eaten, and it's one of my favourite desserts. The black beans with tuna is to die for, as are the chickpeas with rocket and sherry. I have to admit that my husband and toddler looked at me like I'd gone mad when I presented them with a bowl of chickpeas for dinner. But ten minutes, and two full bellies later, they admitted that it was stunningly good. br / br /Fab, fab, fab is all I can say. Don't even think about not buying it!!!

5 out of 5 stars

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!! September 6, 2007
JJ (England)
132 out of 160 found this review helpful

Yet another fantastic book from Nigella! Apart from the beautiful grey/pink presentation complete with retro pictures, the actual content is superb! It is different from her previous books in the way that the friendly chat she introduces each recipe with is cut down considerably. So although you still have a comforting narrative to guide you through each recipe, it's short and sweet and cuts to the chase. Also, in keeping with the 'express' theme, there is a recipe per page with bullet point methods. This makes it particularly easy to read when in a hurry. There are beautiful photos to drool over too! br /I am very impressed with this latest book of Nigella's. I always thought 'Feast' would be incredibly hard to beat in all aspects. And although 'Express' deals with a different type of cooking, it is just as good and definitely up to the very high standard she has set for herself.

5 out of 5 stars

Life saver March 26, 2008
Mrs. V. J. Moore (Swansea, Wales)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

My husband and I love to cook, but with two kids and both working full-time, we either end up using convenience foods or not eating until about 9 o'clock if we want to make something tasty - by which time we're falling asleep in our dinner. br / br /I bought this book on the strength of just the first episode of Nigella's series and I was not dissapointed with the other recipes! br / br /I'm not too impressed with the chapters as it doesn't make it particularly easy to search by ingredient or food type but the recipes are quick, easy and tasty. br / br /I made the chilli recipe for all the adult guests at my son's 3rd birthday party and they were all suitably impressed - it's fantastic...but simple! br / br /I wouldn't be without this book now - I even photocopied some of the recipes when I went on a self-catering holiday to Portugal. br / br /A must buy for busy people who love food!

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