Nigella Offers Simple Recipes For Holiday Cheer (2024)

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What is Nigella Lawson's most famous dish? ›

In 2008 Lawson reported that she held a personal fortune of £15 million. Her husband Charles Saatchi was worth £100 million at that time. She said her two children should not inherit any of her money, saying: "I am determined that my children should have no financial security.

For me, the weekend cries out for American Breakfast Pancakes – and if you want to make your life even easier, try my Home Made Instant Pancake Mix – or French toast (either Orange French Toast or Doughnut French Toast, you choose).

Introduction. Look, the name is meant to be a bit of a joke, but what I'm talking about is a pitta-like bread, glazed golden with beaten egg and sprinkled with nigella seeds. This is what I make when I'm in mezze-mode.

For more profound flavours, dry roast or microwave the seeds before use.

If you want to make your own mixture then it may depend on what other spices are available to you but we would suggest starting, if possible, with 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, 2 teaspoons of ground coriander and 1 teaspoon each of ground nutmeg and ground ginger.

Nigella usually suggests using 2 teaspoons of baking powder to each 150g/1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of plain (all-purpose) flour to make self-raising flour.

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Nigella only uses a black frying pan and this is the Alessi Mami frying pan. The pan is non-stick and comes in four sizes. It is available on-line and in some cookware stores. This is the pan that Nigella uses in Nigellissima for toasting pecan nuts.

The TV chef and food writer, 59, revealed she applies Garden of Wisdom's 100% Pure Prickly Pear Seed Oil to her face, hair and hands.

When it comes to saucepans (as well as oven trays), Lawson prefers a Finnish brand called Iittala Tools. “They are as sturdy as they are beautiful,” she explains. “They manage to combine a '70s chunkiness with sleek elegance—they are a cook's dream: They conduct heat excellently and wash up easily.”

Is Nigella still married? ›

Charles Saatchi has announced that he and Nigella Lawson are to divorce. The art collector said the decision to end his 10-year marriage to the 53-year-old TV cook was "heartbreaking".

How did Nigella Lawson manage her weight after being diagnosed with diabetes and having a heart attack?

Nigella Lawson's most famous recipes

Nigella Lawson is famous for creating rich, enticing recipes that don't call for a lot of elaborate ingredients or tricky techniques. Her meals are all the kinds of things that a family – even a family with fussy children – could serve at their table.

This steak sarnie recipe remains one of Jamie Oliver's most famous dishes.

As for her recent business ventures, Nigella has continued to share recipes, blogs and cooking tips on her official website. After everything she has experienced in her career and in her personal life, the mom of two shared an important takeaway she has learned to live by.

Two years after John passed away, Nigella remarried in 2003 to wealthy art collector and advertising agency founder, Charles Saatchi.

Nigella seeds are found frequently in Indian, Middle Eastern, and North African cuisines. This means you can find these seeds in curries and lentil dishes alike. Nigella seeds also pair well with root vegetable dishes, as well as squashes such as spiced butternut squash.