nigella christmas

Skint_Catt

I think I'm getting a cookbook for Xmas - from my OH Would rather something small, sparkly and round in a jewellers box! Plus I'm re-starting my diet on 1st Jan! :rolleyes:

deborah64

I or should i say my o/h brought this for me this morning from woolies for £7.99:j , wont let me have it till tomorrow i have wanted it for ages, am after Jamies book now, will wait till after christmas.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL.
:rudolf: :xmassmile :snow_laug :santa2:

vixtress

just to report back.....
the stuffing was actually rather nice, very rich (a little definately goes a long way) but not bad at all,
i only cooked half the batch and that was more than enough but i was pleasently suprised...........i did put quite a lot of prpper in which helped

tessie_bear

i mighy give it a go but i did think the stuffing did look rich....has anyone tried the girdle buster pie ?

vixtress

vixtress wrote: »

just to report back.....
the stuffing was actually rather nice, very rich (a little definately goes a long way) but not bad at all,
i only cooked half the batch and that was more than enough but i was pleasently suprised...........i did put quite a lot of prpper in which helped

going to make the left overs into a meatloaf type thingy with sausagemeat.........should be nice i think

Muppet81

Just made the Spruced Up Fir cake for tonights pud. Wonderful Mr Muppet found me the much coveted cake tin to make this when the whole country seemed to be out of stock.

Put load of icing sugar on it and it looks so Christmassy.

It looks brill

Thanks Nigella :A

competitionscafe

blueberrypie wrote: »

I had a look at it in a shop, but it seemed to be all "buy ready-made salad and pre-cut veg" and "use a packet sauce rather than make your own" - do we really need anyone to tell us we could do that?!

From Jay Rayner in 'The year in food; and what's in store: Word of Mouth writers sum up the highs and lows of 2008 and look ahead to next year. (Word of Mouth Blog):

"There is no arguing over the lowest point in food this year: it has to be Delia's How to Cheat. The woman may have had an acute charisma bypass, but unlike so many chef Johnnies on the telly she really did teach a generation of us how to cook. Her recipes work. So How to Cheat felt like a huge betrayal, as many people said time and time again. No matter: the book of the series still went on to sell hundreds of thousands of copies. There is, as ever, no accounting for taste."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2008/dec/29/food-drink-2008-review
:T

ANNEGEDDES

that you tube video is brillaint it could actually be an epidode!!

vixtress

vixtress wrote: »

going to make the left overs into a meatloaf type thingy with sausagemeat.........should be nice i think

in case anyones interested i made mixed the lo stuffing (i had frozen and defrosted it) with a pack of good quality sausagemeat, bunged it back in the loaf tin and baked it for an hour and it made the most delicious meatloaf ever! will be deffo making that again,

Gigervamp

I made the traditional christmas cake and that's lovely, so I'll definitely be making that again. I also followed her recipe for the pastry for the mince pies. My pastry doesn't usually come out that great, but this time it was really good.