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 enlarge | Author: Nigella Lawson
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Category: Book
List Price: £15.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 36232
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0701176156
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9780701176150
ASIN: 0701176156
Publication Date: June 2, 2005
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 Brilliant! November 29, 2002
16 out of 22 found this review helpful
This has to be the best of Nigella's books. What I love the most is that her recipies are not too complicated. I hate recipies with a long list of ingredients, these don't. She's stylish and makes cooking relaxing rather than stressful. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in cooking.
Something else November 9, 2002
6 out of 16 found this review helpful
I have seen Nigella for the first time on US TV. How so ? I am French and lived there for a year. Each time Mrs Lawson was on TV I couldn't help but watch this amazing cooking show. It is a real pleasure to see someone who dares to experiment (nothing against traditional recipes though). I haven't tried any of the original stuff yet, but as a fan of southern cooking, I am definitely going to try the recipes of this one. I am looking forward to the Margarita Ice Cream and the Raspberries in Chardonnay Jelly.
 The Goddess Trips Up September 10, 2002
61 out of 72 found this review helpful
What a MAJOR let-down "Summer" is. I adored Nigella's three other books and thought that (for once) the hype was deserved. However, this book has a number of recipes that are either re-treads of recipes she's published in her other books, or so straightforward that we're moments away from expecting a recipe entitled "Toast" with a ten line apology for how it's not really a recipe...no kidding, Nigella. And as for the assertion that this cookery is to capture the spirit of summer all year round, it doesn't ring true, partly because a number of the recipes are either billed as "picnic food" or to end a Summer lunch party outdoors, or because the ingredients are so entirely Summer-seasonal that to cook them in darkest February would be all but impossible. If she had called the collection "Things I Ate On Holiday", that would be one thing, but this is a severe case of failing to live up to expectations.
Still forever good September 10, 2002
14 out of 20 found this review helpful
This is a really good book, just like Nigella's others, one feature of which I felt I had to write and praise was her statement at the beginning of the book against the it seems increasingly popular view from other food writers that you need to buy and cook food in season. I've never quite got this view point in the 21st century and as Nigella argues, cooking seasonally is far easier in Mediterrian countries and as our weather is so miserable it's good to able to go into supermarkets to buy and cook a little unseasonal cheer.
Nigella's back on form with comfort eating and reading September 9, 2002
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
This latest book from the Domestic Goddess weighs in at much better value than her last - which lets face it was a bit of a rip-off content wise. This one has tonnes of recipes and glorious pics. I was wary of buying a summer-themed book in September but many of the recipes lend themselves to autumn and spring cooking. And as usual Nigella writes wonderfully, introducing each recipe to you as if she's nattering away in your kitchen. She and her recipes are like a cross between Delia and Jamie. Practical but fun. In fact the only reason I've not given this book top marks is because of the awful pics of Queen Nigella where she introduces each chapter. And Nigella, that ice cream shot will haunt you!
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