At My Table: A Celebration of Home Cooking
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- Author：Nigella Lawson
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Summary
Nigella Lawson is a champion of the home cook and her new book celebrates the food she loves to cook for friends and family。 The recipes are warming， comforting， and inspirational， from new riffs on classic dishes – including Chicken Fricassee and Sticky Toffee Pudding – to adventures in a host of new dishes and ingredients， from Aubergine Fattet to White Miso Hummus。
AT MY TABLE includes dishes to inspire all cooks and eaters， from Hake with Bacon， Peas and Cider to Indian-Spiced Chicken and Potato Traybake and Chilli Mint Lamb Cutlets; plus a host of colourful vegetable dishes， like Eastern Mediterranean Chopped Salad and Carrots and Fennel with Harissa。
No Nigella cookbook would be complete without sweet treats， and AT MY TABLE is no exception， with Emergency Brownies， White Chocolate Cheesecake and a Victoria Sponge with Cardamom， Marmalade and Crème Fraiche set to become family favourites。
As Nigella writes， ‘happiness is best shared’ and the food in this book will be served and savoured at your own kitchen table just as it is at hers。
AT MY TABLE includes dishes to inspire all cooks and eaters， from Hake with Bacon， Peas and Cider to Indian-Spiced Chicken and Potato Traybake and Chilli Mint Lamb Cutlets; plus a host of colourful vegetable dishes， like Eastern Mediterranean Chopped Salad and Carrots and Fennel with Harissa。
No Nigella cookbook would be complete without sweet treats， and AT MY TABLE is no exception， with Emergency Brownies， White Chocolate Cheesecake and a Victoria Sponge with Cardamom， Marmalade and Crème Fraiche set to become family favourites。
As Nigella writes， ‘happiness is best shared’ and the food in this book will be served and savoured at your own kitchen table just as it is at hers。
Reviews
Dray
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Nigella has a lot to offer in terms of elegant， creative yet accessible recipes。 This cookbook covers a wide gamut of types of foods and impresses。
Kathleen
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S-in-L loves this person， wanted me to try some recipes
Erin Lynn
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There is nobody like Nigella。 I would， without question eat anything she set in front of me。 Keep writing cookbooks， I can't get enough！ There is nobody like Nigella。 I would， without question eat anything she set in front of me。 Keep writing cookbooks， I can't get enough！ 。。。more
Helene
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one of her best！ written in the typical nigella speech， this feels much deeper than a cookbook， and the recipes are refreshing and excellent。 nigella is a meat loving baby boomer， who is always willing to learn new things （eg vegan recipes）。 i urge you to bake the lemon tender cake。
Megan
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Ok so there is something about Nigella Lawson that is so comforting to me。 Probably because I saw a show where she made hangover food and so most of her food has a delicious， comforting feel but she has a nice voice in this cookbook and I can't wait to make almost every recipe。 Ok so there is something about Nigella Lawson that is so comforting to me。 Probably because I saw a show where she made hangover food and so most of her food has a delicious， comforting feel but she has a nice voice in this cookbook and I can't wait to make almost every recipe。 。。。more
Megan Poulos
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Love this book。 I order a copy instantly （I get most books from the library first） I can't wait to make some of these delicious looking recipes。 Love this book。 I order a copy instantly （I get most books from the library first） I can't wait to make some of these delicious looking recipes。 。。。more
Meg Onthemove Reading
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A book that I know I will come back to time after time and dip into whenever I want to find a recipe with some new flavours or twists， that isn't too hard for an amateur。 Not her best， but still very readable and relatable。 A book that I know I will come back to time after time and dip into whenever I want to find a recipe with some new flavours or twists， that isn't too hard for an amateur。 Not her best， but still very readable and relatable。 。。。more
Jo Kitchener
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Yum
Amber
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Features a recipe with nigella seeds。 I had never heard of nigella seeds in my life。 Or of endive。 Or of pavlova。 Or of orange blossom water。 Where do you even GET orange blossom water？ How did she come up with something like pear， pistachio， and rosewater cake？？ She makes all this stuff at home？ This is why I need Nigella Lawson。
Razzelfhor
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My queen 👑
Redoney
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 good
Kim
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I adore Nigella Lawson's unabashed love of food！ I've been a fan of her for years and love watching her cook on TV。 She has a way of describing food that can sound a bit naughty。 hahaShe waxes poetic （in a very colloquial and cheeky way） in this book about home cooking， making the foods seem approachable but elevated。 I would definitely make lots of these dishes but probably won't because I don't actually own the cookbook （yay library borrows！）。 If I were to purchase this book one day， I'd defin I adore Nigella Lawson's unabashed love of food！ I've been a fan of her for years and love watching her cook on TV。 She has a way of describing food that can sound a bit naughty。 hahaShe waxes poetic （in a very colloquial and cheeky way） in this book about home cooking， making the foods seem approachable but elevated。 I would definitely make lots of these dishes but probably won't because I don't actually own the cookbook （yay library borrows！）。 If I were to purchase this book one day， I'd definitely get my cook on。 I need to find where I can watch more Nigella。 。。。more
Rada
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I love Nigella Lawson。 I remember seeing her on TV in the earlyish 2000's and thinking here is someone I want to emulate。 I love her approach to life and food。 She does it with such style。 I have so many post it notes in this book of recipes I want to try。 It will be sad when quarantine is over and I have to take this book back to the library。 I love Nigella Lawson。 I remember seeing her on TV in the earlyish 2000's and thinking here is someone I want to emulate。 I love her approach to life and food。 She does it with such style。 I have so many post it notes in this book of recipes I want to try。 It will be sad when quarantine is over and I have to take this book back to the library。 。。。more
Sara
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Dang， I made some good cakes from this！ As well as delicious tumeric rice and indulgently tasty mushy peas。
Trish
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Nigella is a very English chef。 The vanilla cake sounds amazing。
Angel Lee
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I have a couple of Nigella books and loved them， and I liked this one but that's all。 I enjoyed her previous books probably a bit more than At My Table。 However， if you watched the show on BBC （of the same name） in addition to the this book， her presence makes the dishes better and for not so seasoned home cooks， probably a lot more approachable and entertaining。 There are a good amount of recipes that are tasty and fairly easy to make for party guests and the format and storytelling aspect of t I have a couple of Nigella books and loved them， and I liked this one but that's all。 I enjoyed her previous books probably a bit more than At My Table。 However， if you watched the show on BBC （of the same name） in addition to the this book， her presence makes the dishes better and for not so seasoned home cooks， probably a lot more approachable and entertaining。 There are a good amount of recipes that are tasty and fairly easy to make for party guests and the format and storytelling aspect of this book was great。 。。。more
Ceecee
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While watching Laurence Fox on Celebrity Gogglebox （guilty pleasure- who knew that watching people watch TV could be so funny！） lusting after Nigella as she flirted with the camera on one of her TV shows I was reminded that I’d been given this cookery book and hadn’t used it。 So over the last month I’ve been trying the recipes out on unsuspecting family and friends。 I’m no great cook so I like simplicity in cookery books and so Nigella， Jamie Oliver etc are my go to books。 This one is a good mix While watching Laurence Fox on Celebrity Gogglebox （guilty pleasure- who knew that watching people watch TV could be so funny！） lusting after Nigella as she flirted with the camera on one of her TV shows I was reminded that I’d been given this cookery book and hadn’t used it。 So over the last month I’ve been trying the recipes out on unsuspecting family and friends。 I’m no great cook so I like simplicity in cookery books and so Nigella， Jamie Oliver etc are my go to books。 This one is a good mixture of every day as there are some good pasta or tray bake dishes to the types of things you might serve at a dinner party。 There are some good vegetarian recipes too - the Moroccan vegetable pot was lovely。 It was the deserts that led me to give this a five star rating and I think this is the area that Nigella excels。 I made the Apple Gingerjack which was lovely， the white chocolate cheesecake was simplicity itself and was utterly divine （froze well too） and I served that with no churn bourbon （I used whiskey） salted caramel ice cream。 That was soooo fabulous I wanted to be selfish and not share it （I did but it was a struggle）。 The ice cream was also good with the apple gingerjack。 The chocolate cake with coffee cream was one of the best cakes I’ve ever made and was beyond easy。 Overall， a really useful addition to my many recipe books and I’ll use this one a lot。 。。。more
Kirsten
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I always feel like Nigella is reading her books to me， her writing is that wonderful。 Even if you don't cook every recipe， you'll enjoy spending time in the kitchen with Nigella。 She's a treasure。 I always feel like Nigella is reading her books to me， her writing is that wonderful。 Even if you don't cook every recipe， you'll enjoy spending time in the kitchen with Nigella。 She's a treasure。 。。。more
Ellen
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Enjoyable， with many recipes I want to try。
Jennifer Russell
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If you like to cook you will love her book。
Ambur Taft
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So much good food！ The dessert section is amazing。。。and everything seems reasonable to procure and attempt。 I also love her forward on sitting around a table to eat a meal and connect。
Fiona
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Several recipes I will have in my recipe book for years。Its a book of our times，modern fusion cooking mingled with Nigellas home recipes and heritage influences。There are some very healthy tweaks too。She never lets you down，the recipes work every time。I love her descriptions and explanationsAnother triumph
Whiskey
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I don't just eat at my table， I live around it。 Around a table， our three basic needs--food， security， and love--meet。 This cookbook， like the others of Lawson's， is not just a manual， but a collection of stories and a container of memories。 Every meal we eat can be a story。 We assert love， friendship， hospitality， and hope when we share our table with others。 Her recipes are not heavy on technique because she is not a "professionally trained" chef。 A home cook is not a lesser being than a chef。 I don't just eat at my table， I live around it。 Around a table， our three basic needs--food， security， and love--meet。 This cookbook， like the others of Lawson's， is not just a manual， but a collection of stories and a container of memories。 Every meal we eat can be a story。 We assert love， friendship， hospitality， and hope when we share our table with others。 Her recipes are not heavy on technique because she is not a "professionally trained" chef。 A home cook is not a lesser being than a chef。 Think of a recipe as a way of finding order in the mess of life。 Cooking itself demands a certain cavalier attitude towards weights and measures。 So let us not get hamstrung on technique。 Season to taste。 You cannot cook without tasting， and you need to taste， and you need to taste， taste， taste， and taste again。 Home cooking isn't about treating food as a museum piece nor is it an empty exercise in nostalgia。 With Nigella， I celebrate my home。 These are some of my favorite "stories" from amongst her recipes with readily available ingredients:golden egg curryegg tortilla piemung bean dalturmeric rice with cardamom and cuminsmashed chickpeas with garlic， lemon， and chilegolden garlic mayonnaisechili cheese garlic breadCatalan toastsMeatballs with orzoSweet potato tacoscilantro and jalapeño salsasalt and vinegar potatoesflat iron steak with parsley shallot and caper saladsirloin steaks with anchovy cream sauceTurkish eggstoasted brie， prosciutto and fig sandwichradiatori with sausage and saffron 。。。more
Paula
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I enjoyed Nigella's comments on each recipe and hope to try many of them soon。 Most look delicious and very simple to make。 Not your usual recipes。 I enjoyed Nigella's comments on each recipe and hope to try many of them soon。 Most look delicious and very simple to make。 Not your usual recipes。 。。。more
Martha
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PBS brought Nigella Lawson to my attention。 I look forward to trying many of the desserts she features in this book。 And desserts are not normally my preferences for food。 She cooks and bakes frequently with turmeric and cardamom and I have an a new appreciation for both of these spices。 Her recipes generally have few ingredients and seem relatively easy to prepare for personal dining and celebrating with guests。 I need to research some of her other cookbooks after I sample a few from this issue PBS brought Nigella Lawson to my attention。 I look forward to trying many of the desserts she features in this book。 And desserts are not normally my preferences for food。 She cooks and bakes frequently with turmeric and cardamom and I have an a new appreciation for both of these spices。 Her recipes generally have few ingredients and seem relatively easy to prepare for personal dining and celebrating with guests。 I need to research some of her other cookbooks after I sample a few from this issue。 YUM！ 。。。more
Jamie Smet
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It breaks my heart to say I didn't love this one， Nigella！ I normally mark or list recipes I want to try as I read a cookbook， and I had trouble finding even a handful in this one。 In addition， it's not nearly as pretty or eye-catching as her other books。 If anything， I found the photos of the food unattractive。 She's clearly trying a different design for this book， but the beauty of her other books is that they complemented her natural charm and energy。 This one had the opposite effect; the des It breaks my heart to say I didn't love this one， Nigella！ I normally mark or list recipes I want to try as I read a cookbook， and I had trouble finding even a handful in this one。 In addition， it's not nearly as pretty or eye-catching as her other books。 If anything， I found the photos of the food unattractive。 She's clearly trying a different design for this book， but the beauty of her other books is that they complemented her natural charm and energy。 This one had the opposite effect; the design made her seem less interesting and charming。 I still love her， and everyone is allowed a dud now and then， but。。。 I'll probably not keep this one much longer。 。。。more
Susan
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Nigella Lawson is one of my favourite TV cooks， and I’ve often found great examples of her recipes online。A friend bought me this book as a Christmas gift， and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading it， as Nigella includes an interesting， chatty introduction to each recipe。。。。。it felt as though I could hear her voice whilst I was reading。I’ve tried several of the recipes and they’ve all been good。。。。and I have lots of little page markers in the book， keeping the place of other things I plan to try。Now Nigella Lawson is one of my favourite TV cooks， and I’ve often found great examples of her recipes online。A friend bought me this book as a Christmas gift， and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading it， as Nigella includes an interesting， chatty introduction to each recipe。。。。。it felt as though I could hear her voice whilst I was reading。I’ve tried several of the recipes and they’ve all been good。。。。and I have lots of little page markers in the book， keeping the place of other things I plan to try。Now I’m thinking of buying another of her books， as this one has inspired me to try new things。。。。my husband is very pleased！ 。。。more
Michelle
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I cooked through At My Table as part of the RainyDayBitesCookbook Club on Instagram。 While I usually will buy a book for the club， I got this one from the library and I'm glad I did。 There are a handful of recipes that are definite keepers for me （Miso Marinated Chicken， Bashed Cucumber Salad， Garlic and Parmesan Mashed Potato Waffles）， but there weren't enough that I felt compelled to buy the book for my own collection。 I cooked through At My Table as part of the RainyDayBitesCookbook Club on Instagram。 While I usually will buy a book for the club， I got this one from the library and I'm glad I did。 There are a handful of recipes that are definite keepers for me （Miso Marinated Chicken， Bashed Cucumber Salad， Garlic and Parmesan Mashed Potato Waffles）， but there weren't enough that I felt compelled to buy the book for my own collection。 。。。more
Matt
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This was my first foray into Nigella Lawson’s repertoire， a personality that I first vaguely became familiar with way back in ’02-’03 when I lived in Scotland and she was a staple on various daytime shows and in the tabloids。 I， along with probably most people， found her to be a charming host， but then I essentially forgot about her。 Since her latest book， At My Table， came out， she has been interviewed on a couple of food-related podcasts that I listen to， and I was impressed by her heartfelt d This was my first foray into Nigella Lawson’s repertoire， a personality that I first vaguely became familiar with way back in ’02-’03 when I lived in Scotland and she was a staple on various daytime shows and in the tabloids。 I， along with probably most people， found her to be a charming host， but then I essentially forgot about her。 Since her latest book， At My Table， came out， she has been interviewed on a couple of food-related podcasts that I listen to， and I was impressed by her heartfelt defense of home cooking and the central role that cooking can and should play in a family’s or friend-group’s life。 Lawson elucidated some vague， barely formed thoughts that I had been mulling for years， and so I went out and bought At My Table。 I guess I’ll need to work backwards through her oeuvre because I was really sold on these elegant and powerfully flavored recipes。 So far， I have cooked the following:Moroccan Vegetable Pot – A warm and hearty vegetable stew with olives and dried apricots that was even better the second day。 Paired nicely with some sheet pan chicken。Couscous with Pine Nuts and Dill – A solid couscous recipe when paired with the Moroccan stew， but probably needs some more seasoning if served alone or as a side。Herbed Leg of Lamb – Bought a 5 lbs leg from a local farm and couldn’t wait to try this recipe。 It was incredibly flavorful but had some chewy bits， but I think that is more a feature of the cut rather than a fault of the recipe。Chicken Barley – This is easily my favorite recipe so far。 I am already a big fan of chicken thighs， but the rich flavors of this sauce made this an instant addition to my go-to comfort food recipes。 （Only downside is that I am crap at frying chicken skin， but that’s not essential to the recipe）。All-in-all， turns out Nigella Lawson deserves the hype she’s acquired over the last 20 years。 Although， I have another 6-8 recipes from At My Table that I want to try before I allow myself to buy another of her books。 。。。more
Catherine
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