Nigella is an English chef whose book I happened across in the cooking section a while back. Last night I sat down and read the entire thing. She is a charming, old-world soul reminiscent grandmotherly wisdom, though she is quite young. To read her life story go to
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1336420.stm
Anyway, the book I picked up is Nigella Bites, which is also the name of her cooking show. There are stories intertwined in her cookbooks. Where she picked up the recipes, why she altered them the way she did, who makes them differently and how. She has published at least a couple of other cookbooks including the dessert recipe collection How to be a Domestic Goddess, which is next on my list to read.
She has an online listing of most of her recipes at www.nigella.com but to experience her wit and charm and class you really must read the writings in her books.
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