How to be a Domestic Goddess

"This is a book about baking, but not a baking book – not in the sense of being a manual or a comprehensive guide or a map of a land you do not inhabit. I neither want to confine you to kitchen quarters nor even suggest that it might be desirable. But I do think that many of us have become alienated from the domestic sphere, and that it can actually make us feel better to claim back some of that space, make it comforting rather than frightening."
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two pieces of chocolate cake with white frosting sitting on a plate next to each other
Fresh Gingerbread With Lemon Icing
Fresh Gingerbread With Lemon Icing
a blue plate topped with a pastry on top of a table
Galette Des Rois
Galette Des Rois
two biscuits on a plate with napkins
Coconut Macaroons
a pie sitting on top of a cooling rack
Pizza Rustica
Pizza rustica is not a pizza in the way that we've come to understand it, though anyone who's spent time in Italy might well have come across it. Pizza Rustica: The word pizza simply means pie, and this term denotes a deep, pastry-encased creation.
a cake with white frosting and brown sprinkles sitting on a plate
Autumnal Birthday Cake
Autumnal Birthday Cake
a book cover for how to be a domestic goddess
HOW TO BE A DOMESTIC GODDESS | Books
'This is for those days or evenings when you want to usher a little something out of the kitchen that makes you thrill at the sheer pleasure you’ve conjured up.' The classic baking bible by Nigella Lawson. With luscious photography, easy recipes, witty food writing and a beautiful hardback design, this is a book you will treasure for many years as well as a delicious gift for friends and family.
a small glass container filled with food on top of a white table cloth next to a sandwich
Passionfruit Curd
Passionfruit Curd: As wonderful as this is to eat piled on top of fresh white bread, it is exceptional sandwiching a Victoria sponge, dolloped over muffins and pancakes, or poured into a cooked and cooled pastry case.
four pieces of cake sitting on top of a plate
Cherry Almond Loaf Cake
Cherry Almond Loaf Cake: I have a nostalgic fondness for this yellow slab punctuated by waxy halves of scarlet cherries - the cake we called station cake at home - but this is best with those dark and glossy natural-coloured glace cherries.
a pie sitting on top of a metal plate
Courgette and Chick Pea Filo Pie
Courgette and Chick Pea Filo Pie: I can't claim this as an Iranian creation, but I certainly had the tastes and fragrances of some Iranian dishes in mind.
a stack of pancakes covered in syrup on a plate
American Breakfast Pancakes
American Breakfast Pancakes: These are those thick, spongy American pancakes that are often eaten with warm maple syrup and crisp fried bacon. I love them with the syrup alone, but if you do want bacon, I think streaky is best. You can easily cook these pancakes by dolloping the batter onto a hot griddle (smooth, nor ridged, side) or heavy based pan.