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Feast: Food that Celebrates Life
Note: this is a US edition of this cookbook.
If you consider eating with friends and family a joyful, indulgent celebration chances are you love a good feast. And who better to carefully guide you through the daunting task of preparing that Feast than the domestic goddess herself Nigella Lawson. Written in the tradition of Nigella Bites and How to Eat, Feast is a cookbook f...more
If you consider eating with friends and family a joyful, indulgent celebration chances are you love a good feast. And who better to carefully guide you through the daunting task of preparing that Feast than the domestic goddess herself Nigella Lawson. Written in the tradition of Nigella Bites and How to Eat, Feast is a cookbook f...more
Paperback, 480 pages
Published
September 7th 2006
by Chatto & Windus
(first published January 1st 2004)
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My wife saw the tail-end of Nigella's Christmas Special on TV and was entranced... I was detailed to go pick up the book at Waterstone's when I went in to town the next day. I had never read any of her stuff (deep-rooted suspicions about celebrity chefs) but I have to admit it's very good. The recipes make sense, and she writes in a clear and amusing style.
We followed her advice on roasting our turkey and making the gravy, and the general consensus was that it was probably our best yet in both d...more
We followed her advice on roasting our turkey and making the gravy, and the general consensus was that it was probably our best yet in both d...more
Hi. I moved. I have a big new kitchen. And roommates that fix things if I promise them baked goods. Which this book has. Along with a chapter titled 'Chocolate Cake Hall of Fame.' But it also has things like ham in cherry coke, which I probably won't make because I'm not big on the pork. Unless it's in the form of bacon. Or little baby smoky sausages crocked potted in A-1 Sauce. And um... This is my first grown-up cookbook. Does Betty Crocker count? I don't think so... I really can't count any b...more
Probably my favourite Nigella book. I love to read and read cookbooks from cover to cover and Nigella is especially readable. I haven't much watched Nigella, but her sensuous kitchen manner is well-reported so I won't comment on that. She's a highly privileged, posh and successful woman. And these books are not just about Nigella's food, but about Nigella herself, I find. And yet, despite the huge gap between our lifestyles, I find her food and her writing highly palatable. It's difficult to esc...more
I own one Nigella Lawson book, called "Forever Summer."
I enjoyed "Feast" much more--it is much broader in its scope, and you get a better feel for just how funny Ms. Lawson is. She is a woman who has faced adversity, losing a husband and a sister to cancer. She loves food and is not afraid to admit standing in front of the fridge, eating something straight from the carton, juice dripping down her chin.
This book covers celebrations of all types and includes a chapter on Funeral Feasts. Fabulous.
I...more
I enjoyed "Feast" much more--it is much broader in its scope, and you get a better feel for just how funny Ms. Lawson is. She is a woman who has faced adversity, losing a husband and a sister to cancer. She loves food and is not afraid to admit standing in front of the fridge, eating something straight from the carton, juice dripping down her chin.
This book covers celebrations of all types and includes a chapter on Funeral Feasts. Fabulous.
I...more
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Suki's been reviewing cookbooks, so I thought I'd give a shout-out to my personal domestic goddess, Nigella Lawson. This cookbook, full of her favorites for every special occasion imaginable, from every major religion's high and holy days to your new boyfriends "first night over", has a permanent place on my bookshelf even though it belongs to the library. (They're so nice at Glouster Branch: no late fees and seemingly unlimited renewing.) Someday I will make an honest cookbook out of it and buy...more
I am a long time fan of Nigella Lawson. One night I could not sleep so I turned on the tv and there she was at 2 AM making up the most delicious pot of mashed potatos with nutmeg and refering to them as comfort food. Between the jazz music/ food visuals and charm of that domestic goddess... I got up and made myself a pot of mashed potatos and ate the whole thing then promptly went to sleep! Just laugh! Anyhow.... I have been a fan ever since! I have a Kindle and what I love that they have done w...more
Awesome read! I have only made one recipe from this book, but it turned out great! I wanted to add this book to my cookbook collection, but I just spent a bunch of money on another one of her cookbooks, which was worth every penney spent! Anyway, I kept picking it up and putting it down several times at the bookstore, imagine my surprise when I came across it in the clearance section on my way out of the store. I got a 35 dollar cookbook for $7.99!! It must have been meant to be. I immediately c...more
Feast-Truly celebrates !!!!!! A cross section of varied collection of recipes gathered from around the world, giving a Brief on the festivities and their Food specifics. The Food writing once again mesmerises and inspires to know more about each community/Religion and their beliefs this time in FOOD. How important it is to each one and community. How Food and a specific Kind of dish is made for each occassion, be it the 'Passover', 'Esater' or 'Rosh Hashanah'. This book is very educative and tra...more
I love Nigella's chatty writing style, not just in introducing the recipe but throughout the instructions. And I love that I can practically hear her voice as I read. The recipes I most want to try and believe I will like the best are the chili and the cheesecakelets with balsamic glazed strawberries. (Two recipes I remember watching her cook and that looked/sounded especially good.) But...what I have tried is the honey chocolate cake. I no longer remember why I was most inspired to make that on...more
Nigella is my original muse, she single handedly got me back into the kitchen and cooking when the days of making cookies with my grandmother passed and I had to start doing it on my own. I have all of her books and honestly they are something one can actually cook from, my shelves are bending from the amount of cookbooks they house but only half are being used to make dinners and cakes, others I look at for inspiration and for pictures but Nigella's recipes are worth every penny one spends on a...more
Dec 05, 2008
Jessica
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
people who love to read cookbooks
I've been reading Feast for months and months it seems; I just keep renewing it from the library. Feast has everything I love in a cookbook, namely:
-glossy, vibrant, mouthwatering pictures
-cheeky write-ups to accompany the recipes, as only a Brit could write!
-recipes organized by meal, instead of the typical poultry/veggie/fish sections. This is helpful for someone like me, who doesn't intuitively think of recipe pairings and is often left wondering if your meal "goes together."
-it's HUGE (over...more
-glossy, vibrant, mouthwatering pictures
-cheeky write-ups to accompany the recipes, as only a Brit could write!
-recipes organized by meal, instead of the typical poultry/veggie/fish sections. This is helpful for someone like me, who doesn't intuitively think of recipe pairings and is often left wondering if your meal "goes together."
-it's HUGE (over...more
Probably my second favourite Nigella Lawson cookbook (after How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking. There's a recipe here for almost every occasion. Some of the recipes in this book I've used so often that I know them off by heart and could probably do them in my sleep. (Chocolate Honey Cake, I'm talking about you!)
Though I did not read every word, I am surprised how many recipes I copied in this book. I found it charming and what I did read of her story, very enjoyable. I copied a lot of recipes for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The cover of my book was red and sang of holiday. This cover looks a bit everyday. I would read the red covered book. :) To whet your whistle: allspice gravy, Christmas bubble and squeak, gingerbread muffins, apple horseradish sauce (for pork), baci di ricotta, chocolate rice puddin...more
The Domestic Goddess offered a look onto celebratory food such as for Thanksgiving, Christmas, the Eid, Birthdays, Easter (you get the idea) and brace yourself for a moment: the book even included the food for mourning/funeral.
The last section on a glimpse, perhaps should not be included in a book that says Food to Celebrate, but I must admit having gone through the whole book, that the recipes for the funeral leans towards remembrance and celebrating the life of a loved one.
In this offering, M...more
The last section on a glimpse, perhaps should not be included in a book that says Food to Celebrate, but I must admit having gone through the whole book, that the recipes for the funeral leans towards remembrance and celebrating the life of a loved one.
In this offering, M...more
Reading Nigella is like Food Porn!!! The recipes jump out of the pages and her descriptions makes you want to grab your tattered apron and dusty spoons and get cooking! And her recipes work- they are a throwback to an era when fat free, single cream and butter substitutes didn't exist! And we are all the better for it!
Good, but not quite as good as Nigella's How to Eat. For starters she re-uses some of the recipes from H2E in this (for which she does apologise).
This is (as the title suggests) a little more overblown and just doesn't quite satisfy as much as other books. Having said that, her lentil and frankfurter soup is to die for!
This is (as the title suggests) a little more overblown and just doesn't quite satisfy as much as other books. Having said that, her lentil and frankfurter soup is to die for!
Even though some of these recipes are decided British (and very nasty-sounding), Feast reads like a book of poetry. If you've ever seen Nigella Feasts on Food Network, you know what I'm talking about. Her use of language to describe her methods and the foods crosses the boundaries of the senses in a delightful way!
Milky way corn flakes are the new rice krispie treats! She uses some obnoxiously obscure and expensive ingredients but I suppose it is mostly recipes for special occasions. Great pictures which is the most important quality in a cookbook as far as I'm concerned.
Lots of great Christmas recipes and plenty more for entertaining! Not sure some of her ingredients are so readily available in the US, but still a great book ... Even if she is a little annoying to watch on tv!!
Tempting recipes that are easy to follow accompanied by mouth-watering pictures, and written by a woman who is unashamed of her love for saturated fat and sugar. Brilliant as always, Nigella!
I love Nigella's cookbooks but this one didn't thrill me. All the recipes were designed for parties and get togethers - hence Feast! Too much work for the everyday and too fiddly.
Fantastic recipes in this book, for holidays and everyday celebrations. If you make one thing from this book, make the Chocolate Gingerbread. It's a chocolate spice cake - and beyond delicious.
The passion that Nigella emanates when she cooks is magical. Her books excite and create the same passion with everything you make from this cookbook. I have created many dishes from this book.
My favorite cook book ad all time, and definitely the best Nigella book I've read so far. Every recipe I've made, and that's quite a few, has been amazing, delicious and well received.
Honestly, I got this book because Nigella has a late night cooking show that I love to fall asleep too. Her voice is REALLY soothing and I can become a better chef while I sleep.
Dec 12, 2008
Jennifer
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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non-fiction
Nigella Lawson continues to be my secret culinary girlfriend; so secret, even she doesn't know. I don't like this one quite as much as How to Eat..
Just brilliant...reach for it when celebrating any occasion...small or large. Never disappoints and the recipes are much better tested than her early books.
The chocolate orange cake is fantastic. Don't be put off by boiling the orange for 2 hours first. It is an easy recipe and tastes gorgeous.
Great food for big entertaining. I can't get enough of Nigella's stories and I have incredible success with her recipes.
A good read, if only for the complete "Britishness" of it! Nigella Lawson's descriptions are very luscious indeed, and she manages to make even the most mundane activities sound interesting. My only quibble is with her suggestion that plastic wrap can go in the oven.Second-hand experience from my daughter has proven otherwise, although perhaps it depends on the type of oven, gas or electric, one has. Also, while preparing the Griddled Zuchinni, which was, admittedly, delicious, my kitchen was fi...more
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Nigella Lawson is the daughter of former Conservative cabinet minister Nigel Lawson (now Lord Lawson) and the late Vanessa Salmon, socialite and heir to the Lyons Corner House empire, who died of liver cancer in 1985. Lawson attended Godolphin and Latymer School and Westminster School before graduating from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, with a degree in Medieval and Modern Languages.
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