Nigella returns to our screens this autumn with a new BBC series to accompany her latest cookbook, Cook, Eat, Repeat. If you're watching the show and there's a cake you simply have to bake, a stew that's calling your name, or any other irresistible recipe from the series you want to try, get your hands on a copy of the book for the full set of TV recipes, or take a look at this selection of our favourites from the show.
From the book
Cook, Eat, Repeat
A collection of recipes you'll want to make over and over again
Including quick and easy meals, Christmas comfort food, and stunning bakes
Interspersed with witty, thoughtful, and beautifully written essays
Episode 1
Wide Noodles with Lamb Shank in Aromatic Broth
Rich, aromatic and the kind of dish to solicit a sigh of relief at the end of a busy day, Nigella's dish of noodles with lamb shank is soul in a bowl.
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Transform a freezer food favourite with Nigella's take on a fish finger bhorta, a dish of crisp fish finger pieces and spinach tossed through a chilli, ginger, garlic and mustard paste and topped with pickled onions.
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Warm Chocolate Tahini and Banana Pudding
Featuring the holy trinity that is chocolate, tahini and banana, Nigella's delightful pudding is the kind of dessert that makes you thankful for cold winter weekends when only a gooey, warming pud will do.
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Nigella's easy-to-follow fish stew will challenge your preconceptions and satisfy your cravings for a taste of the sea. Don't forget the hunks of crusty bread for mopping up the deeply flavourful sauce.
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Nigella's fried chicken sandwich promises crisp-coated and succulent chicken piled into a bun full of all of the necessary accompaniments.
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No-churn Cheesecake Ice Cream and Cherries Jubilee
Nigella's no-churn cheesecake ice cream requires little more effort than whisking the igredients together and leaving the freezer to do the hard work. Don't skip the sweet, boozy retro classic topping of Cherries Jubliee.
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Episode 3
Four layers of dense chocolate cake sandwiched and iced with sweet and salty peanut butter icing make this a cake that requires no further introdcution.
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Spiced Bulgur Wheat with Roast Vegetables
Hearty, layered with spice and suitable for your vegan friends too, Nigella's bulgur wheat with roasted vegetables is a true crowd-pleaser.
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Nigella's recipe for this highly grammable dessert will guide you confidently through mastering every element of what makes this Basque cheesecake so irresistible, from the burnished crust to the creamy centre with just the right amount of jiggle.
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Episode 4
Bringing together an umami rich anchovy sauce with tender seared steak, this simple dish is all about simple ingredients that pack a flavour and texture punch.
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Spaghetti with Chard, Chilli, and Anchovies
If 2020 has taught us anything, it's to have a well-stocked cuoboard and a good repertoire of recipes for what to do with its contents. Enter Nigella's chilli and anchovy spaghetti – a store cupboard saviour par excellence.
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Nigella Lawson's Warm Lemon and Elderflower Pudding
The dynamic duo that is lemon and elderflower finds its most delicious expression in this warming pud, best served with an extra large dollop of double cream.
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Episode 5
Once again displaying her knack for ingenious flavour combinations, Nigella combines beef mince with crumbled black pudding to create these deeply flavoursome meatballs. These are particularly good served alongside Nigella's Brown Butter Colcannon (below).
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Nigella's take on the traditional Irish dish of colcannon is infused with the sweet, nutty flavour of brown butter, which transforms this already comforting dish into a truly indulgent treat. Serve it with crispy bacon, or with the Black Pudding Meatballs above.
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Pappardelle with Cavolo Nero and 'Nduja
'Nduja, the fiery Italian sausage paste, is the star of this unfussy but utterly delicious weeknight dish – though if you are not a meat-eater Nigella suggests using harissa in its stead. Either way, this glorious pile of pasta and greens will bring a whole lot of joy to those chilly winter evenings.
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Episode 6
Mine-All-Mine Sweet and Salty Chocolate Cookies
This quick and clever recipe allows you to whip up two large cookies in a matter of moments, using nothing more complicated than a bowl and a spoon – ideal for assuaging those late-night snack cravings! The cookies themselves are intensely chocolatey, and sprinkled with flaked sea salt.
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Chicken in a Pot with Lemon and Orzo
She might be a passionate advocate of the good old fashioned roast chicken, but neither does Nigella shy away from re-inventing her favourite dish over and over. This version combines a whole chicken with orzo, lemon, and herbs to create a soothing and flavoursome dish, perfect for a relaxed Sunday lunch.
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Nigella describes this as “an Italian torta di riso, refracted through the prism of someone who loves a bowl of very British rice pudding”. It's made with arborio rice, butter, and full-fat milk, and gently flavoured with lemon, vanilla, and nutmeg. Nigella recommends serving this with raspberry jam sauce or rhubarb compote.
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Christmas Special
Nigella's succulent pork belly ribs have it all: tender meat, crisp crackling and aromatic Scandi-inspired flavours. Join her in making these the centrepiece of your Christmas Eve feast.
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Dark, sticky and richly spiced, Nigella's gingerbread makes for a brilliant edible gift for vegan friends or a sumptous alternative to Christmas pudding on the big day.
Cook, Eat, Repeat boasts a whole chapter of fresh ideas for a festive feast. Get your copy here.
Think jammy dodger, but make it festive and fancy with the lightest biscuits, laced with hazelnut and finished with Christmassy cut outs and a snow-like dusting of icing sugar. Divine.
Cook, Eat, Repeat boasts a whole chapter of fresh ideas for a festive feast. Get your copy here.
