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How To Be A Domestic Goddess Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking Hardcover – 3 Oct. 2000

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How to be a Domestic Goddess is not about being a goddess, but about feeling like one. What this deliciously reassuring and mouthwatering cookbook shows is that it's not hard to bake a tray of muffins, or a sponge layer cake - but the rewards are high. Here is the book that feeds our fantasies, understands our anxieties and puts cakes, pies, pastries, preserves, puddings, bread and biscuits back into our own kitchens. With a writer's flair and a cook's passion, Nigella brings you everything from brownies to bagels, from gooseberry-cream crumble to double apple pie, from pizza to pistachio macaroons, from festive bake to Barbie cake.

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Those who love comfort food have cause to be grateful for Nigella Lawson's book How to Be a Domestic Goddess. Cause, too, perhaps, to wonder that she isn't the size of a house, since baked comfort foods typically encompass large quantities of butter, cream, eggs, sugar, chocolate, nuts, cream cheese and all the other foodstuffs to which with dreary inevitability attaches the deadly word "sinful". But in Nigella Lawson's hands these dangerous, even feared, substances are transmuted alchemically into the healing balms of the goddess, who presides (perhaps a little ironically) over a harmonious kitchen realm.

The recipes are suitably divine, covering cakes, biscuits, pies, puddings, breads, with special sections on cooking for (and by) children and Christmas. Most are sweet, though there is a choice selection of savoury pies and puddings--Pizza Rustica, Steak and Kidney Pudding, Cornish Pasties. The sweet things range from the airy elegance of Pistachio Macaroons, through the luscious spiciness of Norwegian Cinnamon Buns, to the trailer-trashiness of Coca-Cola Cake.

Nigella Lawson's poise never falters, whether she is discussing serving mulled wine with mince pies ("Don't fight it") or a strange passion-fruit liqueur required for one of her trifles ("the most divinely camp liqueur you could ever come across"). She plays a kind of game with her readers, insisting constantly on her greed, but really invoking our own. What a fascinating book: hints of obsessiveness revealed behind the beautifully projected personality of a laid-back voluptuary.--Robin Davidson

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"Working mothers must give thanks to Nigella... What sets her apart from every other food writer is her empathy with working women and her realism... Every page of How to be a Domestic Goddess is imbued with warmth" The Times "How to Eat was sheer joy... Now she's done it again. If ever baking needed pepping up, Nigella does it" Daily Express "Her prose is as nourishing as her recipes" -- Salman Rushdie Observer "Cerebral and scintillating advice for the hungry, peppered with wit" Sunday Times "Passionate, informative, detailed, bossy and admirably practical" Evening Standard

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0701168889
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chatto & Windus
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 3 Oct. 2000
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 374 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780701168889
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0701168889
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 kg
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.8 x 2.9 x 25.4 cm

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Customers find the book's recipes reliable and easy to follow, with detailed step-by-step instructions that result in great outcomes, particularly praising the brownie recipe. Moreover, the pictures look wonderful, and customers consider it a good value for money. Additionally, they appreciate Nigella's content and find it inspiring, with one customer noting it's suitable for parents looking for ideas. However, the book's physical condition receives mixed reviews, with several customers reporting damaged covers.

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57 customers mention ‘Recipes quality’57 positive0 negative

Customers love the recipes in this book, finding them delicious and reliable, with many reporting great results when following them, particularly praising the brownie recipe.

"...as well as reliable recipes for all the classics. I've read other reviews that mention cooking times and temperatures being off...." Read more

"...This is a great alternative to Bake Off - it's been around a lot longer, and although there are some showstoppers in there, it's more a book you..." Read more

"...My personal favourites include the Dense Chocolate Loaf Cake, and the Damp Lemon and Almond Cake...." Read more

"...Nigella’s recipes use less flour and butter etc but taste so much better and my fairy cakes were as light as a feather...." Read more

33 customers mention ‘Ease of follow’33 positive0 negative

Customers find the recipes in the book easy to follow, with detailed step-by-step instructions and clear writing.

"...The recipes are easy to follow and accurate. There's so many surprise finds (baklava muffins anyone?)..." Read more

"...for a parent wanting ideas on keeping the kids busy and teaching them to bake. My kids and I learned together. Both are competent bakers too...." Read more

"...I think the recipes are straightforward enough for the novice baker and the more experienced will find a wealth of good recipes to add to their..." Read more

"...I now feel like a domestic goddess. Nigella makes everything much simpler." Read more

14 customers mention ‘Pictures quality’14 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the pictures in the book, noting that they look wonderful, with one customer highlighting the beautiful illustrations and another mentioning the good level of photography.

"...This is a particularly nice edition (jealous!) which maintains a good level of photography so you can whet your appetite, and I'm looking forward to..." Read more

"...how easy I find to bake great cakes which actually taste nice and look great .For those who wrote in the reviews that nothing works or that..." Read more

"...Overall, a book with wonderful potential and beautiful photos - if only someone tried the recipes and modified them so that they actually work." Read more

"...She is really happy with the recipes, and there are good photographs throughout, alongside Nigella's typical comprehensive description." Read more

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Customers find the book offers good value for money.

"...to get this copy from my regular book supplier on Amazon at an amazing price - the book is brand new - no marks - nothing and for a fraction of a..." Read more

"...Good price for the book, overall satisfied with the purchase." Read more

"To get this book at 2nd hand price was amazing. Just has some slightly curled corners but what do you expect...." Read more

"Arrived in good condition and was a really good 👍 price too. Has loads of lovely recipes in it which are easy to follow...." Read more

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Customers find the book inspirational and smart, with one customer particularly appreciating the quirky tips and another noting it offers something for every occasion.

"...Everything comes out as it should do, it's very encouraging and quite an entertaining read anyway...." Read more

"...Fab book written with humour. Excellent for a parent wanting ideas on keeping the kids busy and teaching them to bake...." Read more

"...In this book there is something for every occasion from the simple to the incredibly technical...." Read more

"...with chapters on baking for children, Christmas, large cakes and savoury ideas." Read more

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Customers find the book makes a perfect gift.

"Part of a wedding gift." Read more

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"Another winner from the fabulous Nigella!!..." Read more

"Love Nigella. I bought this as a gift for my cousin in New Zealand but liked it so much I bought another one for myself" Read more

"Nigella at her best . Like all her books there are so many great recipes." Read more

"Love Nigella, I enjoy her writing style and effortless approach to baking." Read more

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Customers report that the book cover was dirty and damaged.

"...as very good I would like it was more like good as the book cover was very dirty." Read more

"...must say though that whilst the interior pages were clean, the book cover was dirty...." Read more

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Lillybit
Fantastic but know your oven!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2024
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I love this book! It's my go-to for so many bakes, including my all time favourite, Marzipan Fruit Cake. I have a Billy Bookcase full of baking books but I'll always check this first. The recipes are easy to follow and accurate. There's so many surprise finds (baklava muffins anyone?) as well as reliable recipes for all the classics.

I've read other reviews that mention cooking times and temperatures being off. All ovens are different and it's important to learn how yours acts. When I move house and have to adjust to a new oven (which happens a LOT!) I use the Snickerdoodle recipe in here to learn the calibration - once they come out right I know I can bake anything with confidence

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H. L. Jacklin
Great book, great results.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 October 2016
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This is bought as a gift for a friend of mine who wants to get into baking. It is quite simply the best baking book I've ever owned. Everything comes out as it should do, it's very encouraging and quite an entertaining read anyway. I must have baked at least 75% of recipes in this book, they always come out as they should do, and taste delicious. By the time you've made a few you'll be totally hooked - it also doesn't tend to go for lots of unnecessary ingredients or faff, it's all about the taste of the food you're enjoying at the end of it. This is a great alternative to Bake Off - it's been around a lot longer, and although there are some showstoppers in there, it's more a book you can return to again and again when you just want to make something tasty without spending all day in the kitchen - the working woman's guide to Domestic Goddessness if you like!

This is a particularly nice edition (jealous!) which maintains a good level of photography so you can whet your appetite, and I'm looking forward to tasting the results, that I haven't made for a change!

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Gail
Fave baking book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2021
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I’ve had this book for over 20 years and bought it so many times now as a gift.
The recipes work. Nigella writes with flair- encouraging you to try different things within a recipe. Even to ignore some suggestions (using plain flour and faffing with baking powder- when SR works- a lot is about practice and experimenting when you’re out of an ingredient)
This was my starting point on the road to competence as a baker.
Taught me to pay attention to the oven temperature- such an important thing that.
Fab book written with humour. Excellent for a parent wanting ideas on keeping the kids busy and teaching them to bake. My kids and I learned together. Both are competent bakers too. Everyone loves something home baked as a gift.
Don’t hesitate. Buy it.

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Good purchase
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 August 2023
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Good purchase, although the item was described as very good I would like it was more like good as the book cover was very dirty.

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A. Prior
delightful book for the home baker
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2009
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I do lots of baking for my own family and also for the half-termly cake sale at my kids school. Over the years I have acquired a large collection of baking books. This is one of my favourites, both for the way its written (I am an unashamed Nigella fan and have lots of her books) and also for the recipes. I have tried about 3/4 of the cake recipes (I'm not into making chutneys etc) in this book and many of them I make again and again. I have never had any problems with the recipes I have tried. My personal favourites include the Dense Chocolate Loaf Cake, and the Damp Lemon and Almond Cake. I am a complete convert to her way of making scones (something I have done for years), and also the Millionaire Shortbread (toffee cooked in the microwave - so easy). Although I have many others on my shelf, this is one book I really wouldn't want to be without. I think the recipes are straightforward enough for the novice baker and the more experienced will find a wealth of good recipes to add to their repertoire.

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Margaret Gregory
The best recipes ever
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 February 2024
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So much better than Mary Berry. Nigella’s recipes use less flour and butter etc but taste so much better and my fairy cakes were as light as a feather. I now feel like a domestic goddess. Nigella makes everything much simpler.

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Fab and reliable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2010
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I have been really impressed with this cookbook and would have to say Nigella does it again. I get on really well with her recipes which have always turned out to be reliable and delicious (if a little indulgent at times!).

Some notable successes are the banana bread which is scrummy (too good for the children!!), blueberry muffins, pancakes, jam doughnut muffins (seriously naughty), the most wonderful passionfruit curd, a delicious spiced apple chutney and the piece de resistance without a shadow of a doubt are the scones which are the best I have made or tasted.

Buy this book and you won't be disappointed but you may need to exercise a lot of willpower keeping it to treats only or buy some bigger clothes!!

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Love this book !
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 February 2021
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Basically I wanted this book for one recipe ! I was therefore very pleased to get this copy from my regular book supplier on Amazon at an amazing price - the book is brand new - no marks - nothing and for a fraction of a new book so I am not just happy I am totally happy ! I tend to use two book suppliers on Amazon as both are reputable, their prices and quality of books supplied are far superior. So if I can't get what I want from one supplier then I have the other to go to - I don't look elsewhere as their service is fast, efficient and reliable. Thankx.

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shweta
Great buy!!!
Reviewed in India on 10 October 2019
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Thank you Amazon .. for a used copy its in surprisingly good condition .... thrilled with my purchase. I ordered the earlier edition but I did check out the number of pages in the newer edition .. around the same ... so I don't think I'm missing out on a lot .. considering that I got it at a very good price I'm extremely happy. Looking forward to trying out the Dense Chocolate Loaf Cake and the Processor Danish Pastry and as for the Chocolate Volcano it's intriguing.

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Olga Gigante
Un ottimo acquisto!
Reviewed in Italy on 9 April 2013
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Dopo aver acquistato "Nigella Christmas" (che mi e` piaciuto tantissimo) non credevo che anche questo libro fosse eccezionale. Contiene centinaia di ricette, tutte fattibili, la maggior parte semplici; molti sono i suoi cavalli di battaglia visti negli episodi della TV inglese e OGNI ricetta e` preceduta da una prefazione: Nigella racconta come e` arrivata alla realizzazione di quella particolare ricetta, le varianti e spesso da chi l'ha appresa. Le descrizioni sono godibilissime, specialmente quelle che descrivono dei piatti italiani che ha imparato durante la sua permanenza in Italia. Mi piace tantissimo il suo humour inglese (mi piace anche solo 'leggere' i suoi libri, non solo realizzarne le ricette!) The book is in English, of course!

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MaryJane Brodsky
So many recipes, and I want to make them all!
Reviewed in the United States on 3 September 2024
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I feel this way about any Nigella book or tv series. I have multiple of her books, this one being the latest, and I bought this one used. It's in great condition and arrived on the early side of the range of when it was to be expected. It is jam packed full of recipes using lovely ingredients that excite me and make me want to bake and cook. What is wonderful about Nigella's way of cooking is that it's not overly complicated, and her recipes almost always turn out to be very good. Not every single one, but many more are great than not. If you've ever watched her shows, she writes the way that she speaks, which is to say that she sounds 100x more intelligent than 90% of us but still makes everything very approachable and logical while at the same time being whimsical and decadent. This book is more than just recipes. There is a lot of commentary and explanation behind the recipes and personal experiences and stories that make one feel that they're reading more than a cookbook, which is what makes her so wonderful. I do think that there aren't enough images of the dishes in this particular book compared to some of her others, but maybe that's because this is one of her earlier books. Doesn't matter - I love it anyway...

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Attention à l'édition!
Reviewed in France on 28 December 2010
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C'est le livre de cuisine que je garderais si je devais n'en choisir qu'un. Absolument toutes les recettes font envie, et Nigella a trouvé un bon équilibre entre grands classiques (Victoria sponge, scones...) et recettes plus originales, sucrées et salées, avec toujours ce style d'écriture qui donne l'impression de bavarder avec une amie autour d'une tasse de café.
Attention cependant à l'édition que vous commandez. Le livre publié par Hyperion (couverture noire) est destiné au marché américain. Les mesures sont en cups et non en grammes, les températures en fahrenheit et certains ingrédients ont été modifiés pour les cuisiniers d'outre-Atlantique (mais sont introuvables en Europe). Pour la "vraie" version, vérifiez que l'éditeur est britannique, par exemple Chatto & Windus.

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Used but in excellent shape
Reviewed in Canada on 31 January 2022
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Love the book and in excellent condition
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