I want to be Nigella!

She has a kitchen I can only dream of, she makes drinks I’ve never heard of and if her programs are real, which of course they are and I won’t believe anyone who tells me different! she throws some wonderful dinner parties with food that looks delicious!

Delia used to be my chef of choice at Christmas but whilst I still like her, and even though I feel a bit guilty saying it, (especially as Delia’s How to Cook book has helped me ever since I started learning how to cook when I was in my teens) she’s not number one anymore. It has to be Nigella; I can watch re-runs of her Christmas shows every year.

I’m making a promise to myself that one year I’m going to do Christmas, Nigella style!

I’m going to try all her alcoholic drinks, I’m going to make her Christmas Puddini Truffles and and I’m going to buy a cake tin shaped like a circle of Christmas trees that I can bake a yummy vanilla sponge in then sprinkle icing sugar over to make it look like they’re covered in snow. I’m going to cook a huge ham that’s covered in a delicious glaze and I’m going to make sure I make enough to have lots of leftovers that can be used to make more delicious meals!

I want to make jams and chutneys and give a home made hamper of delicious goodies as Christmas gifts, instead of a bottle of wine and a box of biscuits. I mean, how many boxes of biscuits can one family eat? (Notice I didn’t mention the wine there?!)

I get envious of her huge freezer and store cupboards every year and I wish I had all the lovely storage jars she uses instead of keeping my flour in the red/blue Tesco/Asda value bags!

I want to make cookies with the kids then hang them on the tree and I want to sink into a comfy chair late at night when everyone else in bed and snack on yummy leftovers, the Christmas light twinkling in the background, just like Nigella does!