I read recently that Ina had styled her show after Nigella's show Nigella Bites. SHe agreed to do the Barefoot OCntessa as long as she could film it in Nigella's style.

There's also a great fan site for ina:

[link]

Tons of recipes!

I have a a great frosting recipe that comes out white.
It was my mum's and is American measurements, but I think you can find a way to convert it.

1 1/2 stick of butter
1 pound of icing sugar

Beat the beuuter, gradullay add in icing sugar. If it seems to thick add a tablespoon or two of milk. I awlays add the milk one tablespoon at time.

I absolutely adore Bill Granger.

Does anyone know of a forum or fan site for him?

When I buy more clementine's than I can eat or bake I follow the recipe through the blitzing of the clementines and then freeze the pulp. This way, when I am ready to make a cake, I just let the pulp defrost and bake away!

You can also find the recipe at
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I have a ton of blueberries in my fridge looking for something to do!

Any ideas?

Cake
12 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
6 large eggs, separated
12 tablespoons sugar, divided
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Glaze
½ cup whipping cream
½ cup dark corn syrup
9 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped

Chocolate shavings or Gold-brushed Chocolate Leaves

For Cake: Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper or waxed paper, butter paper. Wrap outside of pan with foil. Stir chocolate and butter in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Cool to lukewarm, stirring often.

Using electric mixer, beat egg yolks and 6 tablespoons sugar in large bowl until mixture is very thick and pale, about 3 minutes. Fold lukewarm chocolate mixture into yolk mixture, then fold in vanilla extract. Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites in another large bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 6 tablespoons sugar, beating until medium-firm peaks form. Fold whites into chocolate mixture in 3 additions. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake cake until top is puffed and cracked and tester inserted into center comes out with some moist crumbs attached, about 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack (cake will fall).

Gently press down crusty top to make evenly thick cake. Using small knife, cut around pan sides to loosen cake. Remove pan sides. Place 9-inch-diameter tart pan bottom or cardboard round atop cake. Invert cake onto tart pan bottom. Peel off parchment paper.

For Glaze: Bring cream and corn syrup to simmer in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth.

Place cake on rack set over baking sheet. Spread ½ cup glaze smoothly over top and sides of cake. Freeze until almost set, about 3 minutes. Pour remaining glaze over cake; smooth sides and top. Place cake on platter. Chill until glaze is firm, about 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome; store at room temperature.) Garnish with chocolate shavings or leaves. Serve at room temperature.

But you can get the Knorr brand that is just as good....at least I think so!

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oops, it's about £11.00

You can get one through amazon.co.uk too, that's where I ordered mine.

I'm in NYC and we have ONE - can you believe it - shop that carries British goods.....but you have to get there as they get their shipment coz they run out quick!

Rachel, from all the lists of British goods I have there's one listed in Ohio, in Fairborn.....but there are a bunch of online places in the States to buy things. I could list some for you if you'd like.

I cannot seem to find cake flour anywhere...is cake flour and Italian 00 flour the same?

Any online resources in the UK or Denmark that anyone knows of for either of these?

Thanks

Oh, add salad cream and branston pickle! Proper double cream! Double Gloucster cheese...

Oh, now you're making me hungry!!

I miss.....hmmmmmm.....

Muscavado sugar, sweeties of all sorts, loose tea, Touch of Taste stock, marigold vegetable stock, jelly babies, oh the list goes on and on!

You can order many things online in places but they are so ridiculously expensive. One site I found also shipped American goods to the UK.

If I ever had my suitcase checked they'd think I was totally daft....hardly any clothes and tons of grocery items!

I'm in the States and we wonder why we don't get so many of the wonderful products you use.

If you can't find the liquid smoke anywhere, perhaps a trade? A few things you may want for a few things I may want?

When I travel back fromt he UK my friends are amased.....no trinkets, no souveniers, just a near suitcase full of grocery items!

I love them just roasted in a pan with some olive oil, salt, pepper.....maybe a little chopped garlic...

I use a recipe for a Turkish Delight Syllabub from Nigella Lawson's Nigella Bites cookery book.

I found mine here -

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But I think it's listed on the Channel4 website as well.

How about an Italian-style cheesecake or ricotta pie?

Which show was it?

It was in How to Eat, lumped in with the Salmon Fishcakes, page 491-92.

The recipe is posted here:

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(I know I send people here alot, but it really is a wonderful place for Nigella's recipes)

You can also find it here:

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I always have great luckw ith Nigella recipes and sources for ingredients there.

I sometimes add a little butter, parmigiano cheese, perhaps a little mozzarella, sprinle the top with a little breadcrumb and parmigiano and bake it.

Tiramisu

6 eggs separated
3 T sugar
1 lb mascarpone cheese
1 C espresso
1 T dark rum
1 T peach liquour
24 ladyfingers
1 Toblerone bar

Beat egg yolks and sugar until light yellow. Add mascarpone and liquors.

Whip egg whites to soft peaks.

Fold whites into cheese mixture.

Soak ladyfingers in espresso.

Chop Toblerone bar, fine.

Layer half ladyfingers on bottom of 8x8 pan. Pour on half of mixture, then half of chocolate. Repeat.

Refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.

I have made extract out of both vodka and brandy. The most important part is leaving it sit for at least 4 weeks.

I used this site and their suggestions.

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I have another very simple tiramisu recipe that I have never had a problem with, if you're interested!

That recipe is for the bernaise sauce.

I found the one with the butters here:

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Also try

nigella.proboards10.com

They have great recipes and nearly all of Nigella's

Try:

nigella.proboards10.com

They have loads of Nigella's recipes there and I'm sure that recipe is there.

Very helpful...thanks

Any reason why you're counting? Perhaps I'm REALLY looking for these two items?

Sure I do! What sort of muffins do you want?

Go have a web address?

And thanks! That helps a lot!

350 F
177C
gas mark 4

Wll, plenty of UK sources, but none US!

Nope. Been there done that! Can't find an online source anywhere!

This is my grandmother's recipe and it's in US measurements.

Preheat oven to 350 F

1/2 lb unsalted butter
2 ozs unsweetened chocolate
2 C sugar
4 eggs
1 t vanilla
1 C flour
1/2 t salt
1 C chopped walnuts

Lightly grease a 13"xx9"x2" baking dish

In large saucepan, heat butter over medium flame until half melted. Add chocolate and stir until butter and chocolate are melted and combined. Remove from heat and stir in sugar with wooden spoon.

Using same spoon, beat in eggs one at a time, stirring after each addition until the eggs are fully mised and the chocolate mixture is shiny. Stir in vanilla. Add the flour and salt all at once and mix until blended. Stir in chopped nuts.

Scrape batter into prepared pan. Bake for 30 mins. Let cool in pan.

I have a wonderful and simple brownie recipe I'd be happy to share....I guess it's American-like since I live in the U.S. and this was my grandmother's recipe.

Should I post it herre or email it to you?

I live in the States and am looking for online resources for:

Marigold Swiss Vegetable Stock
Benedicta Touch of Stock

Does anyone have any ideas where I can find these things?

I have found great success with Nigella's recipes at:

nigella.proboards10.com

they have loads of recipes!