Title:

FEAST: food that celebrates life
(Knopf Canada, 2006) ISBN 978-0-676-974113-3 0-676-97413-9

Theme:

Festive recipes range from traditional occasions (Easter, Passover, Eid, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah) to the uncommon (KiddieFeast). Nigella interprets the festive menus with her zest for food. The recipes are simultaneously inventive and familiar, complete with tips, tricks and shortcuts.

Sample Recipes:

The Turkey - Cornbread, Cranberry and Orange Stuffing. Massacre in a Snowstorm. Gold Dust. Blond Mocha Sauce. Quivering with Passion Jellies. Haroset from the Venetian Ghetto. Chili-Cinnamon Chocolate Pudding. Chocolate Guinness Cake. Red-Roast Quinces with Pomegranate Seeds.

Notable Elements:

"From Microfeast to Megafeast", Nigella offers recipes to address festive occasions, ranging from the traditional "Christmas and Thanksgiving" and the unusual "Dinner with the Prospective In-laws" to "Funeral Feasts" that celebrate life.

Tone / Style:

Informal and personal, Nigella offers opinions and enthusiasm for each feast. The recipes serve two to twenty with plentiful tips and side notes on preparation and suitability.

Visuals:

Full color photos illustrate many of the completed dishes and leave the reader hungry and ready to get cooking.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Thanksgiving and Christmas
• New Year
• Meatless Feasts
• Valentine's Day
• Easter
• Passover
• Breakfast
• Kitchen Feasts
• KiddieFeast
• Cut-Out Cookies
• Chocolate Cake Hall of Fame
• A Georgian Feast
• Eid
• Ultimate Feasts
• Hallowe'en
• Rosh Hashanah
• A Venetian Feast
• Festival of Lights
• Partytime
• Midnight Feast
• Wedding Feast
• Funeral Feast
• Stocklists (mostly UK suppliers)
• Index

Author:

Nigella Lawson

Claim to fame:

Nigella is the author of five best selling food books, international TV culinary programs, Vogue's food writer and contributor to the New York Times.

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