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How To Be A Domestic Goddess
How To Be A Domestic Goddess | Nigella Lawson
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Mitch
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Woodford is baking cookies for his favourite mail delivery staff - Martin and Shirley. Do you think they‘ll guess who they‘re from! 🤣🤣 #litsylove

squirrelbrain Aw, so cute! 🐕 2y
Cupcake12 Love these 🐾 2y
LeahBergen Ohhhh, I love this!! 🥰🥰 2y
Mitch @squirrelbrain @Cupcake12 @LeahBergen Both always bring him a biscuit with the post… so it‘s a thank you for all those biscuits! 🤣 2y
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ErikaB
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I decided to lean into the season for this month‘s #bookspinbingo card with filled it with food-related titles. I hope to actually get to all of them someday!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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Cupcake12
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Decisions.....decision.......😂

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MaleficentBookDragon
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Anyone else being a baking goddess today?I just made (and ate) some yummy banana bread. Nigella is a favorite of mine. I can't believe I haven't been in this cookbook in years. Shame on me.

(I also just dyed pink tips in my hair. It is not good when I am left to my own devices.😁)

TheAromaofBooks I made some brownies - from a box, I'll admit - that I definitely need to put away since we keep snacking every time we walk through the kitchen! 😂 4y
TheLibrarian Love banana bread! No baking for me because I‘m rationing my sugar and flour. Hard to find in the store! 4y
Crinoline_Laphroaig I have that Cookbook! I should revisit! 4y
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hilded I also baked banana bread today, it was delicious 😋 4y
RainyDayReading I think I‘m going to be making cookies today 😅 I‘ve been watching the great British baking show and now all I want to do is bake but I don‘t have half the ingredients or the equipment so cookies it is! 🤣 4y
Heretherebedragons I think both the baking and the hair were excellent decisions :) I too made a foray near my oven yesterday, but alas the dough hath not risen (yet). Too little yeast, mayhaps. Attempt no. 2 tonight (?). (edited) 4y
BethM I made banana bread last week and am making bread pudding tonight. I need this cookbook! Hope you‘re well friend. 4y
Avanders I‘ve baked 1 night out of the past ~30. I need to make it more of a priority..... 4y
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Mitch
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My first puff pastry! I love Nigella! I felt I was folding forever - I think I‘ve actually got 730 layers!

AmyG Wow. Can you sen me a piece???? Looks delicious. ❤️ 4y
squirrelbrain Ooh I can see lots of lamination there! (No idea what that means - they say it on Bake-Off and it‘s a good thing in puff pastry! 🤣) Better than a soggy bottom anyway.... 4y
Mitch @squirrelbrain hahaha - I gave myself a handshake! 4y
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Mitch @AmyG Hope it tastes nice - it has enough butter in it! 4y
Lynnsoprano @squirrelbrain @mitch We need to figure out some sort of bake-off Litsy event 😄 4y
Librarymouse Looks amazing! What are the toppings? 4y
Butterfinger @lynnsoprano that sounds fun. I still want to do a country read/cooking share too. Choose a country, read random books set or about the country, and then share pics and reviews on the last day. 4y
diovival Wow! Well done.👏🏽 4y
LeahBergen Impressive! 4y
suzie.reads Wow that looks absolutely delicious! 4y
Lynnsoprano @Butterfinger That sounds like a fantastic idea! 4y
squirrelbrain @Lynnsoprano - we could all make a book-related showstopper cake! 🍰 4y
Mitch @Librarymouse this one was ricotta (whipped with lots of sea salt and black pepper), roasted beetroot and walnuts 4y
Cathythoughts Looks so good ! Impressive 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
Soubhiville That looks delicious. 4y
Caroline2 Yums 😋 4y
Bookzombie That looks so good! 🤤 4y
readordierachel Wow! Looks amazing! 4y
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Mitch
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I‘ve spent a very relaxing afternoon learning how to fold and laminate pastry. Made my first croissants!
I‘ve baked two for breakfast tomorrow and got some more still proving.

LiteraryinLawrence How cool!! 4y
diovival Impressive 4y
Mitch @diovival I was surprised just how big they got! 4y
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Caroline2 Wow!! They look awesome!! 🤤 4y
JacqMac Very impressive! 4y
Victoria_Clyne They look beautiful. 4y
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xicanti
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I thrifted a mini Madeleine tin yesterday, so I finally got to make the Rosebud Madeleines from the tagged book!

They were delicious and had a wonderful mouth feel, but I‘ll have to tinker with the recipe. Nigella says one should only butter, not butter & flour, the tin, which gave me nicely humped Madeleines with no definition on the pattern side. Blah. I floured the second batch and got slightly better definition but no humps. Hmmm.

BehindthePages New batches of cookies means more to taste test though ;) 4y
xicanti @Letora this is true! They‘ve got hardly any ingredients, too, so they‘re not a drain on resources. The only issue is how long the dough needs to sit before it goes into the moulds: one hour in the fridge, then half an hour on the counter. 4y
Geenie Looks good 👍 4y
Megabooks Those look gorgeous!! 4y
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xicanti
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I listened to a big chunk of HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE while I baked one of the great mysteries of my culinary life: Nigella Lawson‘s cranberry cake. It‘s delicious, and it never looks anything like the picture because the cranberries always float up into the batter.

I think Canadian cranberries must be much lighter than the UK kind. The recipe says 6oz = 3/4 cup, but I‘ve found it‘s more like 2+ cups. #audiobaking

xicanti PLUS SIDE: because the cranberries float up, the cake forms a seriously good sugar crust. Everyone I‘ve ever served it to loves it. 4y
brilliantglow Yumm! I'm going to have to try this 4y
rachelm I love cranberries. Will have to try this 4y
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julesG
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Definitely not #Sorry that I #Crave cakes when browsing through this book. 😉

#MOvember @Cinfhen

Cinfhen #doubledip 🍦🍦 4y
Emilymdxn Love Nigella! 4y
Hooked_on_books Good god, I want to lick that frosting before it drips! 😆 4y
CarolynM I've made some delicious things from recipes in this book😋 4y
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veritysalter
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#FALLISBOOKED - Day Seven #FAVOURITEFALLTREAT I rarely bake, but Autumn is a time for stodgy puddings; so Nigella‘s decadent version of a bread and butter pudding, using pain au chocolat is perfect.

readingjedi I love this book, Nigella truly is a goddess! 4y
OriginalCyn620 🙌🏼😋 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😋 yum!! Can you bake some and mail it to me?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 4y
julesG Love this recipe! This book is full of so many good recipes. 4y
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batsy
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1. Something that shows me how to look at life differently, even while making me feel like I'm not alone.
2. Do notebooks and pens count? Coz... Pretty sure I could open a stationery shop over here.
3. The tagged book, not so much for the recipes but for the way that Nigella writes. Pure aesthetic and sensory pleasure in food.
4. Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, Fernando Pessoa
5. @gradcat

Thanks for the tag @diovival ❤️ #wondrouswednesday @Eggs

BiblioLitten ❤️❤️ all your answers!! 5y
diovival I feel like notebooks and pens should definitely count! Stationary 😍 5y
batsy @BiblioLitten 😘😘 5y
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batsy @diovival Where I keep buying new pens so I don't have to use the "nice ones" ? 5y
BiblioLitten @batsy I hear you! 😄 (edited) 5y
Eggs Love #1 and #2 responses 🤗🤗 5y
gradcat @batsy Thanks for the tag! I‘m so behind on my posts & responses...ugh! I‘m trying to catch up, though...miss you guys! ♥️🥰 5y
batsy @Eggs Thanks for the fun questions! 🙂 5y
batsy @gradcat You're welcome! And no problem, take your time, no pressure. Only if you feel like it ❤️ 5y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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Does anyone else always have books on their bed? And at least one cat?
#catsoflitsy #readinginbed

Crazeedi Always! On my be beside my bed on the floor on my dresser...and a kitty to dress up the whole scene!😻 5y
Samplergal No kitties, just pups. And yes to the books! 5y
blondie Not on my bed currently, but scattered around the apartment. And yes. My kitty loves lying on my books when I'm trying to read. 5y
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Reagan Always! 5y
Gaylagal2 I so for sure! But minus the cat, add a little dog🐾😬 5y
TheBookbabeblog84 Always. A whole line of books. Thank god I‘m single lol. 5y
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Mitch
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Pg. 13 Lemon Syrup Loaf Cake. Pairing books with cake this wet, grey Saturday afternoon. This is a great go-to book for some real classics - although she does like a lot of sugar in her recipes!

AmyG Yum 6y
mabell Pretty! 6y
JacqMac Looks delicious 😋 6y
Mitch It‘s going down well with the final 100 pages of 6y
BookwormM That looks yummy 😋 6y
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xicanti
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My mum asked me to do my grandma's trifle for Christmas dinner. It calls for two store-bought sponges, but none of the grocery stores around here sell them anymore so I had to make them instead. It gave me a chance to start A CHRISTMAS CAROL while I finally, finally tried Nigella Lawson's Victoria sponge recipe. #audiobaking

GypsyKat Yum! 6y
TricksyTails Drooling! 😋 6y
MrBook Oooooh!!!! I want some of that! Correction: all of that! Correction: ALL of that!!! 6y
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julesG
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There are a few quick recipes here.

A book when you #ForgotYouHaveToBake.

#SurvivingDecember @writerlibrarian

Kaye Well DARN. I thought I was already a domestic goddess. I am lucky to have a husband who says “Good Supper” every night, whether I make Turkey dinner with all the trimmings or Beanie-Weenies with a side of Ho-Hos for dessert. 6y
julesG @Kaye Don't worry. We do not have to cook like Nigella. My family is very happy with what I can make from scratch. 😉 I got this book from a friend together with a Sophie Kinsella novel 6y
Kaye I used to do a lot more cooking when the family was all still home. I baked a lot and made bigger dinners. Now that it‘s just the 2 of us I don‘t make as much. I had no idea how to cook when we got married Betty Crocker was my daily companion. My husband gained 100 lbs the first year we were married 😮 @JulesG (edited) 6y
julesG @Kaye Better than losing weight because of your cooking. 6y
CarolynM Love this book, the millionaire's shortbread recipe is hilarious and delicious! 6y
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julesG
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Fresh Gingerbread with Lemon Icing, I wish it would look as good when I put it on a #plate #🍴.

#emojinov @RealLifeReading

SandyW As long as it tastes a good... 6y
kspenmoll Yum! 6y
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xicanti
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I'm doing the sweet table for Christmas Eve lunch but I'll be tied up for most of December, so I've got a lot of baking to tackle in the next couple of weeks. First up: Nigella's star-topped mince tarts, only with clubs, rabbits, and dogs instead of stars.

Natasha.C.Barnes Gorgeous!! 6y
Megabooks Wow! 6y
alisiakae Beautiful!! 6y
readordierachel Those look great! 6y
TricksyTails 👏👏👏👏 Beautiful! 6y
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xicanti
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I had egg whites left over from the pie I made last weekend, so I whipped up a batch of Nigella Lawson's macaroons.

readordierachel Wow, you make it sound so easy! Looks great! 7y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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This whole cooking dinner thing is getting in the way of doing #septemberchallenges. 😉

thegirlwiththelibrarybag I know what you mean! 7y
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xicanti
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I was flipping through HOW TO BE A DOMESTIC GODDESS on my way to the mince tarts recipe when I realized I'd never made her cappuccino cupcakes. So I whipped up a batch, and unfortunately this has emerged as one of the few Nigella recipes I dislike. I'm actually glad it only made 8 instead of the 12 it was supposed to.

I'll spread the other 7 around to a few people. Hopefully they'll like the flavour more than I do.

MrBook 😳🤤!!! I want!!!! 7y
xicanti @MrBook they do have a very nice AFTERtaste, and the white chocolate icing's good. 7y
BkClubCare Goodness... 7y
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Megabooks 🤤🤤🤤🤤 7y
ferskner Pretty though! 7y
readordierachel Those look perfect! 7y
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Read.Em.And.Eat
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A new blog post is up! A post in which I bake a bunch of cookies and give myself a spook! (The very first recipe link is on there too! Pumpkin sugar cookies!)

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Jinjer 😳A dark creepy basement...I could not go down into it because I would not be able to see where the spiders were lurking! Sorry the pumpkin cookies were meh. What peanut butter recipe do you use? The ones I made were awful. Even my mother wouldn't eat them. 7y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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Pickpick

I can't believe I haven't baked from this in years. Shame on me. This morning I'm having Christmas Muffins (orange, nutmeg, and cinnamon) with rooibos tea.
#booksandtea #cookbooklove #nigellabites

RiotMom Yummmm... feel free to send extras my way! 7y
Faibka Sounds delicious! 😋 beautiful tea set! 😍💜 I've never seen a tea cup saucer in that shape 7y
LeahBergen So pretty!! 7y
MaleficentBookDragon @Faibka I have 4 sets. It was a great find for me. My teapot kind of matches; a happy accident. 7y
tpixie Great tea set! 7y
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ElizabethAndino
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I've been missing my cookbooks during my DIY kitchen remodel. Today they are back where they belong ❤️🍽

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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#Thankful for a Clean Kitchen.
#time4pie

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Pinkmeghan
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Pickpick

Woke up to a dusting of snow outside, couldn't resist taking a pic with Nigella Christmas!

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KatG
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It's great to be able to find so many recipes online, but I still love using my cookbooks. Here are three of my favorites. I love the way Nigella Lawson writes about food. #cookbooklove #photoadaynov16

MrBook #NoTotsNotACookbook!!! 😂👏🏻 7y
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Loreen
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Here are few of my cookbooks. #cookbooklove #photoadaynov16 #novphotochallenge

KCorter Better Homes and Gardens is my go-to cookbook! 7y
SharonGoforth Love the Martha Stewart's Cookies! 7y
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EvieBee
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TheWordJar Three of my favorite ladies right there! 7y
angrylilasian I go to these three ladies often too! 7y
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Suzze I own a couple of Ree's cookbooks. Love her. 7y
EvieBee @Suzze I love her! I actually fell in love with her when I read her memoir about meeting her husband. THEN I started watching the show. 7y
MrBook #NoTotsNotACookbook!!! 😂👏🏻 7y
Suzze @MrBook wondering how many cookbooks you said this about today. 😜😜 7y
MrBook 129, I did a hashtag search after I needed a breather 😂👏🏻👏🏻. 7y
MrBook @Suzze ☝🏻️ 7y
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Leelee08
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#cookbooklove--I have a small cookbook obsession. I have about 50, and I only use a handful of them. I ❤️ the beautiful pictures of food...😍🍕🧀🍳🎂🍩🍪#photoadaynov16

KarenUK Love how to be a domestic goddess 💗... fail-proof... the pain au chocolat bread pudding is a favorite 😋 7y
Simona I love her...she is the most sensual cook in the world! 7y
MrBook #NoTotsNotACookbook!!! 😂👏🏻 7y
BookBabe 😍 7y
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