Nigella’s been mocked for making a meal out of the simplest dish – but she’s not the only one

She’s mashed a tray of fish fingers, put banana skins in a curry and covered her bread dough in a leopard-print shower cap. And viewers of Nigella Lawson’s new cookery show were left scratching their heads again this week when the TV chef spent a toe-curling 71 seconds instructing the nation how to butter a … Read more

Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat show sees viewers recoil at liquorice cheesecake

Nigella Lawson has embraced leftfield ingredients in her BBC2 show Cook, Eat, Repeat, with a curry made from old banana skins among the first recipes the chef showcased.  And the latest episode, which airs on BBC2 on Monday evenings, proved no exception, as Nigella, 60, drenched a cheesecake in a sauce made from extra strong … Read more