Fresh, innovative, versatile and delicious, it's summer all year round and from around the world with Nigella. With all the style and class of her earlier books, and a whole new concept, this is an irresistible and wide-ranging book of summery recipes which can be eaten at any time - from scrumptious Italian antipasti and Greek mezze to Spanish cuisine, from barbecues to beach picnics, from Moroccan roast lamb to Mauritian prawn curry, from the traditional strawberries-and-cream feel of an English summer afternoon to Indian-summer evenings at home, from light lunches to seductive suppers; and with a selection of unusual icecreams and melt-in-the-mouth puddings to die for. Summer cooking is relaxed cooking, for days when we want to conjure up a mood of sunny expansiveness even in the darkest months. Easy cooking, easy eating. No one wants to slave over a hot stove for hours: the keynote is simplicity, freshness, enjoyment. It's a way of celebrating summer not only while it lasts, but extending it through the year. This gorgeous book, written with all Nigella's characteristic flair and passion, ties in with her new Channel 4 TV series and contains 40 or so additional recipes added exclusively for the book. Another groundbreaking design, ravishingly illustrated in full colour throughout.
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The cover of Forever Summer features Nigella Lawson posing in a convertible car with luggage piled behind her, as though driving along the Riviera. Her beaming smile, however, betrays a hint of strain. Can she be wondering whether success and fame constitute something of a treadmill? Given that she has attained iconic single-name status, will she ever be able to return, should she wish, to the humble obscurity of serious journalism?
If treadmill it is, it's one she continues to work with considerable panache. What she never lacks is poise: her effortless blend of the artless and the deeply considered does not fail, here, to beguile. Nigella's appeal is, of course, a lifestyle thing--you, too, could be at once an intelligent modern woman and an old-fashioned vamp, draped in pashminas and liable impulsively to pop off for a run down to Monte. In all this, and especially if you take her television persona into account, the food can seem a little incidental. But it is of course at the heart of the project. Nigella Lawson seems to have a knack of thinking creatively about food which allows her to turn a recipe over in her hands, as it were, give it a tweak and turn it into something livelier and fresher than it was before. So her Greek Salad marinates the red onion and omits the sapid cucumber, substituting sliced fennel. Barbecued Sea Bass is stuffed with preserved lemons (pickled, incidentally, in a usef! ully unusual way). Roast Potatoes are given in their Swedish Hasselback form (sliced nearly through, so they fan out in cooking). The section on ices is adorned with Margarita Ice Cream ("surely what angels would eat at their hen night"), while Nigella indulges her inner slapper with Slut-Red Raspberries in Chardonnay Jelly. Above all, she communicates, through dozens and dozens of recipes, the ideals of freshness, simplicity, spontaneity and immediacy, a combination it's hard to resist. --Robin Davidson
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"As reliably mouthwatering as ever...with images of warmth and mediterranean climes" (Time Out )
"Her recipes are rich and motherly and sustaining and sexy, just as she is" (Observer )
"All Nigella's food is comfort food, in the end...what she shares with us is the way the world tastes best to her" (Evening Standard ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"Her recipes are rich and motherly and sustaining and sexy, just as she is" (Observer )
"All Nigella's food is comfort food, in the end...what she shares with us is the way the world tastes best to her" (Evening Standard ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful
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Quite simply, Nigella Lawson will enable you to gain a reputation amongst friends for being a brilliant cook. What your friends won't know is just how effortless it all is when you are in Nigella's capable hands. Her narrative is just as eulogistic as her other books, which means that recipes you would normally overlook end up being firm favourites, thanks to her powers of persuasion. As a stand alone read, this book is well written and colourful, even out of the kitchen. Don't be put off by the summery title, these are just foods that remind her of summer. Most of these dishes could be cooked or adapted to suit any time of the year. That's another good thing- she doesn't mind if you mess about with her recipes to make it suit your own taste. She often recommends alternatives and is very rarely bossy and only when she needs to be (twice I think). I tried the Chocolate Peanut Squares and used pecan nuts instead of peanuts. I also used dark and white chocolate instead of milk chocolate. Whatever I used, the plate was cleared and colleagues and family were begging for more. It's now a firm favourite and I can now pretty much rustle it up now without needing the book. I also tried the Braised Little Gem Lettuces and was amazed to find they taste like a nutty version of asparagus when cooked this way. The Pasta al Sugo Crudo tasted nothing like I expected Italian Tomato-ey pasta to taste. It was fresher, more fragrant and tasted much lighter than I would have imagined. If you, like me, think life doesn't get better than a gathering of friends and greedy portions of superb food and great conversation, then buy this book.
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By A L Summers
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Firstly, let me say I am a HUGE Nigella fan. I've lusted over this book for ages. Something to treat myself to once the kitchen refurbishment had been completed. However, it was not clear that this is the US edition of Forever Summer. (I can only presume that Style Network is a US TV channel.)
It's very confusing. Baking temperatures are only listed in farenheit, e.g. 425F with no gas regulo. Besides talking about 'cilantro', 'corn syrup' and 'zucchinis', it's measurments require quite a bit of calculator action. For instance, tablespoons vary. A UK tablespoon holds 17.7ml while the US version holds 14.2 ml. so 2 UK tablespoons equals 3 US tablespoons and British pints differ to US pints, UK pint measures 20 fluid ounces while the US pint holds 16 fluid ounces. Phew, at least she doesn't use the term 'a stick of butter'! I just can't figure out how much that is.
I can't bear to throw a Nigella book away. I thought of donating it to a charity shop, but I'd hate to put someone off Nigella because they're confused by the US bias. So I'm keeping it to give to the next American I meet. Meanwhile I'll be buying a UK edition for next summer.
I just think it would be far more helpful if Amazon listed this as a US edition rather than 'Style Network's'.
It's very confusing. Baking temperatures are only listed in farenheit, e.g. 425F with no gas regulo. Besides talking about 'cilantro', 'corn syrup' and 'zucchinis', it's measurments require quite a bit of calculator action. For instance, tablespoons vary. A UK tablespoon holds 17.7ml while the US version holds 14.2 ml. so 2 UK tablespoons equals 3 US tablespoons and British pints differ to US pints, UK pint measures 20 fluid ounces while the US pint holds 16 fluid ounces. Phew, at least she doesn't use the term 'a stick of butter'! I just can't figure out how much that is.
I can't bear to throw a Nigella book away. I thought of donating it to a charity shop, but I'd hate to put someone off Nigella because they're confused by the US bias. So I'm keeping it to give to the next American I meet. Meanwhile I'll be buying a UK edition for next summer.
I just think it would be far more helpful if Amazon listed this as a US edition rather than 'Style Network's'.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Jane Mack
Format:Hardcover
Try her Slut-Red Raspberries in Chardonnay Jelly (on page 198).
She's absolutely right in saying that it is heaven on a plate. Go for this particular recipe and you will unexpectedly find that you want to dive into it, paddle deliciously around in it and then float on it in ecstatic appreciation.
I'm not a pudding person but I could jump into a swimming pool full of this one.
(It's a really easy recipe too!)
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let the summer roll on
Love Nigella's easy way and cooked loads from her other books, watched this series so wanted the book to back it up. Read more
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Forever Summer
Like all Nigellas Recipe Books, its good, no not good its Great! Want to eat everything in it - very happy, I love it.
Published 2 months ago by Anne Sellwood
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I feel like I wasted my money
This book was a bit of a disappointment. I decided to buy it because I had been a little disappointed with Nigella's latest book - Kitchen - and had read that this one was a little... Read more
Published 20 months ago by THVN
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Roll on summer
Bought this book as a Christmas present and we have already tried out some of the recipes and they are great. Easy to cook with simple ingredients and taste really good. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2011 by kirkcaldykid
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Summer on a Plate....
This is one of my favourite Nigella books and one look at the cover of my own copy proves that it has been very well used in my kitchen! Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2010 by theimperfectcook
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Nigella forever summer cook book
Very fast and professional handling of order, from order to delivery good information and finally delivery even before promised time. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2010 by Peder Rasmussen
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The least worthy of Nigella's books but not unworthy
This is the least favourite of Nigella's books, not because anything is wrong with it perse, but it doesn't compare favourably to the others as it is very 'niche'. Read more
Published on 7 May 2010 by Rumplestaleskin
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Forever Summer with Nigella
I origianally borrowed this cookbook from a friend to cook something for a dinner party and was so impressed with it that I found myself borrowing it a few times! Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2010 by EAE Keogh
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Forever Summer by Nigella Lawson
This is a beautiful book, worth buying for the photographs alone! But as well as the presentation, I have liked nearly everything I've tried - all the chicken recipes and the... Read more
Published on 13 July 2009 by R. E. Barton
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Not Nigella's Best
It is well known that in my eyes Nigella can do no wrong - until this book.
I have bought every single one of her books and watched every series on TV, but this was just... Read more
I have bought every single one of her books and watched every series on TV, but this was just... Read more
Published on 31 July 2008 by Mrs. C. Smith
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