I love Nigella’s approach to food. “Any meal ever eaten, is a story, the story of home cooking, which, in turn, is about who we are, where we’ve come from and the lives we’ve lived, and what we say to each other-all those assertions of love, friendship, hospitality, hope- when we invite people to sit at our table and eat the food we’ve made for them”

With my saved lineup of over 20 recipes that are plant based or require very minor tweaking, this book is a treasure for me. I will also try Indian-Spiced Chicken & Potato Traybake, Mussels with Pasta & Tomatoes and other meat based meals for my carnivore husband. Tonight’s dinner is courtesy of the book; Spiced Bulgar Wheat with Butternut & Cauliflower (which I substituted for Sweet Potato) Curry. Still to come; Turmeric Rice with Cardamom & Cumin, Red Cabbage with Cranberries, Mung Bean Dal with Mint & Cilantro Raita.....Hungry yet!