Nigella's best cooking advice revealed
Jane Curran
06 December 2024
Nigella knows best
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48. Butter your toast twice
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47. Make some Marmite spaghetti
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46. Add banana skins to curry
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45. Drizzle liquorice on cheesecake
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44. Wear rubber gloves when peeling beetroot
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43. Use a shower cap for proving dough
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42. Save your mayonnaise with water
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41. Use scissors to cut dried fruit
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40. Make your own pancake mix
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39. Do more with black pudding
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38. Use mashed potatoes for waffles
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37. Layer frozen peas in a traybake
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36. Poach eggs gently
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35. Freeze cookies before baking
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34. Coat your fish cakes in crackers
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33. Turn store-bought cake into easy dessert
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32. Blanch and refresh cauliflower
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31. Use one base for many stews
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30. Add cheese to bread and butter pudding
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29. Roast vegetables with harissa
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28. Try a steak burger
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27. Introduce a Japanese element to your fish fingers
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26. Rethink your egg timings
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25. Use frozen broccoli for broccoli and Stilton soup
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24. Stock up on orzo
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23. Make Tuscan fries
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22. Get rid of your garlic press
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21. Add spring onions to guacamole
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20. Add Parmesan to your French toast
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19. Cook your ham in Coca-Cola
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18. Don't stuff your stuffing
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17. Don't bother with self-raising flour
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16. Turn off that fan
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15. Don't use a knife to chop herbs
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14. Swap out anchovies for chopped olives
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13. Bake potatoes for gnocchi
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12. Make soup with potato water
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11. Whack your pomegranates
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10. Cook leftover tomatoes with the oven off
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9. Stock your freezer with chicken bones
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8. Make fries with a spiralizer
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7. Try 'schmaltzy' roast chicken
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6. Never discard the pasta cooking water
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5. Make recipes multiple times
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4. Cook your steak hot and fast
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3. Use chicken wings for soup
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2. Roll your roasties in semolina
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1. Always brine your turkey
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