Customer Reviews
A Necessity if you like to Bake - By: Mrs. K. A. Wheatley, 19 Nov 2007 
This is a stalwart in my kitchen. In fact I may have to buy another copy because some of the most used pages are now stuck together & the cover is a distant memory. In this book there is something for every occasion from the simple to the incredibly technical. Each recipe is well laid out & easy to follow & the whole thing is a joy.
The only recipe I have ever had a problem with is the chocolate brownies, but I think that's down to my brownie pan. Everything else I have ever tried has been 100% perfect. The Autumnal Birthday cake is a particular highlight in our family, as is the dense chocolate loaf cake. My particular favourite is the dark chocolate mousse cake, which sounds complicated but reallly isn't & is well worth a go.
We have also tried many of the savoury recipes. The pizza dough gets regular outings & the savoury onion pie & chickpea & filo pastry pie are brilliant at parties if you're bored of quiche.
Sensible, practical, no nonsense advice from the queen of alll baked goods. If you could give this book more than five out of five I wouldn't hesitate.
The Best Yet - By: Scots Lass, 29 Jul 2007 I have several of Nigella's delicious books, & this one is the best yet. I only bought it last year, as I'd been out of the country, & having enjoyed the TV series of her recipes, & appreciating the way in which Nigella talks to her readers, offering helpful suggestions & making everything so easy for even a beginner, I was not disappointed. This book can be read like a novel,and the recipes are easily written, & the finished results are shown, beautifully photographed. Try her Brownies, Baklava Muffins & her Plate Trifle along with My Mother-in-Law's Madeira Cake, & wait for the compliments...
Does what it says on the tin... - By: hostelgirl, 04 Dec 2006 This is my favourite cook book & you can tell by the amount of pages that are now stuck together!
Word of warning - do not buy if you are on a diet! Most of the items in this book are quite calorie laden & sumptious, not for the weight watching.
Although i make the brownies quite often, the apple kuchen is my favourite & alll my workmates will testify its deliciousness!
Nigella's writing style is witty & she definately has a sense of humour & sees the kitschiness in what she does with her often very camp recipes. She is easy to read & has a good style somewhere inbewteen Jamie Oliver's throw it alll together approach & and Delia Smith's step by step, precise style.
I have three of Nigellas books & although the others are good, this is my favourite. Buy it if you want to impress eveyone with decadent gooey mouth watering cakes!
Baking Has Never Been So Easy - By: Emma Thomsen, 06 Nov 2006 I love Nigella's style, because like me she's so slap dash in the kichen (no offence Nigella) & so honest "If it cracks wodge it back together" I think is one quote she uses, but the outcome is always delicious. I have owned the book since 2001, my husband bought it for me as I thought I couldn't bake even though I love cooking. This book has given me so much confidence in that area that it's the most worn book in my kitchen. My favourite recipe is the banana bread, which is ideal for using up over ripe bananas. I've taken to making it with 50% extra ingredience to make a good sized banana cake (a smalll loaf tin simply isn't enough). I have tried most of the recipes now & take them to my weekly mother & baby coffee mornings, usely coming home with an empty tin. The best praise you could ask for, hungry children & tired mothers can be the harshest critics! As the synopsis suggests being a Domestic Goddess is about "Ain't No Lovin' Like Something From The Oven" rather than being a self satisfied know it/do it alll.
Chocolate fudge cake of a book! - By: Mrs. J. Mcdade, 08 Jun 2006 I adore this book. I often get home from work, kick off my shoes & settle down with this book, & it often takes me 2 or 3 reads to decide what to make. It's written in the most beautiful style, & feels more like a girlfriend sharing her recipes with you than a cookery book. Both the food & the book are total delights, I wouldn't hesitate in recommending it.
