To think Nigella is slightly mad?

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Why use corn chips as croutons when you can just buy croutons

How do I get on these party invites to meet the lovely Nigella?

Twas a publishing/agents do.

I don't think Nigella is mad at all. She's a clever business woman who knows exactly how to market herself in order to appeal to the largest audience possible.

"I am doing her ham in coke this Christmas with pride.

I might even squeeze into a tight, v-necked cashmere sweater, let down my hair and throw saucy looks to an imaginary camera while I make it"

Pressuredrop, me too! All of it

She has turned into a bit of a parody in the same way Gordon Ramsey/Jamie Oliver have, just the TV bods I expect: "The public love it when you lick the bowl lasciviously/swear/be a diamond cockney geezer, so amp it up a bit" and her botox is too much.
Yet she is still swoonsome, very intelligent and just sexy as hell.

wonders if litchick knows my very lovely friend in publishing

mad as a box of frogs ....but wonderful with it, I will be Nigellaring my turkey again this year - now where did I put that bucket !

I have never dared to do the brining thing. Doesn't it render the meat dreadfully salty?

Me too Litchick, though I'm reliably informed by several people that it is fantastic, and not overly salty. However, having paid some quite obscene amount of money for my huge free-range bronze I can hardly bear to take any chances with it.

Plus, Nigella says that you can't use the juices to make gravy because they are too salty - and that puts me off somewhat. I need my turkey dripping for toast on Boxing Day breakfast!

Ewww dripping on toast! - vom face

Don't knock it 'til you've tried it.

Lots of salt and pepper required, but it is quite the most exquisite thing on earth.

I don't think I could bring myself to try it! My mum eats it and sorry it just looks grim.

I'll take your word for it tho