Here is how Nigella Lawson elevates eating alone to an art
“I’m a great believer in the importance of cooking for oneself when eating alone,” Nigella Lawson stated in a tweet on February 15, 2021 (via Twitter). When cooking to eat alone, Lawson recommends selecting easy dishes that are “sustaining,” both physically and emotionally. Her recipe for Poached Chicken with Lardons and Lentils, which she selected as her #RecipeOfTheDay for February 15, fits the bill like a comfy old sweater.
“Sometimes we just need the sort of food that comforts and bolsters and makes the world feel a safe place,” she wrote in the introduction to the recipe, which was published in her 2010 bestselling book, Nigella Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home (via Nigella Lawson’s website). “I’m a great believer in cooking properly when eating alone, and not just out of greed, and the need for deliciousness, both of which are important, but because I also firmly believe it to be a Good Thing: the succor that comes from the self can be very sustaining.” Can you guess the comfort food that 25 percent of people said they would actually be fine with giving up? We bet it’s not this recipe.
Nigella Lawson Believes This Is The Most Important Thing To Do When Eating Alone
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By Lauren Cahn/Feb. 16, 2021 3:41 pm EST
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In a recent tweet, Lawson addressed the topic once again, offering her take on the most important thing to do when eating alone.
Here is how Nigella Lawson elevates eating alone to an art
“I’m a great believer in the importance of cooking for oneself when eating alone,” Nigella Lawson stated in a tweet on February 15, 2021 (via Twitter). When cooking to eat alone, Lawson recommends selecting easy dishes that are “sustaining,” both physically and emotionally. Her recipe for Poached Chicken with Lardons and Lentils, which she selected as her #RecipeOfTheDay for February 15, fits the bill like a comfy old sweater.
“Sometimes we just need the sort of food that comforts and bolsters and makes the world feel a safe place,” she wrote in the introduction to the recipe, which was published in her 2010 bestselling book, Nigella Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home (via Nigella Lawson’s website). “I’m a great believer in cooking properly when eating alone, and not just out of greed, and the need for deliciousness, both of which are important, but because I also firmly believe it to be a Good Thing: the succor that comes from the self can be very sustaining.” Can you guess the comfort food that 25 percent of people said they would actually be fine with giving up? We bet it’s not this recipe.
“Sometimes we just need the sort of food that comforts and bolsters and makes the world feel a safe place,” she wrote in the introduction to the recipe, which was published in her 2010 bestselling book, Nigella Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home (via Nigella Lawson’s website). “I’m a great believer in cooking properly when eating alone, and not just out of greed, and the need for deliciousness, both of which are important, but because I also firmly believe it to be a Good Thing: the succor that comes from the self can be very sustaining.”
Can you guess the comfort food that 25 percent of people said they would actually be fine with giving up? We bet it’s not this recipe.
