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The Tuna Salad Dip That Took Six Years

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:00:54 +0000

Dearest Reader, did you know that I spent the first six years of my life upside down? Every day when my father would come home from work he would find me, upside down, my head buried in the soft cushion of the couch. Every night, when we would gather in the lounge room to watch [...]

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Chorizo Sausage Rolls

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:00:18 +0000

I have an excellent memory. Well I should clarify, I have an excellent memory for food. Names and so called “important things” …well unfortunately not. Last week I was in New Zealand and I had met so many people and animals (with human names) that when someone asked me about “Tom” I said in a [...]

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NQN’s Hellish Halloween Party!

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:00:29 +0000

So there I was, waiting for a batch of blood for my annual Halloween party. Not the human kind mind you, but nevertheless a batch of blood. The only problem? It was about to arrive when I was going to have a meeting with my book publishers at Penguin to discuss publicity for my upcoming book. “What [...]

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Buckwheat Blinis

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:00:30 +0000

I previously told you about my email fumble with my partition mate way back when I was working at an ad agency. Well all sorts of funny things can happen or be heard over a partition at work. At another agency I had a buyer that worked for me. He was alright, he didn’t particularly [...]

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Easy, Healthy Four Bean Hummus Dip

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:00:48 +0000

“I’m right!” Mr NQN said. “No, I’m right!” I answered. “No. I’m the boss of you because I’m taller and bigger than you!” he reasoned. “So what, everyone’s taller and bigger than me!” I countered. Don’t tell him Dear Reader, but sometimes Mr NQN is right (I hope he doesn’t read this story teehee ). [...]

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Bacon Pâté aka Bacon Jam’s Sister

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:00:34 +0000

Despite all preconceived gender stereotypes, and despite the fact that I love weddings and the colour pink, I have to admit that I’m not the most romantic person. Take this year for Valentines Day, I wrote all of you Dear Readers a post on Valentine’s Day and how we never really did anything special for it. It [...]

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Make Your Own Bailey’s Irish Cream For St Patrick’s Day

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:00:21 +0000

I don’t feel it very wise to emulate or find anything in common with Hollywood celebrities, especially if they are of the Charlie Sheen persuasion. Charlie, I am convinced, is either whacked out on his own special brand of crazy, medicated or not, or a media genius and indeed the warlock that he claims to [...]

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Xiao Long Bao – Shanghai Soup Dumplings

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:00:02 +0000

Did anyone read the recent article in the Wall Street Journal about Why Chinese mothers are better mothers? It was one of those topics that was sent to me by a friend and had me alternately cringing and laughing at the same time. In it the writer Amy Chua purports that raising children “the Chinese [...]

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A Splendid Yet Healthy Afternoon Tea!

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:00:35 +0000

I scared you there for a minute Dear Reader didn’t I? Don’t worry I haven’t gone over all healthy on you although I do have my moments and post Christmas is my inevitable moment. The time where I scramble to find healthy ways to make food in a kind of schizophrenic but well intentioned bid [...]

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Have a (Cheese) Ball On New Years Eve!

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:00:22 +0000

I consider myself an optimist. I approach everything with the belief that it will work out well and that fun and hilarity will ensue. Except for New Year’s Eve. That’s where I turn into a Christmas Grinch, or more accurately, a New Year’s Grinch. This is a day on which my relentless optimism turns into [...]

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