
>>> THIS MORNING ON "TODAY
FOOD."
WE HAVE NIGELLA LAWSON WITH US.
SHE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOKS
"AT MY TABLE."
A CELEBRATION OF HOME COOKING.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> LET'S GIVE A BEAT TO YOUR
BOOK FOR A SECOND.
NOT JUST TO TEACH US HOW TO COOK
OR YUMMY RECIPES, BUT A STORY
BOOK WITH YOUR FAMILY.
>> WHAT I FEEL SO IMPORTANT IN
THIS BOOK IS TO REMEMBER THE
FOOD I HAVE EATEN AND IN A WAY
GRATEFUL FOR THE MEMORIES.
ALSO KIND OF REMIND PEOPLE THAT
HOME COOKING HAS SUCH EMOTIONAL
WEIGHT AS WELL.
ACTUALLY YOU MAKE FOOD THAT
TASTES GOOD AND SIMPLE AND MAKES
YOUR LIFE RUN WELL.
I THINK IT IS SO EASY TO BE
INSPIRED BY WHAT THE CHEFS DO.
I KNOW THAT.
I CAN BE INSPIRED.
I ACTUALLY CAN'T SIT DOWN AND
INCORPORATE ONE OF THE RECIPES
IN MY LIFE.
>> THAT IS WHY I LOVE THIS
RECIPE.
ONE PAN.
EIGHT INGREDIENTS.
I LIKE WE HAVE FROZEN PEAS.
>> YOU CAN HAVE IT IN THE
FREEZER.
>> EASY ENOUGH.
PEAS.
>> LEEKS.
NICE AND COLD.
IT IS WEIRD.
I AM SAYING PUT FROZEN PEAS IN
THE OVEN.
YOU CAN.
SOMETHING WONDERFUL HAPPENS.
YOU GIVE IT EXTRA FLAVOR WITH
LEEKS.
I DON'T LIKE SOME ARE SMALLER.
I WOULD NOT GO THAT MUCH SIZE.
THAT MEANS SOME WILL CARAMELIZE
MORE THAN OTHERS.
I USE VERMOUTH.
I'M NOT A HUGE DRINKER.
I DON'T HAVE A BOTTLE OF WHITE
WINE ON THE GO.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO USE
ALCOHOL, A BIT OF CHICKEN STOCK.
I DON'T MEAN HOMEMADE CHICKEN
STOCK.
BROTH.
JUST HELPS THE FLAVOR OF WHITE
WINE OR VERMOUTH.
IT IS WHITE WINE MELLOWED WITH
MEASURE
-- WITH HERBS.
AND GARLIC.
>> I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THIS
RECIPE.
WE TRY TO GET TIPS FROM YOU GUYS
WITH THE TOOLS IN THE KITCHEN.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE?
>> I LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
I CUT MYSELF OFTEN.
THIS IS GOING IN THE OVEN.
LET IT GO IN.
>> WHAT DOES THAT DO?
>> I USE THIS FOR LEMON ZEST AND
GARLIC AND GINGER.
I USE A BIGGER AND FLATTER ONE
NORMALLY.
THE SAME THING.
>> YOU JUST DUMP THAT RIGHT IN
THE
THERE.
>> I DO.
I WILL GET A BIT OF DILL.
IT IS FANTASTIC WITH THYME.
I USE THIS A LOT.
THAT IS REALLY COLD.
>> CAN I SAY THIS SMELLS
DELIGHTFUL?
>> I LIKE THIS ACTUALLY.
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M DOING
SOMETHING.
I'LL PUT OIL.
OLIVE OIL.
NOT REALLY EXPENSIVE EXTRA
VIRGIN OLIVE OIL.
WE ARE COOKING.
>> WE HAVE TO HURRY.
>> I GO LIKE THIS.
AND I GO LIKE THIS.
I PUT THE CHICKEN ON LIKE THAT.
MOVE ALONG.
THAT'S IT.
IT TASTES DELICIOUS.
THIS IS 45 MINUTES.
AFTER 45 MINUTES, I SEE SOME OF
THE PEAS NEED TO BE STIRRED.
I WANT TO KEEP THE LEEKS ABOVE.
I WANT THEM TO CARAMELIZE.
I WANT THE CHICKEN BROWNER.
THE MIRACLE HERE.
HERE IT IS.
>> IT REMINDS ME OF
THANKSGIVING.
>> IT IS GORGEOUS.
>> CAN I TRY IT?
>> I LOVE YOU TO TRY IT.
SHOULD I GIVE YOU A BIT OF DILL?
>> YES.
>> YOU SAID IT IS GORGEOUS.
>> I FEEL IT IS SO SIMPLE.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS MANAGEABLE.
THE INGREDIENTS.
YOU CAN USE CHICKEN BROTH.
THIS IS WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT.
HOME COOKING.
EASY.
>> YOU KNOW IT IS GOOD WHEN YOU
GIVE THE CHEF A HUG.
SO YOU KNOW, FOR DESSERT,
CHOCOLATE.
>> YEAH.
THAT'S EASY TOO.
THAT'S EASY TOO.
>> NIGELLA, THANK YOU.
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