NIGELLA’S 12 STEPS TO
“I love Christmas. For me it’s the true season of home. I relish that sense of cocooning, of taking cosy comfort indoors. And, while I have fairy lights up all year round, at Christmas I truly festoon the place. All is a-twinkle and a-glow, and I take refuge in my kitchen from the frenzied pace of the season. Now, I’m no sentimental fool. I realise that festive frenzy can take hold of us cooks all too easily. Cooking and feeding people gives me a very profound pleasure, but at this time of year we can put unrealistic pressure on ourselves and turn pleasure into panic. Here are a few practised habits, and some new ones, which help get me through Christmas without a dip in my seasonal cheer!”