"Later, she whips up a no-churn brandy and salted caramel ice-cream and souses some red cabbage with cranberries. Heaven. I won't make a single one of these recipes, though; I'm just here to gawp. Behold, my Christmas angel, utterly resplendent in chic, countryside garb and ambling about her fairylight-strewn cottage (even though it's actually a TV set in Elstree with a BBC snow machine turned up to 11)."
"But whether or not we make these Yuletide recipes, all these festive specials by Nigella, Jamie, Nigel, Keith and Fanny provide a sterling service to the stressed home cook. In the Capital Floyd: Christmas Specials from 2000, Keith isn't remotely stressed by a 12-pound turkey with giblets or a gravlax starter for nine. Yes, perhaps that's because he's been glugging Chateau Lafite Rothschild since 9am, but no one can accuse our man Floyd of an iota of festive fluster."
Cooking channels fill the run-up to Christmas with cosy, kitsch, heartwarming festive specials that mix indulgence with practicality. Presenters such as Nigel Slater, Fanny Cradock, Nigella Lawson, Jamie Oliver, Keith Floyd and Tom Kerridge showcase extravagant drinks, rich desserts and classic mains alongside approachable techniques. Nigella offers a vodka martini, a no‑churn brandy and salted caramel ice‑cream and red cabbage with cranberries while performing in a festive, studio-snowed cottage. Keith Floyd breezily handles large turkeys and gravlax, and Tom Kerridge makes turkey kievs, mulled cider and Christmas pud ice‑cream. The shows provide comforting inspiration and practical reassurance for stressed home cooks.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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