Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes, and Stories

“Food, for me, is a constant pleasure: I like to think greedily about it, reflect deeply on it,learn from it; it provides comfort, inspiration, meaning, and beauty… More than just a mantra, ‘cook, eat, repeat’ is the story of my life.”

Featuring Over 100 New Recipes from Nigella Lawson's Kitchen

Cook, Eat, Repeat is a delicious and delightful combination of recipes intertwined with narrative essays about food, all written in Nigella Lawson’s engaging and insightful prose. Whether asking “what is a recipe?” or declaring death to the “guilty pleasure,” Nigella brings her wisdom about food and life to the fore while sharing new recipes that readers will want to return to again and again.

Within these chapters are more than a hundred new recipes for all seasons and tastes from Burnt Onion and Eggplant Dip to Chicken with Garlic Cream Sauce; from Beef Cheeks with Port and Chestnuts to Ginger and Beetroot Yogurt Sauce. Those with a sweet tooth will delight in desserts
including Rhubarb and Custard Trifle; Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake; and Cherry and Almond Crumble.

“The recipes I write come from my life, my home,” says Nigella, and in Cook, Eat, Repeat she reveals the rhythms and rituals of her kitchen through recipes that make the most of her favorite ingredients, with inspiration for family dinners, vegan feasts, and solo suppers, as well as new ideas for cooking during the holidays.

"Lawson combines offerings that put a spin on recipes from restaurants, friends, and family, as well as an insightful take on the importance of cooking in her own life, in this delightful outing. . . . The recipes are cheerful, straightforward, and easy to follow. Lawson’s fans are in for a treat."  - Publishers Weekly

"With this cookbook, Lawson reveals her mastery not only of the stove but also of the essay. Each recipe comes with . . . reflections on hospitality, family, cooking techniques, and ingredients that frame and give meaning to her creative British cuisine. . . . Many of the recipes are designed for just two, perfect for cooking in times of pandemic. . . . Her book swells with splendid full-color photographs." - Booklist