Forever Summer: A Cookbook

By Nigella Lawson

It’s sensuous summer all year long with Nigella -- in a fabulous new cookbook that draws on the best from all over the world: to tie in with her new 8-part television series.

Summer food doesn’t have to be eaten just in summer. Even on our coldest days, indeed especially then, we need to summon up a little warmth on our plate. Summer cooking is relaxed cooking that conjures up a mood of sunny expansiveness: easy cooking, easy eating. No one wants to slave over a hot stove for hours: the keynote, as ever with Nigella, is simplicity. The ideal is of lazy abundance.

The food of Italy and Spain, the fragrant mezze of the Eastern Mediterranean, the traditional strawberries-and-cream feel of an English summer afternoon: all these notes and flavours are reflected in Forever Summer. The uniting force is attitude as well as palate so the food is far-reaching but personalised, and fresh so that it fits in with the way we live. It’s a way of celebrating summer while it lasts, and extending it into the months beyond.

Forever Summer has the practical appeal of a cookbook as well as the aspirational lure of a travel book, the sort one might flick through longingly in winter, dreaming of much-needed sunshine.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Feb 5, 2013
• ISBN: 9780307363985

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson has written eleven bestselling cookbooks including the classics How to Eat and How to Be a Domestic Goddess – the book that inspired a whole new generation of bakers. These books, and her TV series, have made her a household name around the world. www.nigella.com @Nigella_Lawson

Reviews for Forever Summer

[theoclarke · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Luscious, sensual, pragmatic cooking.

[anniejanicki · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Nigella can describe anything and make it sound delicious. And I'm all for things that promote seasonal cooking. A fine addition to anyone's cookbook shelf.

[laugal-2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I am not a gourmet and this cookbook is wonderful! Great photos and most recipes are quite easy to put together! Love the watermelon salad!

[anniehidalgo · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Nigella can describe anything and make it sound delicious. And I'm all for things that promote seasonal cooking. A fine addition to anyone's cookbook shelf.

[coby_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Forever Summer is glorious. It contains two of my favourite ALL TIME recipes, that of the Lemony Prawn Salad and the Fattoush - simple, but so perfect. I adore the soups, both chilled and warm, and Nigella's way with Lamb is enough alone to make this book a necessity. The Ice Creams are all simple, but the Honey Semifreddo impresses people, but it is childishly easy to bring together. I use this book all year around. It's one of the best Nigella books, but then, all of Nigella's books are the best.

[jonesjohnson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Honestly, this is the best of Nigella's books. The recipes are actually good here. But I don't really care if the recipes are shit. I want her to have a job. I enjoy the smart, curvy brunette having the last laugh. Enough tubular women! All hail the waist!

[mimiwi_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Tpns of yummie recipes!!! This is one of my favorite cookbooks!

[evaelisabeth · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Love it, yummy recipes I can't wait to try, especially some of the deserts, go figure.