Nigella Drove Away — And That’s OK
Posted on | March 26, 2010 | 6 Comments
Yes — Nigella drove away — and that’s OK. 
Part of the ongoing purge process has been facing some personal truths about what I would like to do (in theory!) versus what I will actually do — and one of those areas is cooking.
I spent quite a lot of time whipping up just the right this or that when my children were small. They were the focus of my life back then and I was less involved in artistic pursuits like writing or my currently non-stop photography. Perhaps as I got older I also just lost interest in the whole process — period — and I am now perfectly content to eat a quick stir-fry dinner or a salad and something on the side. It’s boring, but it IS fast and healthy!
I’d be willing to bet that I am representative of rather a lot of us who just swoon over some of the cooking shows on television and we long to whip those kinds of recipes up at the drop of the chef’s hat. But reality (or waning interest!) seeps in and many of us realise that we are in love with the IDEA of cooking gourmet meals, but we simply don’t have the time or energy to do that 99% of the time. So those gorgeous, glossy, heavy hardback books sit on the shelf and laugh at us when we never open them.
Deciding that I wanted to be very truthful about interests versus action, I have begun to load cookbook after cookbook onto Ebay along with the last of the unsold dvds which I will never watch again. And I had never imagined how liberating it would feel!
So yes — Nigella drove away. Her cookbook Forever Summer was the very first one to sell this morning and I am thrilled that some lovely people down in Melbourne will (hopefully!) soon be implementing some of the gorgeous recipes within that unused book. Bon Appetit!
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March 26th, 2010 @ 7:24 PM
Cooking has never been my thing. I was born liberated!
March 26th, 2010 @ 10:58 PM
I’m guilty of that too – all these wonderful recipes, but when it’s time to actually cook, I’m tired, in a hurry, and I fall back to quickly cooked boneless chicken breast with salad. It is dull, but it’s nutritious. Except for nights when I order out – which I do sometimes when I’m bored with chicken and just don’t want to cook – or wash dishes afterwards.
March 26th, 2010 @ 11:25 PM
Well someone out there is still cooking! Or at least they aspire to do so. All 3 of my Nigella Lawson cookbooks sold in less than 24 hours after listing them. About the only time I really ‘pull it out’ and make a big effort nowadays is when we are having someone around for dinner. No takeaways other than fish and chips (urgh!) available up here in the village and we both love chicken breasts and salad. So that’s one of our mainstays as well.
March 27th, 2010 @ 3:11 PM
Your blog just reminded me of how blessed I am to have in my life my DH who is a gourmet chef and a food artist all at the same time. He finds cooking in the kitchen relaxing, while I find it stressful. Hats off to all those who can prepare meals with flair and enjoy the experience of meal creation.
March 27th, 2010 @ 5:47 PM
We’re both lucky, Adrienne! Mark enjoys cooking and thank heavens for that. He creates some wonderful meals on nights when I am not the least bit interested in going near the stove.
May 23rd, 2010 @ 6:44 AM
Now, if only I could find DH’s and Mark’s, I’d be a happy camper in the kitchen