For heaven's sake! Do recipe directions written like this make you

[orchid]

nuts or is it just me? No, wait, don't answer that....http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/lemon-linguine-recipe/index.html

 

[maycee]

I agree! Give me the directions and put the cute crap in the notes where I can ignore them.

 

[anna_x]

GAG

 

[angak1]

it's like a transcript of a show episode instead of a proper recipe

 

[steve2-in-la]

It's why I have NO use for Nigella other than her non-culinary "skills". Ahem. (I know, I know.)

I AM a cochon.

 

[janet-in-nc]

I do love her clementine cake, however the directions read.

 

[magnolia-in-chicago]

Cook Pasta. Stir in Sauce. DONE . . .

What's so complicated about this? It's like every other recipe - nothing special.

 

[joe]

I too prefer brevity

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Salted-Water-for-Boiling-105591

 

[orchid]

Oh man! I remember this one. How fun was that?!

 

[orchid]

LOL! I know. After reading this to the big guy and laughing

about the theatrics I rewrote it in 3 simple lines. ppffff

 

[joe]

Right, it just doesn't translate! Too many words. Don't they have editors at epi?

 

[marilynfl]

I think it's deliberately written as dialog to connect the reader with Nigella. The Internet

 

[marilynfl]

well, that was weird. I went back into my post to correct an error and when I hit SAVE, it

went to cloud KEWL (I think).
Looked like an archive site.

When it came back, my message was empty.

Maybe Nigella has spies out?

 

[lisainla]

< cues Twilight Zone music >

 

[joe]

Nigella seems intimidating to me. Have you noticed that the camera is always at counter level?

As if the cameraman is cowering in fear?

 

[angak1]

don't you find that the English shows seem to have peculiar camera work---jamie oliver's bounces all

over the place, so does Nigella's and at odd angles.

 

[richard-in-cincy]

I'm all over that with most recipes...

A little aside. Austrian cookbooks assume you know how to cook, and this is pretty much the instruction you get. It is indeed refreshing.

 

[amanda_pennsylvania]

I kind of like it; it's like a literary recipe. I can really hear her voice.

But I think a little goes a long way.