Goddess of the kitchen
BRGITTE-woman.de: What triggers your desire to buy? When will you really get weak?
Nigella Lawson: The normal female desires are not for me. For example, I hate going to the barber. If it has to be, I usually leave the shop with wet hair. Fashion shopping? A nightmare! Except for handbags. I buy them for a single reason: because in them are props for the kitchen? my favorite prey? to be carried home. Other women may miss the sight of sharp manolos, my resistance disappears at the sight of sharp knives. But also with beautiful spices, cookbooks, finest oils or organic lamb.
BRGITTE-woman.de: You are one of the most famous cooks in the British Isles, although you do not run your own restaurant. What role do you play in the world of professionals?
Nigella Lawson: The one housewife who loves to cook, bake and eat. Have chefs? unlike me? They have learned the job from scratch, they train staff, they have enormous talent.
ChroniquesDuVasteMonde-WOMAN.de: Modesty. , ,
Nigella Lawson:. , , I would like to emphasize again: I am not an expert. I could never withstand the pressure that comes from running a restaurant kitchen. Because that means absolute hard work. In this profession, it is necessary that at one evening 150 meals are served at the same time and have to be warm on the table. That would be nothing for me. My way to success is different. I am a writer, write columns, articles, books.
BRGITTE-woman.de: And what about your career as a TV cook?
Nigella Lawson: My daughter Cosima, she has just turned 13, is annoyed when you only see me in the cook. She says, "Mom, you do not cook professionally, you just write about cooking." Granted, in my TV show I'm on the stove, but I do not want to convey more than pleasurable kitchen tips to the viewer. Surely, there is an instinct for the craft, but I do not have the technique of professional cooks.
BRGITTE-woman.de: Your show is relaxed. In restaurant kitchens, on the other hand, there is often a rough tone.
My dishes should also warm the soul.
Nigella Lawson: Yes, the chef has to solve conflicts throughout the day. Such an atmosphere does not suit me. As I cook, I see myself more as a kind of peacemaker. My dishes should not only fill the stomach, but also warm the soul.
BRGITTE-woman.de: For your recipes do not stingy with butter, cream and oil. In your latest book, Feasting? it goes on every page enjoyable. Do you want to undermine the low-fat campaign of the media, which repeatedly warn against dangerous fatteners?
Nigella Lawson: I'm not that influential. I have only my own opinion about fats. Should I bake a birthday cake that meets this anti-lust trend? He does not taste it. People are pretending. Instead of eating artificially sweetened products by the pound, they should rather put a spoonful of butter in the cake, that's at least my conviction. Fat in moderation is good for the metabolism, the skin, the well-being.
BRGITTE-woman.de: Unfortunately, some people who follow this advice inevitably end up with certain cushions on their hips.
Nigella Lawson: As for the so-called fat producers, there is absolute hysteria. It depends on their use only on the proportionality. We should think more about how to get quality, fresh ingredients instead of constantly counting calories. I'd rather take a spoonful of cream too much than one too little. Otherwise the frustration is programmed. Cooking has to be fun. Food must produce pleasure.
BRGITTE-woman.de: Who is as slim and fit as you, has a good talk. , ,
Nigella Lawson: Stop! I can not speak of slim, my dress size is 42! I am only lucky enough to have a narrow waist. The rest? Well, we prefer to keep that silence.
I feel better when I eat normally instead of counting lettuce leaves.
BRGITTE-woman.de: What do you never wear?
Nigella Lawson: Jeans. They are out of the question for me. Recently I read in an interview with Liz Hurley that she was faced with the decision: tight jeans or cookies. She chose jeans. What amazes me, because I know that she loves to eat. But everyone has the choice. I feel better when I eat normally instead of counting lettuce leaves.
BRGITTE-woman.de: You once said that as a young woman you had complexes about your figure, you felt too fat. How did you overcome this attitude?
Nigella Lawson: If I look at photos from earlier, I do not think I'm too fat. That we do not feel well usually has more to do with the head than with the body.My parents separated then, a painful time began, every pound too much was a disaster for me. Luckily, my then boyfriend helped me out of the mental pinch. Once when we went to a party, he liked a very slim girl. Complex loading, as I was, I reacted jealously, to which he said, "Nigella, people are attractive or not, it has nothing to do with their weight." That helped me to stand by my character.
BRGITTE-woman.de: Where does your love for food come from?
Nigella Lawson: My mother was more likely to avoid the kitchen? unlike my grandmother. She let me look into her pots as a child, constantly trying out new recipes and giving me a warming sense of security when making meals. That has shaped me.
BRGITTE-woman.de: Your husband and your children mean a lot to you. How do you reconcile family and work?
Nigella Lawson: You have to make compromises. I think, who works, is married and has children, can not travel so often in the evening. In addition, personally I find myself in the privileged situation of being able to work at home. Only during the shooting of the cooking shows I can not provide for the family during the day. Last year, I shot a nine-week season for America and a three-week season for England, that's enough for the time being.
BRGITTE-woman.de: As a family man, you attach great importance to shared meals. How can this work in our hectic world?
Nigella Lawson: You just have to take the time! When everyone is in a hurry, there are no more conversations, and then there is no room left for feelings. So that does not happen, I stand in the kitchen and cook: That relaxes me, refreshes and arouses emotions! What then transfers positively to my whole family at table.
BRGITTE-woman.de: Is our impression that the fun of cooking and eating influences your professional life as much as your private life?
Nigella Lawson: Yes! For example, I could never be with a man who does not feel like eating. Someone who does not like to eat does not have an erotic aura for me.
