Nigella likes Marmite pasta! What's your strange-but-true standby staple?
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Earlier this year Ken Hom shared a similar serendipity discovery on Saturday Kitchen with his pasta stir-fried with curry paste, which gave Ready Steady Cook's recipes a run for their money!
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In the meantime, tell us what other strange combination of ingredients you've discovered on the fly. What worked and what decidedly didn't?
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Comment number 1.
At 9th Sep 2010, looksalot wrote:I'm not a marmite lover so I don't think I could stomach Nigella's idea! My standby is to always have tins of baked beans on hand - I even enjoy them cold but hot with lots of brown sauce is great.
Does anyone have any other ideas for jazzing up baked beans?
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Comment number 2.
At 9th Sep 2010, Nora - ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Food wrote:Hello Cooksalot,
If you like spicy food, I can vouch for these baked beans with Indian aromatics - /food/recipes/bakedbeanswithspring_71552
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Comment number 3.
At 16th Sep 2010, bertiesmum wrote:Banana Sandwiches on brown bread with brown sauce!
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Comment number 4.
At 18th Sep 2010, NoFrillz wrote:Marmite and pasta is an old idea, it's even mentioned in a Harriet Evans novel from over 5 years ago.
Personally I really dislike Marmite but managed to raise two daughters who love it.
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Comment number 5.
At 30th Sep 2010, steveche wrote:Gravy pasta sauce?! Alan Partridge was right all along!
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Comment number 6.
At 30th Sep 2010, xxxenon wrote:I love Marmite...
But, try these two ideas-
A spoonful of Curry Paste in with the Baked Beans and then Microwave for about 2 minutes depnding on the tin size.
Take an open cup mushroom, put some cheese on top and Microwave for 40 seconds or until the cheese really bubbles.
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Comment number 7.
At 30th Sep 2010, Worried pensioner wrote:They all sound delicious to me (nearly as delicious as Nigella herself). Personally I love marmite, either on bread and butter, toast or as a hot drink. This idea with pasta sounds absolutely yummy.
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Comment number 8.
At 30th Sep 2010, xxxenon wrote:More Marmite ideas...
Stick of Celery, lovingly coated in Marmite. Weird, but it works.
Fried Bread with Marmite- it doesn't go soggy like it does on toast.
Cream Crackers with Dairylea Cheese and Marmite. Mmmm.
Do you know how Marmite is made? Well, they collect the yeast residue from the brewing industry and extract the recyclable bits that are left over. If you didn't like Marmite in the first place, you'll like it even less now! I hate Beer, but I still love Marmite.
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Comment number 9.
At 30th Sep 2010, xxxenon wrote:terrypaineismyhero
I have a (nausiating) book that Nigella wrote called 'How to Eat'.
I just thought you opened your mouth and pushed it in!
Simples.
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Comment number 10.
At 30th Sep 2010, Clarey wrote:Marmite...yum - I love it on toast with a poached egg and mushrooms
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Comment number 11.
At 2nd Oct 2010, Trev wrote:Baked beans and some sweet chilli mixed through is delicious.
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Comment number 12.
At 3rd Oct 2010, James wrote:This recipe comes under the category of "Delicious Drunk Disgusting Sober", and curse you Nigella for revealing one of my own guilty pleasures! I don't really buy her attempt to give it some culinary respectability as the bastard son of an Italian version of bread and dripping. Otherwise I don't actually like Marmite at all. You don't even need the parmesan, just butter & (only a small dab of) Marmite does the job. As it's instant gratification it's best with whatever pasta in your store cupboard cooks quickest, angel hair pasta is great. And don't forget to drink a couple of pints of water afterwards to mitigate the severity of the hangover tomorrow morning....
P.S. @xxxenon Nigella's "How to Eat" is her best book by a country mile, it is personal, written from experience, and out of real passion for food. Most of her subsequent output are exploitative tie ins to whatever is her current TV show, and are authored as much by a team of researchers as herself. Once upon a time she was a a very thoughtful intelligent and eloquent columnist on a London evening paper, who wrote on a wide range of subjects personal and political. I rather miss that Nigella, but life moves on, and I do not begrudge her the material success she enjoys now.
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Comment number 13.
At 4th Oct 2010, Crockpot wrote:Jazziing up baked beans? My family add grated cheese and heat until melted.
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Comment number 14.
At 4th Oct 2010, desdemona wrote:How do I Post a New Blog?
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At 4th Oct 2010, desdemona wrote:I would like to start a new subject but cannot see how to do it.
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Comment number 16.
At 5th Oct 2010, Ramona Andrews ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Food host wrote:If you wish to start a new discussion, you can go to the Food messageboard:
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Click on 'start a new discussion' and get a debate going or a question answered...
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Comment number 17.
At 10th Oct 2010, Shailen wrote:hi everybody.
what a great to get infor, I am currently bed bound and so dont have access to the tv. Just been watching Nigella's kitchen 1 you know it make sence. I was wondering does anyone have the recipes for her praised chicken, as i cant find it anywhere. Can someone help me please.
Many thanks in advance
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Comment number 18.
At 3rd Nov 2010, Karina wrote:I have tried spaghetti with Marmite and its deliciuos, even my son who isn't a marmite lover ate it. The yeast takes on a cheesy nutty flavour so you aren't just getting marmite flavoured sauce, its really really moreish!!!
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Comment number 19.
At 15th Nov 2010, Ramona Andrews ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Food host wrote:It may interest some of you to know that Nigella's Spaghetti with Marmite is number five today among our user recommended recipes!
/food/recipes/spaghetti_with_marmite_06786
Also (in answer to #17), Nigella's "Praised chicken" recipe can be found here:
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