Forever Nigella 6 – Sea Fish and Eat It.
*UPDATED* you can now see the Forever Nigella 6: Sea Fish and Eat It Round Up in all of its glory.
I am thrilled to be hosting this month’s Forever Nigella blogging event. Not only am I a huge fan of Nigella Lawson’s food writing but I am ever so fond of Sarah as she once gave me a flapjack (I am that easy).
I had some awesome ideas about the theme for this month which had all been chosen by the other event hosts already *ahem* but having just spent a wonderful week by the sea in Cornwall I was inspired by the briny fayre to make this month a fishy treat. So our theme is Sea Fish & Eat It – a celebration of the sea’s bounty.
Clcik below to read my entry and how you can join Forever Nigella.
My entry is Nigella’s quick calamari with garlic mayonnaise but as I’m not much one for mayonnaise I have served it with my own salsa verde.
This is one of my favourite squid recipes and Nigella’s seasoning combo makes for an interesting twist on my usual flour, salt and pepper. She suggests using frozen squid for reasons of expedience but I get fresh from the fish stall at Winchester Farmers Market which is generally very good. I love making this for a Monday night supper; it may take a little preparation but it feels like lazy cooking to me.
The Rules Bit (concentrate):
Forever Nigella #6 “Sea Fish and Eat It”
Challenge: To prepare and blog any Nigella recipe using seafood or freshwater fish.
Deadline: Sunday, June 26 2011 at midnight wherever you are.
Round up: By the next weekend.
There are:
No rules about how often you must take part
No rules about stuff being secret until certain dates
No rules that everyone cook exactly the same thing
No rules about not being able to submit to any other blog events – just check it doesn’t contravene the other guys’ rules
But there are 3 rules:
1. Blog your entry by the deadline including:
a) the current Forever Nigella badge
b) a link to the Forever Nigella #6 Launch Post: http://housewifeconfidential.co.uk/2011/05/forever-nigella-6-sea-food-and-eat-it/
c) a link to the official Forever Nigella page at Maison Cupcake: http://blog.maisoncupcake.com/forever-nigella
2. So not to breach Nigella’s copyright you must NOT reproduce recipes verbatim as shown in her books. If using an original Nigella recipe, tell us which book it is from and/or where we find it online (see most likely sites below). If you’ve adapted the recipe in some way i.e. changed at least two ingredients or amended the method then it’s ok to publish the a recipe in your post but you MUST write the directions in your own words.
3. Tell us about your post by emailing me: katAThousewifeconfidentialDOTcoDOTuk and please c.c. sarahATmaisoncupcakeDOTcom with:
a) your name
b) URL of your post
c) a photo no more than 400 pixels wide.
Remember to tweet your post with the hashtag #forevernigella – Sarah at Maison Cupcake will retweet all those she sees!
N.B. Your entry must have been published since the announcement post. You may only submit something from your archives if you republish it as a new post.
If you don’t have any Nigella books check out these resources online:
Nigella’s official site: http://www.nigella.com/
BBC Food: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chefs/nigella_lawson
Channel 4 Food: http://www.channel4.com/4food/recipes/popular-chefs/nigella-lawson-recipes
UKTV Good Food Channel: http://uktv.co.uk/food/chef/aid/530864/
Food Network: http://www.foodnetwork.com/nigella-lawson/index.html
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oh I love seafood!… this looks like a great challenge… I’m currently writing up the round-up from May and will include a link here…
Best of luck… I’m exhausted and happy to hand over the baton!
I am in denial about the amount of work awaiting me at the end of the month!
Looking forwards to seeing yours later x
You’ll be fine! Trick is to do it as they come in… if only I could take my own advice though!!
Really looking forward to this one as it’s very different to any of the themes so far. Dying to pore over my Nigella books and decide what to make!
Thank you, I may have another, more leisurely, peruse and enter again myself.
Looking forward to this, I love a bit of fish.
I won’t flounder with this theme – oops sorry..
Ha ha ha, I bet you’ll be a dab hand :)
Oh I love fish! Going to spend this afternoon with Nigella looking for the perfect recipe. This is what I love about challenges; I’m new to blogging and hadn’t come across your site before, I love all these new discoveries!
Hi Bea, thank you, I really like meeting other bloggers too.
Hi Kat. How are you?
What a great theme for this month’s challenge. I think I know what I’m gonna make :)
Have a nice day.
Hi Michael,
I’m great thanks, I hope you’re havign a good day too. I like how decisive you sound, I’m looking forwards to seeing your entry.
Kat
Wonderful theme, just wish it was next month when I’ll be back in Brittany. I’m going to “trawl” through my Nigella books for a great recipe, I’m sure there will be loads. Jude x
Ooh, it would have been perfect in Brittany. I have to say I am impressed by the quality of the fishy puns going on here :)
Ooooh, I am totally in!! We love fish in our house, and I have loads of fish in the freezer that other half caught last summer. We have to finish it all up before fishing season next month :-)
I work with fish and seafood at Tesco so feel I really must have a go at this. Such fishy fun! Found out about the challenges from Dom’s site.
Phil
Lucky you, you must have a good selection to choose from then!
Hello Kat, I am a new visitor, and wanted to say hi, and this is a great feature. I have quite a few Nigella books, but I probably wont manage this one (I move to a new town on Friday, yikes). But I am looking forward to seeing other peoples creations.
V
xxx
Thank you for stopping by and good luck with the move!
This one is going to be a challenge since for the most part my household is vegetarian however I’m sure I can find some willing victims…I mean volunteers…to taste whatever I make!
Does she have any recipes for veggie sushi with nori? A plant of the sea must count…
I was trying to think about it from the angle, algae and all that yummy stuff. Maybe a green shake but so far haven’t found any recipes. I have a backup recipe just in case that I know my co-workers will eat :-D
Thanks for hosting. Just going to tweet mine now!
Exciting! Can’t wait to start pulling them together, I have a folder full of delicious emails.