Describe a book you read that you found useful
or Describe an exciting book you read
- When you read it
- What type of book is it
- What is it about
- Why did you find it useful
Well, I am not a fond reader but sometimes I indulge into this activity for a change or when I get hold of some book that interests me. Although, reading indeed is an enlightening activity and one must do it once in a while. Here I will describe a book which I read in my idle time during the Covid-19 lockdown.
One day I was just sitting and getting bored in the month of April this year as I was at home for so many days and couldn’t go out at all due to a lockdown imposed because of this ghastly pandemic. I was bored of watching web series and movies already, all of a sudden I recalled that my mother had got me a book written by my favourite celebrity chef Nigella Lawson during their 2018’s visit to Canada. Due to an occupied schedule I did not find enough time to even unwrap the book. I immediately prepared a cup of coffee for myself and took out that book from my closet. Its name is ‘Eating Vintage Mini’. I sat on the bed that evening and began reading it.
In this inspiring, witty and eminently sensible book, Nigella sets out a manifesto for how to cook and eat good food every day with a minimum of fuss. From basic roast chicken and pea risotto to white truffles and Turkish Delight figs, Nigella brings the joy back into the kitchen. The recipes are selected from the books ‘How To Eat’ and ‘Kitchen by Nigella’ and some more useful time saving tips and tricks are added.
I finished reading the book in 5 days. It was so relaxing and intriguing to read about the mouthwatering recipes and the amazing cookery techniques and tricks. Nigella Lucy Lawson is an English food writer, chef and cooking show host. In 1998 her first cookery book, How to Eat, was published and sold 300,000 copies, becoming a best-seller. She published her second book in 2000, How to Be a Domestic Goddess, which won her the British Book Award for Author of the Year. She hosted many cookery shows in her own kitchen named Nigella bites, Nigella feasts, Nigella’s christmas kitchen and Nigella Express. I saw all these shows on TLC during 2011 to 2013. Then I began reading her books and trying her recipes in our kitchen. After reading Eating Vintage Mini I felt confident enough to try some recipes from the book like couscous salad, pea risotto and proper english trifle. All of them won me a lot of praise from my family members and I felt immensely happy.
