Season 1

(2002)
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Episodes 8

1 Yellow

September 5, 2002

30m

Nigella Lawson cooks irresistible summer recipes that can be eaten at any time of the year. The culinary delights on display range from happiness soup to slow-roasted garlic and lemon chicken sits alongside dishes that conjure up the traditional feel of an English summer afternoon

2 Black

September 12, 2002

30m

Today Nigella does Italy, proud, cooking Pasta with Mussels, Black Rice and Squid Rings, Prawn and Black Rice and Black and Blue Beef. And trifle?

3 Pink

September 19, 2002

30m

Nigella takes a nostalgic look back at her pink bites: Strawberry Ice Cream, Spiced Pink Soup, made with beetroot, Watermelon Salad, and Pink Lamb.

4 White

September 26, 2002

30m

The domestic goddess heads to the seaside for a weekend away in Whitstable and rustles up ricotta hotcakes with strawberries, a golden coconut and turmeric-infused fish curry and Vietnamese rice paper rolls followed by a white chocolate and passion fruit mousse

5 Red

October 3, 2002

30m

Summer recipes with ingredients to keep the temperature high, from sticky spare ribs containing fiery red chillies, to Indonesian chicken and the improbable but highly recommended ice-cream with a red-hot spicy syrup

6 Brown

October 10, 2002

30m

Domestic goddess Nigella Lawson prepares more summer recipes, taking her inspiration from around the world. She looks to the Middle East for za'tar chicken with fatoush salad, Japan for soba noodles with sesame seeds and a ruby-pink pepper-seared tuna and finishing in Australia with a chewy chocolate and raspberry pavlova

7 Green

October 17, 2002

30m

Domestic goddess Nigella Lawson dips into family cookbooks and classic literature for some minty summer recipes, using the herb to add subtle flavour to a squid salad and bringing a fresh tang to a traditional gimlet, made with vodka and gin. Also featuring mint julep peaches, inspired by The Great Gatsby, and a green salad and grilled halloumi

8 Amber

October 24, 2002

30m

Domestic goddess Nigella Lawson adds a Mediterranean twist to familiar favourites, transforming the traditional Sunday lunch. Recipes include Moroccan roast lamb accompanied by Turkish cacik and pizza made using Middle Eastern flatbread

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