Friday, January 06, 2006

Because emotions make me embressed...

(snowie babe, see I told you one day I'd pronounce 'embarrass' this way in public. all your fault)

... let's move on to other things...


Today is Nigella's birthday!

I refuse to enlighten the culinarily-starved amongst us as to who I'm talking about. Nigella belongs to that select club of no-surname-required icons; namely Oprah, Kylie and Madonna<-- sorry baby Jesus, I don't mean your mommy.

Here's what someone (lisa aka exiledcal) on her forum wrote - it's too good not to share.

There once was a girl called Nigella
Named after her father, that fella (his name is Nigel. duh)
To cook up a feast
She butchered a beast
And grilled it beneath an umbrella.
A spatula and magi-whisk salute to the fabulous domestic goddess herself!

Oh. And.. mmmrrowwwllllll....

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

ohhh.. the goddess b'day.. wow.. and may i know how many candles is she blowing?

Anonymous said...

I wonder who cooks for Nigella on her birthday.

Some hot goss: She's apparently the 'other woman' in Charles Saatchi (some advertising big shot) and the old man divorced his wife to be with her.

Not that I condone it, but the best way to a man's heart is through the stomach perhaps?

Anonymous said...

Pardon my London.

To rephrase "...the 'other woman' in Charles Saatchi's life..."

Anonymous said...

Unfortunately I do not belong to the Nigella camp (snicker) of domestic goddesses (I'm more like the chicken-feeding Madge-type), since I can't even crack and egg properly, HOWEVER I very greatly admire her and would kindly like to request a boyfriend who worships her devoutly.

Anonymous said...

nigella does a beautiful pot roast and honey ice cream whatchamallit.

but anthony bourdain with his sarky devil-may-care attitude rocks my socks.

Anonymous said...

Embressed? I have this creepy feeling that you and I actually talk the same way in real life.

And I'm with Will here - I'd love to be a Nigella (minus the horrible name).

Anonymous said...

happy birthday, nigella! (ok so i'm late, but i already posted on HER forum on the right day).. *waves a mini muffin tray in each hand*

i would bake a cake in celebration, but i figure the FOUR KILOS (*sob*) i've put on since you came into my life (nigella, not spot - though same difference, really) is celebration enough...

Anonymous said...

Hi Spotty,

CF wants to learn to cook. Any recommendation of Nigella's cookbooks? ;P

Anonymous said...

biow - I also dunno. What a bad fan i am!

wandernut - A bit basi lah that news ;)

Dunno about tummy tunnels, though a man who appreciates food is likely to compare against mum's cooking.

will - *scribbles on order sheet* I'll be sure to tell her the next time we're tete-a-tete-ing

hedo - A honey zabasomethingorother i think it was. Ah, anthony and his "risking everything...". What exactly does he risk??

jay - I get that feeling too. Fortunately for the world, you and I will never mate. With each other.

snowie - It's the latent nyonya in you. Your clan should be proud.

derek - You lucky boy! A boyfriend who wants to learn to cook is worth keeping! "Nigella Bites" is probably a good one to start with. Or any of Jamie Oliver's actually.