Cooking with Nigella – The recipes of Nigella Lawson. The sauce is the star here – loaded with veggies and slightly sweet with dried apricots. Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the onions, celery, carrots and garlic over a medium-low heat until softened and caramelized. Stir in the spices, apricots and tomatoes.
When you are ready to glaze the ham, preheat oven to 440 degrees F (230 degrees C). Remove the ham from the liquid and sit the ham on a board. Strip off the rind, and a little of the fat layer if it's very thick, and cut a diamond pattern into the remaining fat with a sharp knife in lines of about 3/4-inch apart.
Nigella has always been open about her weight and revealed that she lost two stone over two years through a mix of yoga and eating smaller portion sizes. Despite losing weight, the culinary queen has stayed relatable, encouraging other women not to go on fad or extreme diets.
Roast chicken is Nigella's favourite food. (Credit: Anne-Marie Jackson/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Among the 57-year-old's favourites are superfoods such as kale and avocado, 'I love kale and I'm an avocado obsessive', she says.