An Italian-Inspired Christmas
Nigella Lawson creates a Christmas buffet menu featuring parmesan shortbreads, panettone stuffing squares and turkey breast stuffed with Italian sausage and cranberries.
Nigella loves Christmas and for her a party is the perfect way to celebrate. She kicks off festivities with a glittering buffet party. For her Italian inspiration Nigella travels to Venice, a city that has been close to her heart ever since her first visit 20 years ago. Armed with recipe and party ideas for her festive feast, Nigella returns to create a tasty Christmas buffet menu for her guests.
Nigella gets the party started with her own ruby red Venetian cocktail, served with quick and easy canapes like parmesan shortbreads and panettone stuffing squares. To follow is Nigella's new approach for the big bird - a turkey breast stuffed with Italian sausage and marsala steeped cranberries, served alongside a dazzling renaissance salad and a hearty brussel sprout pasta.
Guests are treated to irresistible desserts, including a marshmallow cappuccino pavlova and a stunning Italian Christmas pudding cake - adorned with chocolate chips and pomegranate seeds - thought to bring good luck to the table.
Nigella's Italian-inspired party is spectacular, sumptuous and will definitely get everyone in the Christmas spirit.
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Italian Christmas pudding cake
Duration: 07:00
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Chocolate salame
Duration: 05:57
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Renaissance salad
Duration: 01:28
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Venetian cocktail
Duration: 01:30
Music Played
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Nino Rota
Medley: La Dolce Vita Nella Villa De Frgene / Can Can / Jingle Bells / Blues / La Dolce Vita / Why W
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Carlo Buti
Chitarra Romana
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Rita Pavone
Che M’Importanta Del Mondo
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Aretha Franklin
Winter Wonderland
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Paolo Conte
Via Con Me
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Louis Armstrong
Christmas Night In Harlem
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Otis Redding, Booker T Jones
White Christmas
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Natalie Cole
Christmas Waltz
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Louis Prima
Buona Sera
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Dinah Washington
A Slick Chick (On the Mellow Side)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Nigella Lawson |
| Director | Dominic Cyriax |
| Series Producer | Jennifer Fazey |
| Executive Producer | Pete Lawrence |
Broadcasts
Mon 17 Dec 201220:00BBC HD & BBC Two
Wed 19 Dec 201223:20BBC HD- Sat 22 Dec 201215:00BBC Two except Northern Ireland
- Sun 23 Dec 201203:10BBC One except Scotland
- Sun 23 Dec 201216:30BBC Two Northern Ireland
- Mon 16 Dec 201319:00
- Thu 18 Dec 201419:00
- Sun 20 Dec 202011:30BBC Two except Scotland
- Tue 21 Dec 202111:20BBC Two except Scotland
- Thu 22 Dec 202212:50BBC Two except Scotland
- Sun 14 Dec 202511:30BBC Two except Scotland
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