Introduction

This is the Kate Williams and Nigella Lawson Project

I've always been a big fan of Nigella, and have viewed her as an idol of mine for some time. Her TV shows are incredible; so inspiring and captivating.

Recently the media has been telling us of her apparent drug addiction. I honestly don't believe she's addicted to cocaine. She's been at the top of her game with her TV Shows and Cook Books for quite some time now; a cocaine addiction would not have allowed her to keep up this status, not to mention her beautiful voluptuous figure. If Breaking Bad (The US TV Show) has taught me anything, it's that people don't function well on hard drugs and that when they are addicted, they get super-skinny and become not-so-pretty. And if it does turn out that I am completely wrong, and she has been addicted to cocaine this whole time, and that I'm completely talking out of my ass right now, WELL, I'll still think Nigella is fantastic.

I recently purchased her book 'Kitchen' from bookdepository.co.uk. My intention being that once a week, probably on a Sunday evening, I'll cook/ bake something from this book. I thought this would be a realistic commitment as I work full-time, study part-time, am in the process of planning my own wedding, and also would like to maintain some semblance of a social life.

When I mentioned this good intention to my wonderful friend Cassie, she suggested I write a blog about it... Kind of like Julie&Julia. As Julie&Julia is one of my favourite movies, I thought her suggestion was brilliant.

So here I now am, about to embark on this journey, hoping like hell I have nowhere near as many breakdowns as Julie Powell (portrayed by Amy Adams in the movie) had. I must remind myself that I'm not on a time limit here, that only one recipe/ blog per week is the goal.

As it takes 7-10 working days for books ordered from bookdepository.co.uk to arrive in New Zealand, I should have "Kitchen" by about 8/01/2014. So my first actual, non-intro, blog should be up by the following Sunday.

Hopefully I get more readers than just Cassie and The Fiance, only time will tell.