This time, Nigella shares clever ideas for workday entertaining. For a casual supper she makes crab and avocado salad with a zesty Japanese dressing. A sit-down two course dinner calls for one-pot classic coq au Riesling followed by juicy jumbleberry crumble. Plus there's a three course crowd-pleaser of quick crostini with avocado and green pea hummus, followed by steak with lemon and thyme, with Eton mess for pudding.

It's party time at Nigella's, and she's putting on the razzle dazzle. Nigella's food is all prepared in advance, so she's still got time to put her lipstick on. Recipes include potato cakes, smoked salmon crudites, crab and avocado wraps, red pepper houmous, sticky sausages and white chocolate mousse served in shot glasses.