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1/6. Nigella Lawson presents a guide to Italian cookery, demonstrating how to create traditional and exciting meals using ingredients that are widely available in most supermarkets. She begins by preparing Sicilian pasta with tomatoes, garlic and almonds, a family feast of tagliata and Tuscan fries, and a fiery egg dish designed for late-night parties.2/6. Nigella Lawson demonstrates how to prepare a range of straightforward yet sumptuous Italian dishes, including her recipe for roast chicken with saffron orzotto. She also creates a duo of desserts – coffee ice-cream and a chocolate olive-oil cake – and a pasta dish with courgettes that is ideal for late-night snacking.3/6. Nigella Lawson prepares pork loin stuffed with oregano and Parma ham, served with mock mash and vignarola. She extols the virtues of spelt spaghetti, which she accompanies with an olive and anchovy sauce that can be made without cooking, and also demonstrates her recipe for sambuca kisses, a doughnut-like sweet.4/6. Nigella Lawson reveals a secret passion when she prepares her dark and deviant liquorice pudding, then extols the virtues of fregola – the Sardinian sun-dried and toasted couscous – with tomato and clams. Her dinner-party guests are served butterflied leg of lamb and baby aubergines with oregano and roasted red onion, followed by meringue gelato cake with sharp raspberries and dark chocolate sauce for dessert.5/6. Nigella Lawson begins with her take on a classic yoghurt pot cake, which was inspired by a scribbled note she found in an old Italian kitchen. The food writer’s niece and nephew are recruited to make – and enjoy – a sausage meatball supper, while a girls’ night in sees her rustling up squid and prawns with marjoram and chilli. The evening ends with Nigella’s `tiramisini’ – a lighter, quicker version of a traditional tiramisu.6/6. This week Nigella Lawson treats her supper guests to a feast of lamb chops with mint, chilli and potatoes, served alongside roasted red onions with fennel and basil. Dessert is a true Anglo-Italian affair with a plum and amaretti crumble. There are also recipes for farro risotto with mushrooms, and chocolate pasta with a dark butterscotch sauce. Last in the series.An Italian Inspired ChristmasNigella loves Christmas and for her a party is the perfect way to celebrate. This year, 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 you in the Christmas spirit.