Welcome to Kitchen Queries, where the nigella.com team will answer your cooking or food related questions.  We’d love you to submit some of your recipe problems, dilemmas or queries for us to get our teeth into!

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• Catering for large parties (stand-up)

  i am a married mother of three. I am turning thirty this april!!! And I am cooking for anuwhere between 10-50 people. catering is NOT an option and neither is letting my husband cook. I would love some help with what to serve. I have seen a lot of your shows and have the two books published in sweden (where I live). Thank you for lovely recipies and tv shows. Anna-Beatrice de la Fontaine 

  Has anyone got a good food idea for cooking for large numbers (30+people) when everyone has to stand up? I've thought about Nigellas cocktail sausages but will need a Veggie alternative plus more food I think. Help really appreciated! AnnieDevon

  Posted by Emme1. Answered on 19th Jan 2011 at 12.00

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• Cast iron buffet/shallow casseroles

  I would like to buy a lime green cast iron pan like the one featured in Nigella's "Kitchen - heart of the home" book (see recipe for Spring Chicken). Could you tell me the brand, please? Thanks. 

  Hi Nigella and team, I'm a Dutch watcher of the BBC cooking programs of Nigella. In several Nigella series a saw a beautifull cream white shallow iron email casserole (a little creusset-like but a bit more classy). The food in the casserole looks wonderfull and tasty. I'd like to buy a similar casserole. I wonder if you could possibly tell me ware I can achieve such a beautifull casserole? Thanks, a dutch cook called Marguérite Snijders

  Posted by superkeencook. Answered on 18th Jan 2011 at 12.00

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• Cake Mix Recipe for shaped cake tin (14oz?)

  Hi, I've taken on the task of baking a birthday cake for my friends son. I've hired a guitar mould, and the lady in the shop said I need to make up a 14oz cake mix to fit the tin. Can anyone help with a recipe for this please? I was planning to use the Victoria Sponge recipe from my 'Domestic Goddess' Nigella cookbook......but not sure on working out the right measurements to get the correct capacity for the tin! :-s any help would be appreciated. Thanks

  Posted by izabellaedwards. Answered on 17th Jan 2011 at 12.00

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