"I can't disentangle the smell of gingerbread from the smell of Christmas: I can think of no better welcome as people come through the door of the kitchen than the waft of it freshly baking in the oven. It is relaxingly simple to prepare, is good at any hour and keeps wonderfully. From NIGELLA CHRISTMAS by Nigella Lawson. Copyright © 2008, 2009. Published by Hyperion. Photographs by Lis Parsons. Available wherever books are sold. All Rights Reserved...."