Delia's Complete How to Cook: Both a Guide for Beginners and a Tried and Tested Recipe Collection for Life - Delia Smith

Delia's How to Cheat at Cooking. A life saver! - Well time anyway

Advantages: A great cooking time saver
Disadvantages: You may have to source some of the ingredients from other suppliers

How did I ever manage without this book? You have guests for dinner in two hours time, no time to search for and prepare those all important ingredients and want to make something special. I keep this book in the kitchen within easy reach; it's saved me so much time. So what if it asks for packet mash and tinned mince meat! The finished meals always seam to satisfy, and get me compliments. Yes! I know, sometimes even Delia cannot save my bad cooking and they are just being kind. ( On those occasions I like to blame the oven.) I suppose the book isn't about how to cook, its more about stopping it being a hassle. The book has had lots of criticism, but in this day and age most of the pre-prepared ingredients you buy are s good as the ones you would make yourself. ...

johnny-ray 29.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Delia's How to Cheat at Cooking - Delia Smith

Delia's Vegetarian Collection

Advantages: Reliable recipes, straightforward to follow, nice for entertaining.
Disadvantages: Most recipes already included in other Delia books.

I am not a vegetarian - I eat fish. My husband is not a vegetarian - he eats anything! However this there are many veggie meals that we both enjoy and every week I cook at least one from Delia's Vegetarian Collection. It has been one of the most used cookbooks I own. Delia has gathered her veggie recipes into one book, along with some new ones. Therefore if you are a fan of hers and own her other books you will find you already have most of these recipes. However, if you are new to Delia Smith and want to try some of her veggie dishes, or cook for veggie friends, I would recommend this book. So, onto the most important bit - the food. Delia includes chapters on soups and starters, salads, eggs, cheese, rice, pasta, vegetables, baking and puddings. Although there is a chapter on cooking for friends there are many recipes ...

JoannaPiano 01.05.2008 · Read full review
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Delia How to Cook 1

Advantages: easy to follow
Disadvantages: the cover comes off too easy

I have a interest in cooking, mostly just as a hobbie. I give a thumbs up to Delia Smiths Cook Book 1 and would recommend it to anyone, especially someone who does not have much experience in cooking and wish to improve on the basics, throughout the book delia give good clear instructions which are easy to follow and in precise stages. This is not one of those cook books of which you have to read the same line 15 times to get the understanding of what you should do next. Another useful section is in the front where they state sizes, ml, oz, lb, and also give details of who to whisk how to fold in, that sort of thing. I like the cake section in this book especially the Victoria Sponge cake I have tried this with many different fillings and to this day there usually isn't a slice left on the plate. The price varies quite ...

MISSTEAPOT 06.01.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Delia's How to Cook: Book 1 - Delia Smith