Delia - How To Cheat At Cooking

Magentasue

Watched this when it was on before. Gave up by the second episode. Too many packets to open.

Penelope_Penguin

Where did it all go wrong with Delia I left home at 18 being able to bake, but not much experience of making main courses. Delia taught me to cook from scratch. I had a copy of the Complete Cookery Course for my 21's birthday. I used it until after 20 years it was so fallen apart that I had to replace it It's still used weekly for loads of great recipes. She now seems to be selling out.

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Hi all, just to let you know that Delia has a new show on BBC2 tonight at 7pm
In the first episode she is making various things from Instant Mash
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Why :mad: Wouldn't it be better to teach people to make mash (it's hardly difficult for most people, and the investment in a potato masher will pay for itself in no time). She's also using ready made potato wedges - why

Penny. x

pawpurrs

This series actually made me really cross! I was shouting at the TV! Just awfull, My MIL who doesnt cook thought it was ok, but I just didnt see the point!

Penelope_Penguin

We have a thread from when this series was first on, so I'll merge the threads to keep ideas together.

Penny. x

thriftlady_2

Ooh I'm so not watching that, Delia and that's the second time I've blown a raspberry at her this week;)

paulwellerfan

hey for some one who comes home at 7pm delia is a goddess...
i got the book when the book club offered it for £1.50 lol...
however i still will be heating up the ready meals from morrisons.

parsonswife8

When I saw the potato wedges with half boiled eggs and olives, I nearly lost my tea.

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Penelope_Penguin

paulwellerfan wrote: »

hey for some one who comes home at 7pm delia is a goddess...

Granted I work 2 days a week, and coming home from an 8hour day at work, soaked after a 8mile cycle ride in the rain, I wasn't keen to cook either. So I prepared a pasta bake this morning while making breakfast, and it went in the oven at 5pm for a 6:30 supper. It took about 20 minutes to prepare, and of that I was active for about 10 minutes, and is healthy, nutritious, and cheap

I'm making a courgette curry before I go out tomorrow, which will take 15 minutes to cook once I'm home from work.

Penny. x

Rowan9

paulwellerfan wrote: »

hey for some one who comes home at 7pm delia is a goddess...
i got the book when the book club offered it for £1.50 lol...
however i still will be heating up the ready meals from morrisons.

I do understand this. BUT..... it is great to nuke your own home made meals. I also work fulltime but am luckier in that I am home by 6. I try to cook at weekends and freeze or else do a quick stir fry etc. I'm sure it's faster (and healthier) than Delia opening packets!! But I also understand the need to get food fast and in my case the brain not always engaging with the task. My way of dealing with this is to do a menu plan for the week and just defrost stuff in the morning before I go to work. Meals this week have been stir fry last night and tonight defrosted squash, lentil and tomato spicy stew (which ended up more like soup so I also had a baked potato with .....horrors....... shop bought coleslaw!! (even had ingreds for home made in the fridge but could not be faffed). My whole point is that it can be as quick to cook than to cheat. I'm another one who thinks Delia has lost the plot
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