30/04/08 Win one of 5 copies of Delia's "How to Cheat at Cooking"

LouBlue

Exactly. Its just my opinion. There's nothing wrong with a book showing people how to make life a bit easier whilst cooking but I personally don't think that mince out of a tin and using McCain Wedges is particularly helpful but each to their own.

lab-lover

I dont need any tips from delia..:rolleyes:

lab-lover

I dont know how people can afford to live off takeaways every day, it would cost us a fortune. for 3 of us a chinese could cost up to £15, then pizza (the full works) would be £16-17. unless we just greedy hogs, actually we are on takeaway night (saturday.) xx

Quasar

Well I would never cheat at cooking because fresh ingredients, and freshly cooked, make for the best possible diet. A good diet is essential to health so I shall never compromise on that.

mattytun

good old delia smith :beer: the mummy of cooking after fanny cradok:D

furndire

I think Delia is giving people "permission" to try to cook for themselves. Hopefully when they have experimented with her cheats they will get a bit of confidence to try better stuff.
Isn't frozen veg supposed to be more more nutritous than a lot of stuff which has been sat on shelves for a few weeks.
I agree about the mince though ~ unless its improved since the 70's when I last used it (I came out of school then being able to translate a bit of Latin, but not a b..... clue how to cook) and it took a long while experimenting with cookery books and recipes to become a reasonable cook.

manna777

I own the book already - as a working mum I was interested in what healthy cheats it contains - I didnt know they did frozen mash;)

Horses for courses and all that

LouBlue

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Horses for courses and all that

Not horses as well! Delia!! :eek::D

Butternut

What a funny thread - I am normally straight there to enter the cookbook comps, but I think I'll give this one a miss.
I can see why shes done it, and its a perfect moneysaving book if you live on takeaways and ready meals
Personally I'll stick with Jamie and Hugh - they stand for everything I believe about cooking and food, and they're much better looking than Delia :cool:
Tinned mince yeeuurgh, personally mine comes from my local farm shop, reared on local land and slaughtered locally, tastes great (like meat!!) and a little bit goes a long way for me taste-wise, so doesn't work out any more expensive than the pretty wavy minced stuff from supermarkets (although obviously more expensive than tinned mince:rolleyes: )
Don't set me off, or I'll deviate from competitions back to old-style to find a Delia thread on there;)

Mistyang

Me I will stick with my Farmhouse Cookery books.......loverly...........

frozen mash???????????

mince in a TIN ????????????/

this might suit those peeps who use garlic in a jar already diced and costing a fortune compared to a nice fresh bulb which you can beat to a pulp in a pestle and mortar............ he he