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 She provides a recipe for nearly every ingredient August 20, 2000
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I had never heard of Delia Smith before an English friend gave me this book. I enjoy reading it for pleasure and learning about all the different ingredients that I never tried before. When I try a new food which I don't know how to cook, I turn to Delia for instruction. I love the way she expresses her opinions on things - she's obviously full of common sense and has a great sense of humour.
A cook's bible. March 11, 2000
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
If I could only have access to one cookery book, then this would be my definitive choice. Tried and tested at many dinner parties, I love Delia's clear instructions and empathy with the novice cooks.
Sensible, dependable, readable - who can beat her? January 18, 1999
37 out of 41 found this review helpful
My wife and I used to own Delia's first definitive 'Complete Cookery Course', a modern classic if ever there was one. Not for nothing is Delia known as the Mrs Beeton of our age. Jo is no mean cook herself and, with an A-level in domestic science, is pretty well qualified in the culinary arts. Whether experimenting with something new or just seeking confirmation for some well-tried recipe like roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, Delia's book was the one and only bible necessary to achieve new heights of perfection. That copy (or was it the first replacement?) went off to university with our middle son and never returned. We did catch glimpse of it once, in dreadful state, hiding amongst the piles of greasy pots, pans and plates that served fourteen bright young things on a Telford campus. We were assured by some it was the only book students ever found remotely useful. Now, we have upgraded to her illustrated version (A new edition for the 1990's!). My first step was to laminate the dust-jacket for added protection. It should just about last to the millennium. My own cooking exploits are notorious but, bragging apart, I once single-handedly cooked a roast turkey dinner with six fresh vegetables and all the trimmings, including homemade bread sauce, to near perfection thanks to this book. No self-respecting cook should be without it.....
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