Delia Smith

[BinkieBaumont]

"I Had Christmas Luncheon at One of My Sisters Homes, she served "Delia Smiths" slow roasted "Red Cabbage" as an accompaniment , its almost a jam, delicious "

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/...ditional-braised-red-cabbage-with-apples.html

 

[Smithy]

We used to get her programme on the telly back in NZ a few years back Binkie which wasn't bad at all. I think she went downhill a bit when Nigella came on the scene and Delia tried to "funk" it up a bit in an attempt to match her which is a shame as her real strength was traditional British fare.

The cabbage thing sounds a bit of alright, probably be nice with roast pork as well.

Happy tiffin!

 

[Methuselah]

We had it too from the same recipe! it is indeed delicious.

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

We had Delia's red cabbage with our Christmas Eve ham! I had an extra large helping as I love it so much.

 

[Tomasso]

That's a classic Germanic dish. Love it! :essen:

 

[Smuterella]

I made braised red cabbage too. Love it.

Though most Delia dishes put me off as they have weird ingredients in that you just wouldnt have in your cupboard. Pickled limes? PICKLED LIMES?

 

[Methuselah]

Indeed. Which recipe calls for pickled limes!? I've checked, our Delia book is from '82 - I think the earlier recipes cover the basics, before she veered off into such strange territory.

 

[Mike in Seattle]

Hmmm...we're having some friends over for dinner New Year's Day and I may give it a shot with the prime rib. I've made it a few times in the past (not this particular recipe, though, but similar) but not with the beef. And black-eyed peas since it's New Year's day (which goes back to my great-grandmother's childhood in the 1860s) along with what I normally do at Christmas.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

" I love the dvd of her "Winter Food" the vision of her slicing open her "Steak and Kidney Suet Pudding" with all that unctuous gravy"

 

[Smuterella]

I happen to have a copy of Delia's Vegetarian Collection here at work - weird ingredients I've found just flicking through:

Juniper berries
Walnut oil
Instant espresso coffee powder
Whole candied lemon peel

*boggles*

 

[BinkieBaumont]

Indeed. Which recipe calls for pickled limes!? I've checked, our Delia book is from '82 - I think the earlier recipes cover the basics, before she veered off into such strange territory.

"Delia is very good at that "Basic English Cooking" how good would she be with her Hair in a combination of Finger waves and Pin-curls, and wearing a twinset and pearls, covered by a floral "pinnie" extolling the virtues of Jugged hare and Pigeon pie followed by spotted dick and rolly polly pudding, with lashings of "mock" cream, I hope her Minders are monitoring this threadlol it may get to grace our television screens, in 2010?"

 

[Methuselah]

I happen to have a copy of Delia's Vegetarian Collection here at work - weird ingredients I've found just flicking through:

Juniper berries
Walnut oil
Instant espresso coffee powder
Whole candied lemon peel

*boggles*

Well, I have 3 out of 4 - I don't own coffee powder, and I don't intend to - ever!

Her series about 'easy' cooking contained many abominations - tinned steak, frozen mashed spuds etc... bleurghhhhhh.

 

[miserabelle]

Her recipes are very good but there's just... something about her that irritates me.

I much prefer Nigella x

 

[Methuselah]

Is it that she seems to get smugger as she gets older?

I saw that 'Delia Through the Ages' TV show last night.
I never knew she was a swimsuit model in the 60s! I'll never see her in the same light again...

 

[Miss Neecerie]

Her black covered cookbooks are classics.

I made sure I brought back copies of it and her black covered Cakes book when I moved back to the US.

I still miss her articles in the Sainsbury magazine.

 

[Methuselah]

Yes, she's the only TV cook I really rate.
Her earlier stuff makes the last 30 odd years off cookery writing (by anybody) mostly redundant.
The only other cookbook I actually use is The Dairy Book of Home Cookery from the Milk Marketing board in the 70s (although I may buy a revised edition as the cover has fallen off)

There are other chefs who have done a good job of popularising home cookery, but not with the essential all-round cooking skills.

Just my opinion of course, anybody else rank up there with Delia?
Maybe, just maybe Keith Floyd.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

Yes, she's the only TV cook I really rate.
Her earlier stuff makes the last 30 odd years off cookery writing (by anybody) mostly redundant.
The only other cookbook I actually use is The Dairy Book of Home Cookery from the Milk Marketing board in the 70s (although I may buy a revised edition as the cover has fallen off)

There are other chefs who have done a good job of popularising home cookery, but not with the essential all-round cooking skills.

Just my opinion of course, anybody else rank up there with Delia?
Maybe, just maybe Keith Floyd.

see to me...(and admittedly, I am an American, so perhaps not qualified to judge..) Delia is about -classic- British cookery.....

Much in the way Julia Child was about making classic French food for us here in the States.


Nigella and others...are about popularizing cooking and eating. Very good people to have around..but not necessarily about British cooking or food on the same level.

They are perhaps the trendy hipster version of things, the sort who use 'foodie' instead of 'gourmand' or 'gastronome'

 

[miserabelle]

Is it that she seems to get smugger as she gets older?

It could well be! She's just a bit... bland, I think. x

 

[Smithy]

Maybe, just maybe Keith Floyd.

My personal favourite. And a real hoot to watch. I was very sad when he passed away last year.

I've been meaning to pick up his autobiography which is meant to be a scream.