Delia's How to Cook: Book Three

Delia's How to Cook

by Delia Smith

In part three of How to Cook, Delia continues and completes her journey through the fundamentals of cooking, revising traditional areas that are all too often overlooked, as well as exploring more contemporary concerns for the modern cook. As ever, the principles remain the same - to rediscover the simple pleasure of food, to take beginners through many of the basic techniques, and to offer inspiration to even the most accomplished cook. With stunning photographs to accompany each one of them, the recipes range from neglected classics like Old English Apple Hat and Smoked Collar of Bacon with Pease Pudding to exciting new flavors such as Teriyaki Grilled Marinated Salmon and Sea Bass with Puy Lentil Salsa. In Book Three, the reader can learn the techniques of pickling and preserving, how to equip their kitchen from scratch, and how to get the most out of food processors, bread machines, and ice-cream makers. Here, Delia also focuses on first courses (starters) and last courses (hot puddings), and introduces us to the wonderful world of pulses, from adzuki beans to pintos by way of many more familiar ones. How to Cook: Book Three contains over 120 great new recipes, written, as always, to inspire confidence in nervous cooks and to extend the repertoire of more experienced ones. Those who already have Books One and Two cannot afford to be without this one, and those who do not can start right here.

Genres: Cooking, Cookbooks, Reference, Food, Nonfiction, Culinary, Food and Drink

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Delia Smith CBE is an English cook and television presenter, known for teaching basic cookery skills in a no-nonsense style. She is the UK's best-selling cookery author, with more than 21 million copies sold.

Smith is also famous for her role as joint majority shareholder at Norwich City F.C. Her partner in the shareholding is her husband, Michael Wynn-Jones. Her role at the club has attracted varying media attention, from positive when she "saved" the club from bankruptcy, to negative, when making a controversial on-pitch announcement in 2005.

Already an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), Smith was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours, "in recognition of ... [her] contribution to television cookery and recipe writing".

Reviews

[Lee Broderick · Rating 1 out of 5]

I bought this in a moment of Delia-loyal (or perhaps that should mum-loyal - reflected Delia-loyal?) madness when it first came out. Somehow it proved to be even less inspirational than the first volume and I'm not sure if I ever cooked anything from it.

[Jigna]

Contains a chapter on useful gadgets for the kitchen, in addition to recipes

[Calum Mackenzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Look most recipes here look dated and I wouldn’t cook. There’s some helpful tips on cooking, preserving etc but it’s more complicated recipes with lots of ingredients….Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food is better.