I sometimes think the chef end of cooking is not the real end of cooking. Cooking is all about homes and gardens, it doesn't happen in restaurants.

quote by Delia Smith
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

A cake is a very good test of an oven: if it browns too much on one side and not on the other, it's not your fault - you need to have your oven checked.

quote by Delia Smith
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

In 35 years of being in the media, I've had all this mud flung at me many, many times. It's not the first time. It's nothing unusual. I've been through it all before and the best way to deal with it is not to read them.

quote by Delia Smith
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

There are people who claim to be instinctive cooks, who never follow recipes or weigh anything at all. All I can say is they're not very fussy about what they eat. For me, cooking is an exact art and not some casual game.

quote by Delia Smith
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

There are three reasons why this book came into being. First, throughout the 33 years I've been writing recipes - although I'm not vegetarian myself - I have greatly enjoyed creating vegetarian recipes, and cooking and serving them at home.

quote by Delia Smith
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

Although a food processor is not an absolutely essential piece of equipment, because you can certainly chop, grate, slice, knead and mix everything by hand, it does do all these things very quickly and efficiently and saves you time and energy.

quote by Delia Smith
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!