Oh no a Delia cheat  ;D

Quote from: George on March 03, 2011, 01:33 PM
I just came across a very true comment in the introduction to a Delia Smith book.



I agree with the two main points:

1. Delia's recipes do tend to produce good results
2. Other recipes might not.

How can this be? Are most other authors no better than con artists?
I'm afraid to say it may apply to many of the recipes 'published' here, as well.

I suggest we need some kind of 'peer group review' before any recipe is allowed to be posted here, perhaps with a graphic stamp as being 'tried and tested'. The implication might be that many/most other recipes are only to be tried at your own risk.

The thing that jumps to my mind is...
1) Well she WOULD write this in one of her books,  shes selling her books and Image.
2) The wording and description sound to good be be true....i,e
"what i like about you Delia" "the kind comment was cheerfully whispered" and
" by a charming lady who is anything but an idiot" who writes this stuff its like a novel  ;D
If i was reading this book i would look at this as total sales hype and ott, i would have put the book down at this point and bought the hairy bikers...not really but you know what i mean.

Quote from: AchMal-Curry Barking Mad on March 04, 2011, 09:49 PM



I would love to have taken a sample from her ring. I hate to think what may have been around that area 

Are you sure mate?
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LOL 

Sorry about being off topic George, say no more, say no more.

Quote from: Phil (Chaa006) on March 03, 2011, 08:55 PM

Quote from: Graeme on March 03, 2011, 07:30 PM
I don't rate Delia at all since seeing her mixing stuff by hand with all them rings on her fingers 
Horrid 

I tried to decide if this would bother me, and wasn't sure. Then I went to the kitchen to bone a chicken, and found myself doing so while wearing a watch with a webbing strap.  So I guess on balance it wouldn't really bother me unless I knew she'd been mucking out her horse just before coming into the studio ... !

** Phil.

Sorry for the late reply.

I just thought it was out of order to do this on television, unprofessional even ?
I thought she should have known better. The rings were very large with plenty of places for them...err bugs to hide until washed out via the mixing.
I would love to have taken a sample from her ring. I hate to think what may have been around that area  Mind you i also notice quite a few celebrity chefs touching there faces and even worse touching/picking there nostrils while talking/cooking on set.
Am ! the only one this bothers ?

I don't rate Delia at all since seeing her mixing
stuff by hand with all them rings on her fingers 
Horrid 

Hi, this subject seems to have drifted into the area of poor quality UK food.
I could not agree more with what has been said. However high street fast food outlets are not the only source and the shares in Greggs at this point in time are doing well.
This tells us something they did say the share price rise was due to bacon/sausage butties and coffee sales. Also would you consider street food in other country's any better ? like the simple samosa cooked in oil.

Authentic Balti Curry cookbook isbn No 141205592-x is now in the post.

Thanks to all who suggested it.

you keep us posted mind :-) I was thinking of buying it myself.

If it helps i have never seen any tom soup anywhere in a Bir.
When you think about it there would be tins of soup all over the place :-)
never ever seen any tom soup in a bir...ever.

hope this helps.

Wow this topic is very quiet !!
I thought it would be full of suggestions by now.
So many peeps on here normally are full of there own self :-(
but now they are so quiet...do they not buy books ?