Re: [london.food] Delia (was: Cumin)

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On Thu 23 Oct 2003, Simon Batistoni <simon@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Bleh. Delia's one of those weird recipe-writers, in that most of her
> recipes are so prosciptive and prescriptive (yes, at the same time)
> that it takes all of the fun and creativity out of cooking.
> [...]
> "exactly 1 minute"? Bollocks, Delia.

Oh, gosh, I just ignore that stuff.  She writes recipes that work, and
taste good.  I just skim over the over-precise bits, and rewrite any
recipes that I pass on.

Kake

• Re: [london.food] Delia (was: Cumin) Simon Batistoni 00:21 on 23 Oct 2003
  Bleh. Delia's one of those weird recipe-writers, in that most of her
  • Kate L Pugh 00:24 on 23 Oct 2003
    Oh, gosh, I just ignore that stuff. She writes recipes that work, and
  • Simon Wistow 09:40 on 23 Oct 2003
    I have to agree here. She creeps me out. When you watch her programs she
    • Juliet Kemp 10:04 on 23 Oct 2003
      We use one of her books (big thick effort, lots of basic information in,
  • Roger Burton West 10:20 on 23 Oct 2003
    Agreed, but it's very easy to steal her ideas. I usually strip out all
  • Earle Martin 21:24 on 27 Oct 2003
    "I used to be mercilessly teased..."

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