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

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On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 12:21:39AM +0100, Simon Batistoni said:
> 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.

I have to agree here. She creeps me out. When you watch her programs she 
doesn't seem to actually be any good at what she's doing - all her 
movements look awkward compared to the fluid movements of other chefs 
you see.

On the otherhand she seems to have the common touch. And her vegetarian 
cookbook had a couple of interesting recipes in it which, like Simon, I 
tend to use for 'inspiration' rather than anything else


Simon

• 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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