Delia's Complete Cookery Course: Classic Edition

by Delia Smith

Overview

Completely revised and updated, this cookery "bible" still contains all the established favorites such as Flaky Fish Pie, Christmas Pudding, and the secret of Crunchy Roast Potatoes. Delia has also added some new recipes like Stir-Fried Mange Tout and Roast Stuffed Goose with Prunes and Armagnac. Clear and comprehensive, the recipes are suitable for beginners as well as more experienced cooks. Delia also gives advice on new and widely-available ingredients like easy-blend yeast, filo pastry, and fromage frais.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780563362494
Publisher:	B B C Worldwide Americas
Publication date:	03/01/1992
Edition description:	Revised edition
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.65(d)

About the Author

DELIA SMITH is Britain's bestselling cookery writer, whose books have sold over 21 million copies worldwide. Delia's first job as a cookery writer was for the Daily Mirror in 1969 — numerous phenomenal best sellers and television series followed including Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course in 1978 and Delia's Christmas, Summer & Winter Collections in the 1990s. Towards the end of the decade Delia commenced work on a new major project — Delia's How to Cook, publishing three separate volumes and the accompanying TV series. The Vegetarian Collection and The Delia Collection followed. After a five year break concentrating on Norwich City Football Club (where she is a director) and Canary Catering, Delia returned triumphant in 2008 with a new BBC TV series and the fastest selling cookery book of all time Delia's How to Cheat at Cooking. Delia is married to the writer and editor, Michael Wynn Jones. They live in Suffolk.

Table of Contents

	Conversion tables	6
	Introduction	7
	Equipment	9
	Eggs	18
	Bread and yeast cookery	35
	Stocks and soups	61
	Pates and starters	85
	Fish	101
	Meat: roasting and pot-roasting	138
	Meat: casseroles and braised dishes	158
	Poultry	179
	Offal	206
	Vegetables	226
	Rice and other grains	268
	Vegetarian cooking	288
	Pulses	304
	Pasta and pancakes	324
	Herbs	345
	Spices and flavourings	362
	Sauces	386
	Cheese	411
	Salads and dressings	435
	Barbecues and picnics	455
	Cream, ice cream and youghurt	472
	Pastry	492
	Cakes	532
	Scones and biscuits	561
	Fruits and puddings	574
	Preserving	604
	Left-overs	624
	Index	633