Delia's Complete How to Cook

Here you have all the three of the How To Cook Book One, Two & Three books together.

Delia de-mystifies cooking, sharpens up your skills and teaches you how to have confidence in your own kitchen.

Spike's Apple Sorbet

Spike is the nickname of our friend Galton Blackiston, who is the owner and chef of the Michelin-starred co...

Spike is the nickname of our friend Galton Blackiston, who is the owner and chef of the Michelin-starred country-house hotel Morston Hall in Norfolk. He's a fanatic...

Spotted Dick Rides Again

This was once a very famous pudding, but it's now sadly forgotten – except by a certain supermarket that ha...

This was once a very famous pudding, but it's now sadly forgotten – except by a certain supermarket that has a problem with its name! Just the thing to serve for Su...

2 hours

to cook

A picture of Delia's Squidgy Chocolate Cakes with Prunes in Marsala recipe

Squidgy Cakes Flourless

When I had dinner with a friend from New York recently, he asked me how the low-fat recipes were coming alo...

When I had dinner with a friend from New York recently, he asked me how the low-fat recipes were coming along and gave me a challenge: 'If you can come up with a lo...

12 minutes - 15 minutes

to cook

Steamed Panettone Pudding

Panettone is an Italian fruit bread that's sold here mostly in the autumn and around Christmas time in beau...

Panettone is an Italian fruit bread that's sold here mostly in the autumn and around Christmas time in beautifully designed boxes with carrying ribbons. If you woul...

2 hours

to cook

Stir-fried Chicken

It's hard to credit that a recipe as simple and as quick as this could taste so good, but I can assure you ...

It's hard to credit that a recipe as simple and as quick as this could taste so good, but I can assure you it's an absolute winner.

5 minutes - 7 minutes

to cook

Stuffed Jacket Potatoes

In this recipe the potato is scooped out, mixed with soft cheese and topped with leeks and melted cheese.

2 hours - 2 hours 20 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Summer Fruit Brulee

Here is how to make a brûlée and, more importantly, how to get as much of that lovely thin caramelised crus...

Here is how to make a brûlée and, more importantly, how to get as much of that lovely thin caramelised crust as possible. This has always been a bit tricky because ...

Swordfish Ceviche

Ceviche is a dish in which fish is 'cooked' in lime or lemon juice with lots of other gutsy flavours. I ...

Ceviche is a dish in which fish is 'cooked' in lime or lemon juice with lots of other gutsy flavours. I love to serve it on a hot summer's day, but it's good at any...

Teriyaki Grilled Marinated Salmon

This has a slightly higher fat content than my other Waist Watcher recipes because I'm using salmon, which ...

This has a slightly higher fat content than my other Waist Watcher recipes because I'm using salmon, which works best, but it can be made with other fish, such as cod ...

Thai Chicken with Lime

It’s hard to credit that a recipe as simple and as quick as this could taste so good, but I can assure you ...

It’s hard to credit that a recipe as simple and as quick as this could taste so good, but I can assure you it’s an absolute winner - even if you don’t have time for th...

5 minutes - 6 minutes

to cook

Thai Crab Salad with Mango

This is a low-fat variation of Thai Grilled-beef Salad with Grapes. In Thailand they serve it with pomel...

This is a low-fat variation of Thai Grilled-beef Salad with Grapes. In Thailand they serve it with pomelo, which is very similar to grapefruit. When they’re no...

Thai Creamed Coconut Chicken

The very good news about this brilliant recipe for busy people is that it's made with ready-cooked chicken....

The very good news about this brilliant recipe for busy people is that it's made with ready-cooked chicken. You can, of course, cook the chicken yourself, but eithe...

20 minutes

to cook

Thai Fish Cakes with Sesame and Lime

The ingredients list for these noble little Thai-inspired fishcakes looks very long but the good thing is t...

The ingredients list for these noble little Thai-inspired fishcakes looks very long but the good thing is they can be made and cooked with incredible speed. Serve t...

Thai Fish Curry

You won't believe how utterly simple and easy this is, and yet it tastes exotic and wonderful and, what's m...

You won't believe how utterly simple and easy this is, and yet it tastes exotic and wonderful and, what's more, it can all be prepared well in advance and the fish add...

10 minutes

to cook

Thai Green Rice

This, thankfully, is a Thai recipe that doesn't require all the speciality ingredients that are sometimes s...

This, thankfully, is a Thai recipe that doesn't require all the speciality ingredients that are sometimes so elusive. The list of ingredients seems rather long, but...

Vegetarian

A picture of Delia's Thai Grilled-beef Salad with Grapes recipe

Thai Beef Salad

This recipe was given to me by chef Norbert Kostner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok when I visite...

This recipe was given to me by chef Norbert Kostner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok when I visited the cookery school there. It's lovely served as a first...

A picture of Delia's Thai Pork Satays with Thai Peanut Sauce recipe

Thai Pork Satays with Peanut Sauce

My thanks to John Curtis, who was head chef at Norwich City Football Club, for this brilliant recipe. It...

My thanks to John Curtis, who was head chef at Norwich City Football Club, for this brilliant recipe. It has all the exotic fragrances and flavours of the East, yet...

15 minutes - 20 minutes

to cook

Apple Crumble

Obviously any sort of fruit can be used here. I love it with berries or apricots in summer, in spring it...

Obviously any sort of fruit can be used here. I love it with berries or apricots in summer, in spring it’s good with rhubarb, and in autumn I use half blackberries ...

40 minutes - 45 minutes

to cook

The London Particular

This soup, made with the bacon stock from Boiled Smoked Bacon, is so named because of the thick, dense 'pea...

This soup, made with the bacon stock from Boiled Smoked Bacon, is so named because of the thick, dense 'peasouper' London fogs that were so prevalent during the first ...

40 minutes - 50 minutes

to cook

Thousand Island Dressing (Low-fat)

Thousand Island Dressing: Top image This is popular in America, but normally mega-calorific!

Vegetarian

Prawn Jambalaya

This is one of the easiest and nicest rice dishes, and its origins are in the traditional Cajun cooking of ...

This is one of the easiest and nicest rice dishes, and its origins are in the traditional Cajun cooking of America. It's very easy to adapt it to whatever you have ...

25 minutes

to cook

Tiger Prawn Risotto with Lobster Sauce

Sounds rather grand, doesn't it? But it's not, because this in some ways is a cheat's recipe, as it's ba...

Sounds rather grand, doesn't it? But it's not, because this in some ways is a cheat's recipe, as it's baked in the oven, which means no tiresome stirring, and the s...

38 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Toad in the Hole with Roasted Onion Gravy recipe

Toad in the Hole with Onion Gravy

I can't give this high enough accolades - it's a simply wonderful creation from the humble origins of Briti...

I can't give this high enough accolades - it's a simply wonderful creation from the humble origins of British cooking. If only you could order it in a restaurant, t...

35 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Toasted Goats' Cheese with Blackened Sherry-vinegar Onions

Toasted goats' cheese became very fashionable in the 1990s, and not surprisingly, as it's still a supremely...

Toasted goats' cheese became very fashionable in the 1990s, and not surprisingly, as it's still a supremely good way to enjoy good goats' cheese just on the point of m...

Vegetarian