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| Delia's How to Cheat at Cooking | 
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| Author: Delia Smith
Creator: Photography Copyright John Kernick
Publisher: Ebury Press
Category: Book
List Price: £20.00
Buy New: £9.99
You Save: £10.01 (50%)
New (41) from £6.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  146 reviews
Sales Rank: 60
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 7.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 0091922291
EAN: 9780091922290
ASIN: 0091922291
Publication Date: February 15, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Fed up with Celebrity Chefs April 24, 2008
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
My kitchen bookshelf groans under a wide selection of cookery books by Celebrity Chefs. Used for special occasions they have their place. However, for my day to day 'something for a change' situation my dog-eared Good Housekeeping Cookery book smeared with the DNA of past feasts is my bible. I live in France and I often need something in a hurry to feed the succession of family and friends whom we warmly welcome for short or longer visits and so this new book by Delia has won my heart. I can't nip to Waitrose, Tesco or Asda, but I can find something equivalent (hopefully) in my local supermarket. More healthy variations can be substituted quite easily if necessary - but we are talking HURRY here aren't we?
When I cook for my visitors I don't want to be stuck in the kitchen with Anthony and his career chefs fussing over chopping and stirring, yet I do want to serve an attractive meal which will have folks asking for the recipe. So for me Delia has cracked it, and our visitors can enjoy our home-grown veggies alongside the cheating.
There are French cheats too - I know lots of them.
Thanks, Delia. Its a book which I shall consult very regularly.
But ... it's all wrong! April 21, 2008
10 out of 22 found this review helpful
Isn't it? I mean - if I want to make a Shepherd's Pie I'd probably find it easier to hire an actual Shepherd than trudge from Waitrose (for the tinned lamb) and then to Sainsburys (for the ready-made potato topping) to Argos (for a 40" LCD TV that I can then fling tasteless Smash potato chunks at when Delia's face pops up) before I finally stop off at Southwark Cathedral (for forgiveness).
How to Cheat at Cooking? You'd be better off with a kebab.
Oh dear. Delia. You were slain in the high places.
 Absolutely Awful April 21, 2008
11 out of 28 found this review helpful
This book and the show that goes along with it are absolutely abominable. From paying nutritionists to say that canned foods have high nutrient levels to promoting disgusting products to use in these "recipes", Delia is an embarrassment to chefs and cooks everywhere.
Any self-respecting cook should steer clear of this "cookbook" and buy one which actually shows you how to use fresh, real ingredients that will not only taste a thousand times better, but will provide the nourishment that food is supposed to, to get you through your busy working lives and give your kids what they deserve.
The Jamies and Nigellas of the cooking world have dozens of books out there that show you how to make fast meals that retain integrity- both of the food and the cook!! And in the worst case scenario, a store bought ready-meal is likely to cost you less, taste better and save you more time than Delia's horrible recipes.
Did I mention that I would NOT recommend this book?
Uninspired, unhealthy, unappealing April 20, 2008
9 out of 22 found this review helpful
The recipes will provide you with more salt per serving than you are supposed to have in the entire day, the recipes are bland, uninspired and trying far too hard to be fashionable. You can't cheat at cooking - so don't believe her.
Stop Delia Bashing!!! April 19, 2008
16 out of 23 found this review helpful
I am sick to death of reading all the tripe written about this book. Delia is suggesting time saving recipes to be used when needs must. I love cooking but there are times when you need to do something quickly yet not use totally ready made from M & S! I have tried several of the recipes and all have been succesful and well recd in our house. The best being the Aubergine parmigano and the mushroom rissotto. Just think of the times u spend a couple of hours preparing a meal you sit down and its gone in no time.I have friends who do not like cooking but find this book great and it has helped them to enjoy cooking a little more. Relax u Delia knockers enjoy the book for what it is.
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