Delia

[tiggerblue10]

I'll probably get slated for this but I actually enjoyed watching this weeks programme. It has given me an insight into processed foods and that if additives and preservatives were not safe they would not be put into food under EU law.

After Jamie's school dinners and Hugh's broiler chickens, do you think this could be the new food revolution endorsed by a cook/chef? Will tins of processed meat be flying off the shelves in your local supermarket?

[mrs_overall]

I could no more eat a tin of mince than fly to the moon. It looks too much like sloppy dog poo to me!
I've always avoided processed foods and cooked healthy meals, and the result of all my hard work is that when I'm out and Mr O is in charge of cooking, the kids always demand Fray Bentos tinned pies, tinned mushy peas and microwave chips. Grrr!

[tiggerblue10]

I love cooking from scratch myself Mrs O and I don't know if I can bring myself to buy tinned meats.

I'm making fishermans pie for dinner tonight (from scratch of course).

[shaneystar2]

I noticed that in Iceland yesterday the Aunt Bessies stuff . eg the mash and roast spuds had a "Delia Cheat " label on them.
She is being slated in the press and by some of her fellow chefs .That obnoxious AWT for one .I like Delia,and her book that she published way back in the 1970's has stood me in good stead over the years .
I think she's just trying to help people who cannot cook and let's be fair there are some who can't boil an egg .Look how she was slated over that one !
I know you can't beat fresh stuff cooked from scratch but people live such busy lives these days so why not "cheat "now and again .
Of course food snobs will always have a different opinion .:))

[tiggerblue10]

I agree with both of you but I'm undecided as yet. I'm going to see how the rest of the programmes pans out.

[shaneystar2]

I liked that crab cakes recipe and on the back of that ordered the book .I mean you would have to go and get fresh crab and mess around with it otherwise .So why not use tinned crab meat ?
I think the tinned stuff she uses is obviously good quality .It's annoying though that the bloomin' BBC won't allow us to see what brands she is using !

[tiggerblue10]

The BBC don't do advertising Shaney! Lol

[tiggerblue10]

Or sponsoring for that matter.

Why do we have to pay a TV licence if we have Virgin Media or Sky etc. Seems like we ar paying 2 lots of money for the same thing!!!

[shaneystar2]

It was funny though ..when I saw her bunging that mashed spud on top of that pie ..I thought to myself ..aha ..that has got to be Aunt Bessies !

[shaneystar2]

Lo tiggs ..here in the wilds of Norfolk I can only four channels anyway !

[tiggerblue10]

Aunt Bessies do make nice Yorkshires. Couldn't figure out what make the tinned meat was. I bet it was from a Supermarkets own special range though. Something like Tescos Finest range but it wasn't that obviously.

[tiggerblue10]

Trust me Shaney, you're not missing much! Lol

[shaneystar2]

Well to be fair, I cheat ...I used to cook for a living in a pub where everything was made from scratch but these days in my old age I am anything for quickness !
I cannot be bothered faffing around for two people .So the quicker the better !
I enjoy cooking but that mundane routine "what can we have for dinner tonight " sometimes drives me to distraction . So any new things I can try out are always welcome .

[shaneystar2]

I have a sneaking feeling that some of it is from Waitrose and some from Sainsburys .When I get the book I hope all is revealed !

[tiggerblue10]

Tell me about it! Sometimes I can't be bothered either so I end up at the Chinese down my road. I do enjoy cooking though. I love making hot & sour soup.

[tiggerblue10]

I have never shopped in Waitrose as there isn't one near me. I think it would be too pricey for me anyhow. On the very odd occasion I treat myself to something from M&S.

[shaneystar2]

I used to shop in Waitrose when we lived in London .They have nice stuff I must admit .But that was in the days when we were working with a double income ..these days it's Somerfields and the local market !
I think you can still eat well whatever your income and if St Delia can guide us on the way fair play to her !
Mind you she's not short of a couple of bob is she ?
I have a collection of blue and white china but I was gobsmacked at the amount she has on that dresser and all those lovely copper pans ...and that lovely pantry .....oooh I am an envious moo :))

[tiggerblue10]

I think this series has shown a different side to her. She is quite well off what with all the books she sold and programmes shes made over the years. Shes done lots of other things as well. I've got a couple of her books.

[shaneystar2]

When you think about it she left school with no qualifications etc .and has made her way in the world .I like this series because it shows her as she is .I particularly liked the bit with Sister Wendy and with her Mum .Being not far from Norwich we get to see her quite a bit on the local news because she's an avid Canaries supporter in spite of her gaffe at that well publicised match !
She seems to a well meaning person in spite of her fame and fortune .I don't think she's in it for the "celebrity "status that some of these chefs enjoy either .I think she just genuinely wants people to be able cook something ..anything ...whichever way they go about it ..

[tiggerblue10]

What happened to Sister Wendy? She did a programme on art several years ago which as far as I know was very popular with the public.

I saw that gaffe for the first time on Ramsey's, The F Word. Was it really that bad a gaffe though?