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16 quotes by Delia Smith

Delia Smith CBE Born (1941-06-18) 18 June 1941 (age 73) Woking, Surrey, England Spouse(s) Michael Wynn-Jones (1971-present) Delia Smith CBE (born 18 June 1941) is an English cook and television presenter, known for teaching basic cookery skills in a no-nonsense style. She is the UK's best-selling cookery author, with more than 21 million copies sold.[citation needed] Smith is also famous for her role as joint majority shareholder at Norwich...
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Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed... I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself.

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A cake is a very good test of an oven: if it browns too much on one side and not on the other, it's not your fault - you need to have your oven... →

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Getting into the habit of switching a timer on will, I promise, save you from any number of kitchen disasters.

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I found in my whole career the best thing that can happen to you is that you hear what people want.

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There are people who claim to be instinctive cooks, who never follow recipes or weigh anything at all. All I can say is they're not very fussy... →

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Remember, it's very simple to have an oven tested professionally, and it only takes about five minutes.

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But quite honestly I can't help being a passionate football supporter. If that's my sin, I'm guilty.

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Good kitchen equipment is expensive, but most items last a lifetime and will pay for themselves over and over again.

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I sometimes think the chef end of cooking is not the real end of cooking. Cooking is all about homes and gardens, it doesn't happen in... →

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There are three reasons why this book came into being. First, throughout the 33 years I've been writing recipes - although I'm not vegetarian... →

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A measuring jug is also vital when cooking rice, as this is always measured by volume rather than by weight.

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I have always read all the latest cookery books and magazines, from all over the world.

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Memories are fallible and a timer can save a lot of hard work from going out of the window.

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