

With her unique powers of communication Delia removes the fear and mystique from cooking both the simplest and quickest and the more advanced dishes with these essential tools of the trade. How to Cook: Book One covers the staple ingredients which form the basis of the worlds foods - rice, flour, potatoes, pasta, and eggs.

In a world where people have less time than ever, they feel intimidated by the thought of cooking. Delia is convinced from the questions she receives that people are no longer handed down the basics. There are more recipes than ever on television and yet it seems that many of us have forgotten how to put together a wholesome, nutritious meal that doesn't come ready-made in a packet. Delia sees it as an answer to an urgent need. For more experienced cooks, there is also guidance on building a storecupboard, equipping your kitchen as well as old-fashioned skills such as preserving and ice-cream making.In this simple-to-follow cookery course for people of all ages and abilities, Delia returns to the very roots of cooking to look at the techniques and the staple ingredients which underline the best traditions of British cookery. Delia's no-nonsense approach and easy-to-follow instructions will teach you to cook staple ingredients using basic methods - how to boil an egg, for example. How to Cook is the ultimate cooking encyclopedia - an incredible kitchen resource with over 700 pages, 350 recipes and step-by-step photography, covering every technique you will ever need. In How to Cook, a new compilation of her celebrated How to Cook series, Delia will teach you the fundamentals of cooking because, regardless of experience or influence, there must first be a respect for ingredients and an understanding of technique. And Delia, with her straightforward, foolproof approach, is the person to do just that. \"It is clear that Britain has never been more in need of being taught how to cook.
