Good schools used to teach us how to make all sorts of pastry and cakes, before it became ' technology' on the national curriculum. The Complete Cookery Course is the book that has taken pride of place in kitchens for over 30 years. Her Complete Illustrated Cookery Course provides all you need, and more, for a lifetime of cooking and entertaining. Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course, the book that has taken the pride of place on everyone's kitchen shelf, has now been completely revised and updated.

As millions of Delia Smith followers can testify, these clear and comprehensive recipes can be trusted, by the beginner as well as the more experienced cook. From one of our national treasures, Delia's Complete Cookery Course provides a thoroughly impressive yet fool-proof recipe repertoire for home-cooks, including total beginners. Delia's Complete Cookery Course' is guaranteed to become a go-to recipe book, generation after generation, and makes an ideal gift and treasured tome for anyone who loves cooking and eating.International publishing phenomenon Delia Smith is renowned for her tried-and-tested, fool-proof recipes, and this comprehensive guide to cooking, with recipes that will become kitchen favourites, is no exception.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first publication of the omnibus edition and sales of over 6 million copies across all editions, Delia's Complete Cookery Course has been re-issued with a fresh, new jacket. She began her writing career 50 years ago on the Daily Mirror and since then has presented very many cookery series on television and published numerous bestselling cookery books including Delia Smith's Cookery Course, Summer and Winter Collections, The Vegetarian Collection, Delia's How to Cook and Delia's Happy Christmas among others. It includes recipes for all-time classics like Taramasalata, Flaky Fish Pie, Christmas Pudding, crunchy Roast Potatoes, Boeuf Bourguignonne, Gratin Dauphinois and Rich Bread and Butter Pudding. Delia Smith's Complete Illustrated Cookery Course contains more than a hundred stunning photographs that will inspire you to rush into the kitchen and start cooking: many of the classic Delia recipes, from crunchy Roast Potatoes to Christmas Pudding, are here in full colour and spectacular detail. Containing all the established favourites such as Flaky Fish Pie, Christmas Pudding and the secret of crunchy Roast Potatoes, Delia also guides you through exciting recipes like Stuffed Pork Tenderloin and Roast Stuffed Goose with Prunes and Armagnac.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. As clear and comprehensive as ever, the recipes are suitable for beginners as well as more experienced cooks. Delia also gives advice on new and widely available ingredients like easy-blend yeast, filo pastry and fromage frais. And Delia Smith makes the best roast potatoes :) She might not have the media popularity of some of the other TV chef personalities, but she can sure cook and teach. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

Being retired and single, I cook for myself, and, even saying so myself, have become 'a dab hand' at it!

Her Complete How to Cook was released in 2009 to celebrate 40 years of writing recipes and was voted the Most Useful Cookery Book of All Time. Many of us MANY of us were brought up with the 'knowledge', passed on by parents about cuts of meat and fish cleaning techniques. I recently had a change in circumstances, and whilst I am a reasonable cook, I needed something to help me diversify in my portfolio. I love her friendly conversational style, she talks you through all eventualities and you feel secure under her tutelage. Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course is a book that has taken the pride of place on everyone's kitchen shelf.