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delia smith’s corned beef hash

Delia Smith’s corned beef hash is made with potatoes, onions, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and tinned corned beef. You boil the potatoes, fry them with onions, fold through diced corned beef, and serve with a fried egg on top. But before we get into the recipe fully, a little sidequest into one of Delia’s passions… Delia and Norwich City FC […]

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comparing the boeuf bourguignon recipes of julia child and delia smith

When you think of boeuf bourguignon, one name immediately springs to mind: Julia Child. Julia made it her signature dish, the centrepiece of her very first episode of The French Chef, taking viewers through a detailed, step-by-step masterclass in French cooking. Delia, on the other hand, later offered a stripped-back “cheat” version designed for busy home cooks who wanted the […]

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delia’s christmas cake

I can’t possibly put a picture up of the icing abomination I made. I’m just not good at it. Waitrose very kindly sent me Delia’s Christmas Cake in a box. I gleefully unwrapped it, opened the box and took out the contents. Erm, is that it? Some fruit, some flour, some sugar, some nuts, some spice… and that’s about it. […]

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