62 Quotes by Delia Smith

My message is, as it alway has been, moderation: meat as a main course on three days a week, eggs on one, fish on one other and some form of vegetarian meal on the rest constitute a perfectly acceptable, interesting and varied diet.

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

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 checked.

Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed... I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself.

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 about what they eat. For me, cooking is an exact art and not some casual game.

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 restaurants

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

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

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