Is Delia past her sell by date?

Hmmm well no prizes for guessing why Waitrose want Pippa (nobody) Middleton as their ambassador is there? She would be very naive to think they want her for her skills and "wealth of experience".

My favourite cook books are by Nigel Slater . Many of his books are not "cook books" in the traditional sense more like ideas depending on what you have available at the time or the season which is my favourite (and most economical) way of cooking.

I bought "Celebrations" for DS1s girlfriend for xmas at massive cut down price at WH Smiths,now what does that tell you

Surely Waitrose want a royal warrant from Pippa's sister and DH

johanna "she looks very much like the ventriloquist puppet of years ago."

Archie Andrews?

I always finish up going back to Delia if I want to be 100% sure a recipe will work. Likewise Mary Berry with cakes although I have to say the book by Jo Wheatley who won GBB time before last is very good indeed & everything I have made out of it has been perfect. I like Lorraine Pascale too & the chinese lady who had a TV programme & everything she made was so easy to copy! I can't remember her name but she had 2 books out.
I like Delicious magazine too- all the recipes have a colour photo.
Can't get on with Jamie- too many ingredients.
How many cookery books do YOU have???
I'd need a while to count them all personally.

Who is Pippa? I recognise Delia's name but haven't a clue re Pippa! Better get back in the cupboard under the stairs then! Lol

Pippa Middleton, Grannybug - as in Kate Middleton?

Yes, Feetle that's the one.
It is the eyes which reminded me.

Whereas many people of the masculine inclination might have a more vivid memory of the other end?

I agree with mamalinda. Give her a chance. Delia sooo boring!

I don't normally buy that mag. Will give it a try now though.

Waitress free "newspaper" is good.

Waitrose' s. Not waitress!

You need to be able to cook "boring" before you can do "wildly exciting"!

Waitrose are aiming at the yummy-mummys who probably can do the basics.

And probably at the young male singletons.

Do the "young male singletons" think she is going to be working on the bloody checkout j08

No. But they would be looking for more up-to-date cooking features than Delia might come out with.

A lot of younger men are very into their cookery these days don't you know?!

Waitrose want to sell all the wide ranging ingredients they stock. Not just the flours and caster sugars.

You may well ask, grannybug

Who is Pippa? What is she?
That Waitrose doth commend her?
Crafty, slim and wise is she;
A heavenly rear did lend her,
That she might admired be.

Is she smart and can she bake?
To sell her party pieces:
Columns do much money make,
To help dear Waitrose fleece us,
As our dosh they strive to take.

Then to Delia let us sing,
That Delia is excelling;
She improves each culinary thing
Upon the Aga dwelling:
Waitrose let her recipes sing.

Apologies to Will Shakespeare

Brilliant! Merlot hail to the Muse!

Oooh look Might be ok!

very Waitrose (pink peppercorns!)

Nearly all the celeb cooks have a recipe for Devil's Food Cake - not very original!

Oh alright! Just looked delicious!

The venison stew then.

They've got to have somebody doing it!!

Have you heard of pinkpeppercorns?

Bet Absent has.