Delia's How to Cook is a simple-to-follow cookery course for people of all ages & abilities. In this comprehensive book series Delia returns to the very roots of cooking to look at the techniques & the staple ingredients which underline the best traditions of British cookery. Delia sees it as an answer to an urgent need. There are more recipes than ever on television & yet it seems that many of us have forgotten how to put together a wholesome nutritious meal that doesn't come from the chill cabinet or ready-made in a packet. Delia is convinced from the questions she receives in her postbag that people are no longer handed down the basics. In a world where people have less time than ever they feel intimidated by the thought of cooking. How to Cook: Book One covers the staple ingredients which form the basis of the world's foods: rice flour potatoes pasta & eggs. With her unique powers of communication Delia removes the fear & mystique from cooking both the simplest & quickest & the more advanced dishes with these essential tools of the trade. Perfect sponge cakes fail-safe pastry & Delia's guide to the Great British Breakfast rub shoulders with an everlasting souffle & tempura prawns. For the health conscious there are chips that you don't have to fry & Delia's amazing no-fat white sauce. & if you can't even boil an egg Delia will show you how to do that as well. Delia's How to Cook is a complete guide to cookery for the 21st century.