...Not bad, but not as good as Delia's own impersonation of herself, in this Victoria Wood sketch. Have a biscuit. Baked this morning, Squire Hardicroft. A...

...Smith has ruled the roast for over four decades. Delia is the bridge between Fanny Cradock and the loonies that are cooking as we speak. And just whisk the...

...'Delia Smith and I have been friends long before the days of Facebook 'and Twitter. This year represents the start of her fifth decade 'as a TV cook, so I...

...push of a button. 'Delia Smith and I have been friends long before the days of Facebook 'and Twitter. This year represents the start of her fifth decade 'as a...

...to say, it's getting really serious now… Because my mum has put £500 on Ladbrokes. Top three, top three. Delia and her husband, Michael, are in the...

...decade that started with a bang, but ended with a crunch. Coldplay were cool, Girls Aloud were hot and globally we were told things were changing. On TV,...

...her first ever TV dish back in the Seventies, Alpine Eggs… In spite of the Alps, it's really an old English recipe and it crops up in early, early Mrs...

...is to be banned in every cafe and restaurant, most pubs and places of work in England. It was all about fresh air and if you wanted to achieve a size zero,...

...house. I just thought, well, I wish my hair was like that. Yes, can I speak to Debbie please? It's Delia. Debbie, no, look, shut it. I want you to play hard...

...hot and globally we were told things were changing. On TV, reality ruled and Simon said that was fine by him. It's not actually. It was the decade when we...

...of the Alps, it's really an old English recipe and it crops up in early, early Mrs Beeton. …through the Eighties, when her complete cookery course became a...

...accessories weighing more than they did, this was the decade of tags, bags and WAGs. But for Delia football is more than fashion, it's passion. Look, look,...

...responsibly. LAUGHING What have you put in it? Blue rum, blue vodka, blue WKD then 7Up, you know, for those who don't drink. Good idea. Mmm. Or...

...huge impact of How To Cheat, Delia ended the Noughties with Delia's Classic Christmas, which rounded off the decade nicely. It decked the halls and floored...open because the pages are all stuck together, in a nice culinary way is your Christmas book.

...and welcome again. As the queen of UK cooking, Delia Smith has ruled the roast for over four decades. Delia is the bridge between Fanny Cradock and the...well, most of our lives really, making new friends at the push of a button. 'Delia Smith and I hav

...and do it." And then got into hot water with how to cheat. If I had lived in Medieval times, I'd have been burnt at the stake without any doubt whatsoever....

...did you the power of good because the image of the demure Delia Smith in the Laura Ashley frock in a little kitchen set on BBC television… And that's now...

...or something. That is power, real power. The power became known as the "Delia Effect". She was so much a part of the national psyche, that there was a word...sizes. If she suggests a certain new ingredient or utensil, the 'Delia Effect' immediately kic