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Delia Smith Biography

Delia Ann Smith CH CBE (born 18 June 1941) is an English cook and television presenter, known for teaching basic cookery skills in a no-nonsense style. One of the best known celebrity chefs in British popular culture, Smith has influenced viewers to become more culinarily adventurous. She is also famous for her role as joint majority shareholder at Norwich City F.C. Her partner in the shareholding is her husband, Michael Wynn-Jones.

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Although a food processor is not an absolutely essential piece of equipment, because you can certainly chop, grate, slice, knead and mix everything by hand, it does do all these things very quickly and efficiently and saves you time and energy

Energy, Essential, Essentials, Hands, Mix

A message to the best football supporters in the world. We need a 12th man here. Where are you? Where are you? Let's be having you. Come on!

Football, Man, Men, Message, Soccer, Supporters

I cheated at school. I remember on one occasion I wrote some history dates in pen on my leg. So when there was a question like 'What year did that happen?', I'd lift my skirt up and have a look.

Dates, History, Look, Looks, School, Years

I don't get insomnia, but I do get the odd night when I can't unwind.

Insomnia, Night, Odd

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

Football, Helping, Passionate, Supporter

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.

Art, Games, People, Recipes, Say

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

Careers, Found, Hear, People, Want

I do believe you can be attracted by somebody at first sight. We have all done it.

Believe, Done, Sight

I have tried all my life to look after my skin, so I never do things like go to bed with make-up on. I also always use moisturisers. But I certainly do not believe in Botox or anything like that. The thought of it just makes me think 'urgh'.

Believe, Botox, Like, Skin, Skins, Thinking

The chemicals in the dishwashing process tend not to be good for saucepans.

Be Good, Chemicals, Dishwashing, Process

The thing I can't resist is a pork pie. That's my idea of a lovely treat.

Idea, Ideas, Lovely, Pie, Treat

In 35 years of being in the media, I've had all this mud flung at me many, many times. It's not the first time. It's nothing unusual. I've been through it all before and the best way to deal with it is not to read them

Media, Mud, Read, Time, Way, Years

I think Antony Worrall Thompson is dreadful, just repulsive.

Antony, Dreadful, Repulsive, Thinking, Thompson

If I was a Mayor, I would sort the traffic out and that includes public transport. The traffic jams really get on my nerves.

Jam, Jams, Mayors, Nerves, Sort

A hen's egg is, quite simply, a work of art, a masterpiece of design and construction with, it has to be said, brilliant packaging!

Art, Brilliant, Eggs, Food, Masterpiece, Said

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

Actually, Beautiful, Eating, Good, Thinking

Hopefully people will be inspired to cook. It's my mission to persuade people not to be afraid of cooking.

Cooking, Inspired, People, Persuade

The real love for somebody comes from getting to know them very well.

Know, Love, Real, Real Love, Wells

My agent, Debbie, saying, 'Don't get involved in advertising. ' She gets so many calls a day about me promoting a product, but I am really pleased I have never gone down that route. I don't want somebody else to make a saucepan with my name on it.

Agents, Gets, Gone, Involved, Names, Product

I don't actually get recognised. I only have my hair done and make-up put on when I am on TV. The rest of the time, I go out without make-up on, so people don't recognise me.

Done, Hair, People, Recognise, Rest

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