Meatball Casserole - Delia Smith's Cookery Course - BBC

Delia Smith presents this easy to follow step by step guide to cooking a meatball based casserole. Simple recipe for tasty food from BBC cookery show Delia Smith's Cookery Course. Watch more high quality videos on the Food TH-cam channel from BBC Worldwide here: / bbcfood

[@donglabong]

It wasn't that Basil was rare, but less commonly used, this is from nearly 30-odd years ago, and we've all learned from Delia how to cook better, she was the vanguard of British TV cookery- there were people before obviously- Fanny Craddock et al, but Delia was a "Home Cook" for ordinary families, offering tried and tested recipes to a wide audience... she *is* patronising in her manner, but the intention is that someone who's never cooked anything might watch a series and have the confidence to start cooking...

[@prl1973]

In 1980 Basil was just the name of the owner of Fawlty Towers for most people :D

[@Jasey2007]

people werent as well informed about cooking methods as they are now, and everything was explained in a way which was clear and informative, not like todays cookery shows which just assume you know what they are talking about... i didnt find it patronising at all... and i love the way she uses basic and inexpensive ingredients which again, was relevant to society at the time as things cost more money (i suppose)

[@Shahzada1prince]

1970.....

[@fossil98]

what??
what does that have to do with it?

[@adda89]

mine were pyraminds :|

[@halogen123]

Was basil so rare that she had to say "do you remember the basil from last week?" Or is she just being slightly patronising?

[@AlisonBryen]

TheRenaissanceman65 true... as I remember supermarkets didn't really sell fresh herbs and people had to rely on what they had in their Schwartz spice racks. And parmesan was only really available in those plastic tubs...

[@phattjabba]

It was an education programme. Delia's aim was to teach people to cook who had never cooked before. So, yes, for experienced cooks it may have seemed patronising but they weren't the target audience

[@chiccosanchez]

bluergh

[@rah62]

Wow - only slightly less patronizing than Fanny Cradock - and the cross she was wearing was rather offputting.

[@BrianCormackCarr]

Why? You’re not being asked to eat it.

[@spress97]

How patronizing is this?

[@AnthonyHillll]

haha... people were dumb back then

[@PorkIsHalal]

I must say.... Gordon was right - she can't cook.