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Episode 1Delia Smith shows how ready-made products can take the fuss and the time out of cooking.In this episode she focuses on potatoes, but without the bother of peeling and scrubbing. Delia uses frozen mash to make shepherd’s pie and fish pie, plus a chilled summer soup. Frozen rosti are used in an easy-to-make loaf of bread, and a more adventurous Peruvian dish, Patatas Arequipo, is made with oven-ready potato wedges.With the cooking done, the cameras get a glimpse of Delia’s world beyond the kitchen and discover how family, faith and football play a big part in her life.Episode 2Delia Smith presents five recipes that use tins and jars to cut time and make cooking easier.Tinned mince and tomato sauce cut the corners for Spaghetti Bolognese. A trofie pasta dish is next, followed by a spice rub that transforms a steak. Crab and lobster from the tin make great fishcakes and finally a fish soup.Outisde the kitchen, we go with Delia on her daily visit to church. Then it’s a day out with Delia’s good friend and TV art critic Sister Wendy.Episode 3Delia Smith shares recipes which use a stocked freezer to take the fuss out of cooking. Delia makes houmous with frozen chick peas, rustles up a tricky risotto and grills frozen scallops. Away from the kitchen, Delia looks into the developments in frozen seafood – and faces Norwich City fans at a heated AGM.Episode 4Delia shares quick curry recipes: chicken Masala, coconut Sambal and Thai green prawn curry with frozen ingredients. Away from the kitchen, Delia visits a spice factory to see how the spices are mixed. Delia opens a Deli for the daughter of the late Radio One DJ John Peel, who described her as the most uncool person he had ever met. She also vistis her agent Debbie Owen who reveals that her boss didn’t think Delia would make them any money.Episode 5Delia Smith shares five recipes that take the stress out of cooking for friends: thick onion tart, apple pie, pork stew, Cincinatti five ways chilli and coconut cream pie. Outside the kitchen, Delia meets Marco Pierre White who praises her apporach.Episode 6Delia does desserts, including Portuguese custard tarts, no cook cheesecake, a wonderful pancake concoction called Kaiser Schmarm and a delicious chocolate Ricotta Mousse. All the recipes use readymade ingredients that cut corners and take the fuss out of cooking.