One is Fun

Inspired by Delia's book One Is Fun we have put together recipes from the book and a few of our own from the site. There weren't many photos taken for the book which is why many of the recipes just have a generic image.

The Delia Online Cookery School: An easy recipe for one is an omelette and you can watch how to make them in our video, just click the image to play.

Souffle Omelette with Three Cheeses

Though making a soufflé proper can be a stressful experience, particularly if you've had no practice, makin...

Though making a soufflé proper can be a stressful experience, particularly if you've had no practice, making a soufflé omelette is a doddle. It takes no more than f...

5 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Alpine Eggs

Did you know that Delia has been showing us how to cook for over 40 years? Proof that Delia's recipes ar...

Did you know that Delia has been showing us how to cook for over 40 years? Proof that Delia's recipes are timeless is this easy supper dish, her very first televise...

12 minutes - 15 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Baked Lamb with Garlic

This recipe enables you to cook the meat and the potato together at the same time. I like to use an oval...

This recipe enables you to cook the meat and the potato together at the same time. I like to use an oval heatproof gratin dish for it – but a very small roasting ti...

30 minutes

to cook

Beef Curry Cooked in Yoghurt

A meat curry for one? Well, why not? By the time it's cooked, your kitchen will have a marvellous spicy ...

A meat curry for one? Well, why not? By the time it's cooked, your kitchen will have a marvellous spicy aroma, you'll be ravenous – and you'll really appreciate it....

1 hour 40 minutes - 1 hour 45 minutes

to cook

Boboutie

This just goes to show you can make something really special with ordinary minced beef. The recipe comes...

This just goes to show you can make something really special with ordinary minced beef. The recipe comes from Africa, but seems to me to have an interesting mixture...

45 minutes

to cook

Butterscotch Bananas

This is a lovely sticky sauce – just made for bananas, especially if you serve it hot, poured over bananas ...

This is a lovely sticky sauce – just made for bananas, especially if you serve it hot, poured over bananas and ice-cream. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how...

10 minutes - 15 minutes

to cook

Cheese and Herb-crusted Cottage Pie

This recipe is part of a Mixed Double. I believe it is worth going to the trouble of making twice as muc...

This recipe is part of a Mixed Double. I believe it is worth going to the trouble of making twice as much mince filling as you need for this cottage pie (actually i...

Chicken Véronique

Another little treasure, this one, which I think goes particularly well with plain buttered noodles. The...

Another little treasure, this one, which I think goes particularly well with plain buttered noodles. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to prepare garlic in...

40 minutes

to cook

Chicken Waldorf Salad (serves 1)

This would make a perfect main-course salad for a hot summer's day, served on a bed of crisp lettuce and ga...

This would make a perfect main-course salad for a hot summer's day, served on a bed of crisp lettuce and garnished with watercress. A cooked chicken leg portion is ...

Stir-fried Chicken with Broccoli and Mushrooms

Chinese-style recipes are often perfect for one, because many of them are made at top speed. The trouble...

Chinese-style recipes are often perfect for one, because many of them are made at top speed. The trouble is that Westerners are often inclined to add a little extra...

6 minutes

to cook

Frying-pan Paella

I have to confess that for years I avoided making a paella, ever since I read in one cookery book that one ...

I have to confess that for years I avoided making a paella, ever since I read in one cookery book that one of the ingredients was a 'singing bird'. Simply on humani...

How to Make an Omelette

'Egg may be dressed in a multiplicity of ways but seldom more relished in any form than in a well made expe...

'Egg may be dressed in a multiplicity of ways but seldom more relished in any form than in a well made expeditiously served omelette' (Eliza Acton) So says Eliza, a...

Vegetarian

Kedgeree with Kippers

I admit that, having tried kedgeree on several occasions with brown rice, I have now come to the conclusion...

I admit that, having tried kedgeree on several occasions with brown rice, I have now come to the conclusion that it is always better made with white rice (which also h...

Kipper Pate

You could use frozen kipper fillets for this, but even better would be a proper kipper. By the time you'...

You could use frozen kipper fillets for this, but even better would be a proper kipper. By the time you've removed the skin and bones from one medium-sized kipper y...

Lamb Chops Baked with Aubergines

This one has a decidedly Greek flavour with its hint of cinnamon and oregano. Since both meat and vegeta...

This one has a decidedly Greek flavour with its hint of cinnamon and oregano. Since both meat and vegetables are cooked together, it's an easy dish to prepare – but...

30 minutes

to cook

Macaroni Cheese with Courgettes and Bacon

I like this made with penne, but wholewheat macaroni makes a good alternative. The courgettes can be rep...

I like this made with penne, but wholewheat macaroni makes a good alternative. The courgettes can be replaced with leeks, broad beans or broccoli sprigs and, for a ...

Michael's Mango Fool

I happen to love the taste of fresh mangoes on their own (a combination of peaches and cream all in one fru...

I happen to love the taste of fresh mangoes on their own (a combination of peaches and cream all in one fruit, I think). But as my husband rightly points out, you v...

Pan-fried Pizza Amalfitan

A pizza makes a perfect snack meal for one and this particular recipe (the basis of which I learned from El...

A pizza makes a perfect snack meal for one and this particular recipe (the basis of which I learned from Elizabeth David in her lovely book, Italian Food), is made ver...

Salmon and Caper Fish Cakes

I've adapted this from a Jewish recipe in which the cakes are coated in matzo meal before frying. Failin...

I've adapted this from a Jewish recipe in which the cakes are coated in matzo meal before frying. Failing that of course wholewheat or even plain flour will do perf...

Scrambled Eggs

I learnt how to make scrambled eggs for the very first time by following a recipe by the famous French chef...

I learnt how to make scrambled eggs for the very first time by following a recipe by the famous French chef August Escoffier, and I still think his is the best version...

Vegetarian

Scrambled Eggs with Bacon and Mushrooms

You could either serve this with a large, thick slice of buttered wholemeal toast, or you could pile it int...

You could either serve this with a large, thick slice of buttered wholemeal toast, or you could pile it into a gratin dish and serve with triangles of crisp fried whol...

Spaghetti with Mexican Sauce

To make this sauce, you need the other half of the Mixed Double recipe, Cheese and Herb-crusted Cottage Pie...

To make this sauce, you need the other half of the Mixed Double recipe, Cheese and Herb-crusted Cottage Pie (see related recipe below), which will provide you with jus...

Tagliatelle Toscana

In this recipe the pasta, along with the other ingredients – aubergines, tomatoes, Mozzarella amongst other...

In this recipe the pasta, along with the other ingredients – aubergines, tomatoes, Mozzarella amongst other things – are finished off for a few minutes in the oven. ...

10 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Thick Celery Soup with Smoked Bacon

For vegetarians – or simply for a change – it is a nice idea to omit the bacon and pile some croûtons on to...

For vegetarians – or simply for a change – it is a nice idea to omit the bacon and pile some croûtons on top of this soup in a heatproof bowl, then sprinkle with ¾ oz ...

20 minutes - 30 minutes

to cook

One is Fun

Souffle Omelette with Three Cheeses

Alpine Eggs

Baked Lamb with Garlic

Beef Curry Cooked in Yoghurt

Boboutie

Butterscotch Bananas

Cheese and Herb-crusted Cottage Pie

Chicken Véronique

Chicken Waldorf Salad (serves 1)

Stir-fried Chicken with Broccoli and Mushrooms

Frying-pan Paella

How to Make an Omelette

Kedgeree with Kippers

Kipper Pate

Lamb Chops Baked with Aubergines

Macaroni Cheese with Courgettes and Bacon

Michael's Mango Fool

Pan-fried Pizza Amalfitan

Salmon and Caper Fish Cakes

Scrambled Eggs

Scrambled Eggs with Bacon and Mushrooms

Spaghetti with Mexican Sauce

Tagliatelle Toscana

Thick Celery Soup with Smoked Bacon

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