Press Release Delia Online launches ‘Cooking for One’ March 2003

With almost 8 million people living on their own in Britain, this collection offers a valuable resource for an international audience, reflecting today’s tastes and ingredients. ‘Cooking for One’ can be purchased for £4.95 from anywhere in the world using BT Click and Buy on the site, and shows how with little effort and some canny shopping you can prepare quick, easy meals for a single serving without having to spend a fortune on unwanted food. As well as the 40 recipes, the package offers tips on shopping for one, essentials for your storecupboard and a section on equipment. There is also collection of existing recipes from the site that serve one or two – useful for when friends drop in.

Delia Online (www.deliaonline.com), Delia Smith’s website launched in March 2001 and offers a comprehensive source of ideas and inspiration based on 30 years of Delia Smith’s work in food and cookery. The audience tends to encompass a younger demographic than Delia’s traditional book and television audiences, thus bringing Delia’s work to an extended audience.

‘Cooking for One’ represents one of a series of paid-for-content packages that will be introduced on to the site over the coming year. These will enable users to continue to learn the basics and more advanced techniques of cookery from Delia in a new and interactive way.

Eating alone will never be the same again!

For further information, please contact: Nick Downes, Commercial Director on 0207 775 5513 or e-mail on nick.downes@ncinternet.co.uk.