Life in the Freezer

This little collection of recipes are ones that Delia specifically mentions are good to freeze.

The Delia Online Cookery School: Did you know you can freeze homemade custard? In our video lesson you can watch how to make it, just click the image to play.

Beef Stock

Butchers will chop up and sell you marrowbones for just a few pence, or they can sometimes be bought pre-pa...

Butchers will chop up and sell you marrowbones for just a few pence, or they can sometimes be bought pre-packed in supermarkets. For a light beef stock use the same...

4 hours

Black and white bean soup in a brown soup dish with crispy bacon crumbled on the top

Black Bean Soup with Black Bean Salsa

This soup is simply stunning, one you'll want to make over and over again. Black beans don't have a stro...

This soup is simply stunning, one you'll want to make over and over again. Black beans don't have a strong flavour of their own but they do carry other flavours sup...

1 hour 30 minutes

Blueberry Crumble Ice Cream

Summer fruits make wonderful ice creams, and one of my favourites is crumble ice cream. One of the best ...

Summer fruits make wonderful ice creams, and one of my favourites is crumble ice cream. One of the best is made with blueberries – the colour looks very attractive,...

Braised Pheasants

Because older birds are not tender enough to be roasted, they are excellent slowly braised and tenderised i...

Because older birds are not tender enough to be roasted, they are excellent slowly braised and tenderised in a beautiful sauce. The advantage of a little age is, of...

A white plate of cooked slices of venison, mushrooms and bacon in a sauce with some garnish on the side and a spoon resting on the rim

Braised Venison with Bacon

This casserole freezes extremely well and fits the bill perfectly at Christmas when you have had enough tur...

This casserole freezes extremely well and fits the bill perfectly at Christmas when you have had enough turkey. Because it’s braised slowly, there are lots of lovel...

2 hours 30 minutes

Chocolate Rum Gateau

This recipe, originally invented for Comic Relief is the busy person's chocolate dessert, which is made in ...

This recipe, originally invented for Comic Relief is the busy person's chocolate dessert, which is made in an instant but tastes like you slaved all day. It freezes...

Cheese and Potato Bread

One thing we always love serving with asparagus is homemade potato bread to mop up all the lovely buttery s...

One thing we always love serving with asparagus is homemade potato bread to mop up all the lovely buttery sauce. This time we tried a new version with sage and stro...

45 minutes - 50 minutes

Vegetarian

Chocolate Creme Brulee

What chocolate mousse had been to the 1960s, creme brulee was to the 1990s, suddenly appearing on almost ev...

What chocolate mousse had been to the 1960s, creme brulee was to the 1990s, suddenly appearing on almost every restaurant menu. It's truly a great British classic t...

Chunky Apple Cake

Apples are superb in cakes, so in the autumn when there are lots of windfalls around, why not make a few of...

Apples are superb in cakes, so in the autumn when there are lots of windfalls around, why not make a few of these and freeze them. The Delia Online Cookery School: ...

1 hour

Cinnamon Ice Cream

You can happily serve this ice cream on its own, but you'll find it also has a marvellous affinity with lot...

You can happily serve this ice cream on its own, but you'll find it also has a marvellous affinity with lots of other Christmassy flavours. It makes a wonderful con...

Classic Fresh Tomato Sauce

It was once said that the greatest wines of Montrachet should be drunk kneeling with head bowed as a sign o...

It was once said that the greatest wines of Montrachet should be drunk kneeling with head bowed as a sign of reverence. Well, this is how I feel about this v...

1 hour 30 minutes - 1 hour 45 minutes

Vegetarian

Coffee Granita

This recipe was given to me by one of my favourite chefs and food writers, Simon Hopkinson. It's so simp...

This recipe was given to me by one of my favourite chefs and food writers, Simon Hopkinson. It's so simple, refreshing and very attractive served in stemmed glasses...

Coffee and Hazelnut Macaroons

You can also make very tiny biscuits and serve them in cases as petits fours. If you leave out the...

You can also make very tiny biscuits and serve them in cases as petits fours. If you leave out the coffee, these crunchy little hazelnut biscuits are excellen...

30 minutes - 35 minutes

Fast Fruit Brûlée

Now that fruits are blast-frozen and can be stashed away in the freezer, you can make a sublime fast fruit ...

Now that fruits are blast-frozen and can be stashed away in the freezer, you can make a sublime fast fruit brûlée or pop them under the grill sprinkled with liqueur an...

7 minutes - 20 minutes

Herb Butter

You can serve this with chops, steaks or fish or simply swirl it around some hot cooked vegetables such as ...

You can serve this with chops, steaks or fish or simply swirl it around some hot cooked vegetables such as carrots, new potatoes, courgettes or cauliflower. You cou...

Vegetarian

Iced Chocolate Creams

This is one of the best frozen dessert dishes ever. Not only do the creams look and taste very good but ...

This is one of the best frozen dessert dishes ever. Not only do the creams look and taste very good but they are also easy to make and keep well for a good 5-6 week...

Iced Chocolate and Vanilla Creme Brulee

The idea here is that the brulees are still frozen in the centre. There are three layers, on...

The idea here is that the brulees are still frozen in the centre. There are three layers, one vanilla, one chocolate and one caramel, and they are ...

Iced Christmas Pudding

If you would like to offer your guests a frozen alternative to Traditional Christmas Pudding, then this is ...

If you would like to offer your guests a frozen alternative to Traditional Christmas Pudding, then this is unbeatable. It consists of creamy textured ice cream made...

a picture of a slice of cake on a plate with a dollop of cream next to it

Italian Chocolate Nut Christmas Cake

Liberally dusted with icing sugar, this chocolate cake from Italian cookery writer Anna del Conte, is delic...

Liberally dusted with icing sugar, this chocolate cake from Italian cookery writer Anna del Conte, is delicious at teatime, or even after supper with a glass of sweet ...

1 hour 10 minutes

Three little white dishes on a white plate, with souffles dusted with icing sugar and a glass bowl of sabayon on the side

Little Mincemeat Souffle Puddings

These little soufflé-like puddings are what I would call very well-behaved! You can cook them in advance...

These little soufflé-like puddings are what I would call very well-behaved! You can cook them in advance and re-heat them, and they will rise up again. You can even...

25 minutes

Little Sticky Toffee Puddings

This is as wicked as it sounds. A truly delectable combination of flavours and textures that are light a...

This is as wicked as it sounds. A truly delectable combination of flavours and textures that are light and melt in the mouth. I would choose this as a Christmas or ...

a picture of a chocolate sponge pudding on a white plate with a slice take out showing the melted chocolate inside

Melting Chocolate Puddings

This, I suspect, could be the chocolate recipe for the beginning of the 21st century – very light, very cho...

This, I suspect, could be the chocolate recipe for the beginning of the 21st century – very light, very chocolatey individual baked puddings that have a melted fudge-c...

12 minutes - 15 minutes

Mini Christmas Puddings

These are made in moments and are cooked in less than an hour, are light textured but have all the flavours...

These are made in moments and are cooked in less than an hour, are light textured but have all the flavours of Christmas. You don’t have to make them at the last mi...

a picture of a white plate full of little puff pastry tarts with assorted toppings

Mini Tarts with 3 Toppings

These are so easy and quick to make once you’ve assembled all the filling ingredients. They can be made ...

These are so easy and quick to make once you’ve assembled all the filling ingredients. They can be made ahead and warmed through in a hot oven for 3-4 minutes, or c...

18 minutes