A cake is a very good test of an oven: if it browns too much on one side and not on the other, it's not your fault - you need to have your oven checked.

Remember, it's very simple to have an oven tested professionally, and it only takes about five minutes.

Hopefully people will be inspired to cook. It's my mission to persuade people not to be afraid of cooking.

In our house, some of our favourite recipes just happen to be vegetarian, but I still enjoy meat and I believe very much in meat.

Getting into the habit of switching a timer on will, I promise, save you from any number of kitchen disasters.

Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed... I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself.

The real love for somebody comes from getting to know them very well.