Memories are fallible and a timer can save a lot of hard work from going out of the window

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

Good kitchen equipment is expensive, but most items last a lifetime and will pay for themselves over and over again

I don't get insomnia, but I do get the odd night when I can't unwind.

There are people who claim to be instinctive cooks, who never follow recipes or weigh anything at all. All I can say is they're not very fussy about what they eat. For me, cooking is an exact art and not some casual game.

A hen's egg is, quite simply, a work of art, a masterpiece of design and construction with, it has to be said, brilliant packaging!

I cheated at school. I remember on one occasion I wrote some history dates in pen on my leg. So when there was a question like 'What year did that happen?', I'd lift my skirt up and have a look.