In 35 years of being in the media, I've had all this mud flung at me many, many times. It's not the first time. It's nothing unusual. I've been through it all before and the best way to deal with it is not to read them

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

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

If I was a Mayor, I would sort the traffic out and that includes public transport. The traffic jams really get on my nerves.

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!

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

The chemicals in the dishwashing process tend not to be good for saucepans.