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.

The journey of prayer is nothing more or less than a gradual awakening to the reality of recognizing what is already there.

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.

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

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

A measuring jug is also vital when cooking rice, as this is always measured by volume rather than by weight