I was a quiet teenager, introverted, full of angst.

(In cooking), there is always room for careful tinkering.

Anyway, what makes people look youthful is the quality of their skin and I don't think you can change that.

Sometimes...we don't want to feel like a postmodern, postfeminist, overstretched woman but, rather, a domestic goddess, trailing nutmeggy fumes of baking pie in our languorous wake.

On the whole, I prefer Christmas as an adult than I did as a child.

You could probably get through life without knowing how to roast a chicken, but the question is, would you want to?

I am not a chef. I am not even a trained or professional cook. My qualification is as an eater.