You do it with your own two hands, so there's a sense of pride. You really do forget all our problems, because you're focusing on the food.

I've never been a huge sweets eater, and I've always loved a Mediterranean diet. We eat a lot of dark leafy greens, and a couple meals each week are meat-free. We enjoy eating a balanced diet.

I tried to bake a cake for my mother's birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days.

Work hard. Laugh when you feel like crying. Keep an open mind, open eyes and an open spirit.

I make a dog-friendly version of almost everything that we make for dinner.

Decide what it is that you are and then stay true to that thing. My brand is based very much on how I live my day-to-day life.

EVOO is extra-virgin olive oil. I first coined 'EVOO' on my cooking show because saying 'extra virgin olive oil' over and over was wordy, and I'm an impatient girl - that's why I make 30-minute meals!