I've never done any advertising because I feel I am in a position of trust, and that has been very liberating.

But quite honestly I can't help being a passionate football supporter. If that's my sin, I'm guilty.

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

Hopefully people will be inspired to cook. It's my mission to persuade people not to be afraid of cooking..

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

I think Antony Worrall Thompson is dreadful, just repulsive..

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

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

I found in my whole career the best thing that can happen to you is that you hear what people want..

In our house, some of our favourite recipes just happen to be vegetarian, but I still enjoy meat and I believe very much in meat..

The thing I can't resist is a pork pie. That's my idea of a lovely treat..

I sometimes think the chef end of cooking is not the real end of cooking. Cooking is all about homes and gardens, it doesn't happen in restaurants.

I have tried all my life to look after my skin, so I never do things like go to bed with make-up on. I also always use moisturisers. But I certainly ….

A cake is a very good test of an oven: if it browns too much on one side and not on the other, it's not your fault - you need to have your oven check….

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 ….

Football is becoming all about money. I would like to be in a lift with Gordon Brown and say, 'Please do something about football.'.

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!.

The real love for somebody comes from getting to know them very well..

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

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

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 ha….