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"Getting into the habit of switching a timer on will, I promise, save you from any number of kitchen disasters."
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"It's not what we do once-it's what we do once a day, day in and day out, every day that brings lasting change into our lives."

"The unconscious mind has a habit of asserting itself in the afternoon."

"Routines are normal, natural, healthy things. Most of us take a shower and brush our teeth every day. That is a good routine. Spiritual disciplines are routines. That is a good thing. But once routines become routine you need to change your routine."

"I am not a politician, and my other habits air good."

"I'm not a politician and my other habits are good."

"Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities."

"A habit is something you can do without thinking - which is why most of us have so many of them."
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"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."

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

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

"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."

"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."

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

"Although a food processor is not an absolutely essential piece of equipment, because you can certainly chop, grate, slice, knead and mix everything by hand, it does do all these things very quickly and efficiently and saves you time and energy."

"There are three reasons why this book came into being. First, throughout the 33 years I've been writing recipes - although I'm not vegetarian myself - I have greatly enjoyed creating vegetarian recipes, and cooking and serving them at home."
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