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Nigella Lawson

"Cooking is actually quite aggressive and controlling and sometimes, yes, there is an element of force-feeding going on."

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"Cooking is actually quite aggressive and controlling and sometimes, yes, there is an element of force-feeding going on."

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"Jennifer Anne had prepared some complicated-looking recipe involving chicken breasts stuffed with sweet potatoes topped with a vegetable glaze. They looked perfect, but it was the kind of dish where you just knew someone had to have been pawing at your food for a long while to get it just right, their fingers all in what now you were having to stick in your mouth."

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