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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."
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"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."

"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."

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

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

"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."

"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 checked."

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