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‘One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.’ – Virginia woolf. As someone who has spent her whole life around food I couldn’t agree more. Food and eating together is wonderful. A kitchen table exploding with laughter and stories really is the best tonic. When I was running kitchens we always had team lunches where we could sit, chat and relax. Even now I love having a kitchen table full.

I also believe that food has the ability to break down boundaries and challenge perceptions. Clink has trained prisoners to cook and serve in restaurants based in prisons- the Cardiff one now has a Michelin star. A second chance is sometimes all that’s needed. As a self-confessed greedy person (who always needs to lose a stone) I love food and I always will do.

Roasted Tomato Soup – store cupboard version
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Roasted Tomato Soup – store cupboard version

Roasted Tomato Soup Peta Leith my talented niece,has adapted the roasted tomato soup (from our book The Vegetarian Kitchen) to use tinned tomatoes instead of fresh, in case that’s all...

‘The Vegetarian Kitchen’ cook book
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‘The Vegetarian Kitchen’ cook book

  I knew Peta was a great cook and a fantastic baker and pastry chef. But I was a bit nervous that she might not write well, and that I’d...

Bliss on Toast
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Bliss on Toast

Can’t believe that a modest idea I had about a monthly recipe in the Oldie, consisting of delicious stuff on toast for Sunday night suppers, has turned into a really...

Paneer Curry
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Paneer Curry

  This tasty Paneer curry has been taken out of The Vegetarian Kitchen cook book that I co-wrote with my talented veggie niece Peta Leith. For years I had been...

Pomegranate hack
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Pomegranate hack

  Don’t be put off…..getting seeds out of a pomegranate it’s really easy if you know how.   What you do is cut the pomegranate in half and then just...

Apricots, almonds & clotted cream on an English muffin
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Apricots, almonds & clotted cream on an English muffin

This is the most divine, indulgent and irresistible pud. Don’t skimp on the cream or jam. Better forgo it altogether than try to make it healthy! It’s best made with...