ABOUT THIS COOK:

For the first 9 years of my life I hated food and loved sugar till Wimpy (British Fast Food chain) changed my life! These days, I'm grown up, have junked junk food and spend my days and nights on a quest - to find and share the sweet, sweet nectar that's food! Dreaming, cooking, eating and writing...about and adoring a strong food community that's big and bold enough to embrace the world's diverse cuisines. Why do I love food so? It is forgiving. Make a recipe. Have it go bad....but wake up tomorrow and you can have another go at succeeding! Only with food!

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  Deepfried, battered mussels - NEVER AGAIN!

• What do you cook when home alone?
  I bake - bread, cakes and pies!

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  My pasta roller - doubles to create great thin pizza crusts, flatbreads and crackers. What's not to love?

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  6