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I write my books myself - my books are not ghost written. I also cook all the food for the photos in my books at home where it's much more relaxing than in a studio. I cook on my domestic oven and hobs so you know that cooking times will work. The first book I ever worked on was Keith Floyd's The Best of Floyd, for Michael Joseph in 1995. I'm credited as home economist - which basically means I cooked all the recipes we photographed and gave advice on things that seemed a little strange with the recipes. It was an interesting experience and it made me keen to write my own book one day. Which was exactly what happened next.

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A Culinary Journey

This is the book I've been wanting to write for the past 20 years. It is a recipe book, a travel book and a book telling the history of some of my favourite ingredients. It was commissioned by Penguin New Zealand, designed and edited there, but photographed in the UK by Jean Cazals - the man who has shot all of my books. Released in New Zealand in October 2009, it is released in the UK by Jacqui Small in March 2010, with a slightly different title 'Fusion - a culinary journey'. There are many photos I've taken myself during my travels over the years, as well as a lovely photo taken on Mum and Dad's wedding day over 50 years ago. In this book alongside the recipes I also delve into the history of ingredients from all over the world, their travels and final integration into foreign cuisines around the globe. Food is on the move and it's always been that way - to force it to conform to political boundaries smacks just a little of culinary fascism. It's a great read and my favourite book so far.