Inspiration is everywhere - life, travel, childhood, nature - it depends on how you see it, how you can absorb the inspiration, and it depends on how your mind thinks. It could be a pattern on the floor that may be the next pattern I put on a cake, it just depends upon how you take it, when you're seeing it and what you're looking for.
I think you need to have a day or two when you treat yourself, because it brings happiness, it stimulates your mind.
I love a good burger, and when I was brainstorming pies, I thought, hey - burgers and pies are both perfect for eating out of your hands.
I say to the guys at work, 'You've got to have fun - we're here more than we're at home.' Same with cakes; when you go and buy something, you've got to buy some fun.
Long term, I'd love a big shop with everything in it. A one-stop shop. A haven.
Use your imagination. Look around the kitchen and see what you can use.
If you have the chocolatiest everything you eat two spoons full and be out on the couch for the rest of the day. It's better to have something you can enjoy.
What better way to celebrate 50 years of defending human rights than over a candlelit dinner with friends and family.
High tea is fun. It's elegant and social and a great way not to have to devote yourself to a big meal but still have a drink and a relaxed time.
If I was hosting a high tea at home the last thing I would want to do is make it too fussy for myself.
If you use apple in one dish think of using citrus or something more neutral like vanilla in another. You constantly need to be challenging the tastebuds but not assaulting them.
There were some flavors that didn't work, like doughnut-flavored Tim Tams.
I don't get time to go to the gym often, so I exercise on the job.
When I'm working and I need to taste food, I use a small spoon or eat a small piece, rather than wolfing down an entire piece of cake.
I'll put a 25-kilogram bag of sugar over each shoulder and run up the stairs with them when we're loading ingredients that have been delivered, and I'll hold 25-kilogram blocks of butter at shoulder height to build arm strength as well.
Growing up and walking around the supermarket, lollies were the thing that gave me that kind of kick, and you'd expect lots of them. It would be that or a pack of cake mix which got me into food.
Chocolate fondant, creme brule, and sponge cake with jam, cream and fresh berries are always winners.
I'm used to criticism.
When I was 19, I began work at a French sourdough bakery in Balmain.
I've become good at judging whether a girl wants to be around you just because she's after your status or because you're popular.
