My dad was a great eater but Mum was the cook.
You don't realise until you do 'Strictly' how obsessed people are.
Honey's just not honey. There's so many different varieties, so many different flavours.
Our house was always full of friends and family and we would all sit down to enjoy my mum's Caribbean food, which was always a generous and shared experience.
I'm a classic cheddar man, I really do like it, though I don't mind a good Stilton or blue cheese.
My books are easy to use and real - and guess what, I sometimes use convenience food in my recipes!
Mum and Dad used to do a lot of entertaining. We had quite a nice house, so everybody descended on us at Christmas - aunts and uncles, who weren't even aunts and uncles.
Mum passed on her cooking skills to all her children.
What I like best is showing people how to have fun in the kitchen. And sharing my love of cooking.
When you come to Jamaica, there's a handful of things you simply have to try that's right on the top of the list, and I think jerk chicken definitely has to be number one.
To me, Caribbean food is about fresh, seasonal produce - using what's in season to create vibrant and great tasting food. The spicing is also important. A dish doesn't necessarily need to be hot, but spice is important to the flavour.
Everybody's got the ability to cook. They just have to be shown.
I haven't got tinted windows. I get the odd 'Oi, Ains' and 'What's he like,' or 'I do enjoy your programmes,' depending on where you are. That's quite nice.
It's quite true to say that if you work with marvellous fresh ingredients, the simplest dish is taken to another level.
We were lucky as kids - whenever we came home from school, Mum was there.
Think about your first kiss - if you did it and it was bloody awful, you might not do it again. It's the same with cooking - you start off gradually, you get your confidence, and you build on that. Don't be too adventurous to start with - learn how to cook one dish well.
I like introducing people to new dishes and new flavors.
I love energy, I love to give people energy, I love to feed off energy - it makes me happy.
What I've tried to do over the years is to kind of open the door to say 'It's a meal, it's OK, don't panic, don't get worked up about it.'
I must admit that I do love to dance, but doing it in front of the nation is a whole different matter!
