One would think after being married for 25 years and having three kids, I would have learned how to cook. And I have. But it’s mundane, boring, pedestrian food with about five basic recipes rotated throughout the week - chops and cabbage, roast chicken, roast lamb, fish and chips and the ubiquitous spag bol. Recently I have discovered the Food channel on Foxtel and my taste buds and the taste buds (and stomachs) of the rest of my family have thanked me for it. As someone who has struggled with food issues all her life, to actually embrace and get down and dirty when preparing and cooking food is a whole new experience. I now love the feel and texture of food through my fingers as I chop, mash, stir, crush and peel. I have also fallen in love with certain cooks (Gordon Ramsay is not one of them) and Jamie Oliver is high on my list, but not as high as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Also in the top three would be Nigella Lawson, the chef who has been described by the British media as “Seduction on Toast.”