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Oh, I'd never put my elbows on the table.
Freak diets I don't think work. It's control.
I don't like tattoos because tattoos are forever.
I don't go to fancy Michelin-starred restaurants often.
Cooking and baking is both physical and mental therapy.
Some of my fondest memories are holidays by the seaside.
It's so comforting to have a small piece of cake. Just one slice.
It helps to have a happy home life to keep up alongside your career.
Wherever possible, I like to use home-grown or locally produced ingredients.
If you are buying a larger turkey than usual, make sure it will fit in the oven.
I do not like a quiche with wet, undercooked pastry underneath, and that is that.
My bread and croissants wouldn't win a prize! I'm not an expert in yeast cookery.
I know people think I invented the Victoria sandwich, but I'm really not that old.
When you're on the way up, you have to take all the jobs because bills have to be paid.
The biscuit tin shouldn't be handy - move it about a bit. Try to keep it out of the way.
I think baking is very rewarding, and if you follow a good recipe, you will get success.
Making your Christmas cake in September is perfect, as too fresh a cake crumbles when cut.
When I thought I couldn't write recipes, my boss at the time advised, 'Write as you talk.'
I hate Gordon Ramsay's programmes: I don't know if he's been told it makes good television.
It is something you can't predict, and it is the huge sadness in your life, losing a child.
Family life is fragmenting in this modern age, but it's up to all of us to keep it together.
I've always had a strong interest in how food is produced and in knowing where it comes from.
I am not great at computers. If I were to try shopping through Google, I'd end up with 33 vests.
I was rather hopeless at school, but the one subject I seemed to be good at was domestic science.
I think to eat cake is very good for us, but it's the size of the slice and how often you have it.
The only time I'll use a microwave is to warm up a cup of coffee I've left too long before drinking.
Many people think children must have chips. I don't think any household should have a deep fat fryer.
My parents were very strict about manners and being polite to others. I brought my own children up that way, too.
What a privilege and honour it has been to be part of seven years of magic in a tent - 'The Great British Bake Off.'
I have no burning ambitions, and I can honestly say the thing I love most is 'Bake Off.' That will always come first.
I never fry a doughnut! If you want a doughnut, go and buy one once in a blue moon. It's about everything in moderation.
I won't do 'Strictly' or any of those ghastly reality programmes. 'I'm a Celebrity' would be the end. It makes me shudder.
I am a bit of a mother hen at Christmas! I always prepare in advance. It is the only way; otherwise, it can be really daunting.
I can't pass a plant stall without feeling I must have one. But my greatest extravagance, I suppose, is roses. We've got masses.
A lot of other reality shows on television can be bullying and aggressive, but we wanted 'The Bake Off' to be an antidote to that.
I'm not great on the florals. I think you've got to wear what you're happy in and that is fun but isn't mutton dressed up as lamb.
I've always collected vintage kitchenalia because it's beautifully made, and I love to see things that have been used down the ages.
My husband is not in the slightest bit domesticated, but as the years go, by he's getting better. He can make an excellent omelette.
Reluctant as I am to regard myself as a style icon, I would love to think I could inspire older women to make the most of themselves.
While we're filming 'Bake Off,' I can get really cold, so I'm often holding a hot-water bottle or layered up under an anorak and a warm hat.
I'm immensely proud to have been made a CBE, but I don't ever use the letters after my name unless someone has included them in correspondence.
I love a good madeira cake. Nice and simple. The most important thing is that a cake is moist. Most people overcook cakes, which dries them out.
I eat carefully because people don't want to see a large person judging cakes. They'll think to themselves, 'That's what happens when you eat cake.'
We have three and a half acres, complete with duck pond and wildflower meadow and open annually by appointment as part of the National Gardens Scheme.
I don't like showing cleavage because I get cold, and if I had fantastic legs, I might wear short skirts - but I think at 78, one's got to act one's age.
As I was growing up, all meals, including breakfast, were family occasions, and you all sat down to eat together - and you had to finish everything as well.
To be able to walk out the door when you come home from a job and wander into the garden to do a bit of watering gives you time to be creative in your mind.
Lots of people have written to say 'Bake Off' has inspired them to bake with their children. I feel proud about that; it's exactly what I used to do with mine.
I don't want food all over the place, down the sides of the sofa... When I shared a flat before I got married, we would always eat around the telly, but not now!
Without doubt, without hesitation, I choose gardening over the gym. I can't stand going to the gym. It doesn't appeal to me at all. Give me gardening every time.