Melanie Safka

Have you ever played the game where you are with a group of people and everyone has to think of  something that is exclusive to yourself. For example you may say that you have never been to a football game and if everyone else in the room has been to a game then you score a point. Many years ago I read an interview with Melanie Safka who said that she was playing that game and she won by saying that she had never wondered what the time was.

Up until a couple of days I'd never watched a cookery programme on TV but on Wednesday I actually sat down and watched Masterchef and really enjoyed it and have been watching it every night since.

My latest effort (with a huge amount of help - thanks Emma) was Lasagne which was a recipe hand-carried over from South Africa and I particularly liked the subtle touch of leaving the sheets of pasta off the list of ingredients and then slipping in "add sheets of pasta" in the very last instruction. Nice try Jean but fortunately my lovely assistant spotted your skullduggery and we didn't fall for it !

For anyone wondering who Melanie Safka is then click here or to see her singing click here