Introduction

Blimey, where do I start? It’s been about two and a half years since my last book, In the Mood for Food, hit the shelves and in that time I’ve had a little boy (hi, Olly), moved house, moved out of house while nice things are done to it and moved back in. I’ve also been hard at it writing this book, the ‘difficult second album’.

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Jo Pratt, a home cook who has been making up recipes for as long as I can remember. (I used to dye mashed potato and wrap it in lettuce leaves - urrggh!) Over the years I have been fortunate enough to work with the best chefs in the business, write for magazines including Glamour and Olive, appear on TV and write, as I’ve mentioned, a cookbook that was fantastically well received. In the Mood for Food has been a huge success for me and it has opened up many doors, including the opportunity to write this book.