Put all the biscuits in a sealable food bag and bash them up to fine crumbs using a rolling pin or similar. Carefully line each of the fluted tart tins with a piece of pastry, making sure it fits snugly into the corners. This book explores who we were, who we are, and where we're going - all through the food we eat and the people we meet along the way. She got help when a doctor took her on at a private clinic for free: unlike with other addictions, she points out, you can’t just go cold turkey. Oliver and her partner – restauranteur Garfield Hackett, with whom she shares daughter – the TV presenter – are still going strong after more than 27 years together.

Andi Oliver says she was ‘scarred’ by Great British Menu star Andi Oliver says she was ‘scarred’ by

Often times, when people are talking about books, they take on a kind of rarefied tone and it becomes a bit impenetrable.Lightly oil a work surface and flatten each portion out into a rough circle with the palm of your hand. Through her travels in Antigua, Andi shares her deeply personal journey on reconnecting with the food she grew up eating – the flavors and ingredients that run through her heart and soul – and what the future might hold for Caribbean cookery. She confessed that while she rules the remote control at home, being cosy “is one of the most important things in the world” to her.

Andi Oliver on turning 60 and channeling her anger into power Andi Oliver on turning 60 and channeling her anger into power

The story of food captured in this book will take readers on a journey around the melting pot of cultural influences, history and heritage that has uniquely shaped traditional and contemporary Caribbean cuisine. It was her experience of racism that forged her independence: one primary school teacher would talk of “you people”. One of the things I really hope [with this book] is that people start to think about that difference and celebrate it. I was introduced to doubles by my dear Trinidadian friend, Lesley Anne Saunders, and it was love at first bite.An di re flected on her time presentin g S aturday Kitchen, and revealed that when Lily Allen came onto the sh ow that dish was her “heaven” wish. How would the chef – known for her colourful outfits and infectious grin – describe the region’s cusine to the uninitiated?

Andi Oliver The Pepperpot Diaries | New Cookbook, 2023

Fry each piece of dough for just under a minute – be careful not to overcrowd the pan and fry just 1 or 2 at a time.Everybody there is just genuinely very excited about books – me, Elizabeth and Simon [Savidge, a literary influencer who appears on the show] are like three avid book club members. It was one of those books, you know when you’re walking down the road, reading, because you just can’t put it down? On the inside covers of her first cookbook, The Pepperpot Diaries, is a tapestry of photos of her sprawling extended family.