I want Steve Shaw for a wife. Though I'd be in trouble when he caught me sneakily crushing garlic. Wait - what am i saying? Would I ever cook with Steve for a wife? No, I'd be out gathering roses to present to him!

Leeneia, thanks so much for the handy tip about cutting meat in strips with the kitchen shears!

Do people have any tips on cooking aubergines? I imagine myself like Nero, sending the legions toiling across Africa, Palestine, Judea, Spain and Italy with amphorae of oil enough to supply me every time I cook an aubergine.

We're increasingly skipping meat on various days; Steve will flinch, but I love Aldi's vegan bangers (cauliflower- or pepper-based).