Kate Humble

Fancy trying Kate Humble's delicious Contrary Cheesecake or Honey Lemon Drizzle Cake?. The TV wildlife presenter shares the recipes from her new cookbook in Prima's March issue and reveals why spending time in the kitchen is so good for her mental wellbeing. The star also chats about the healing power...

Kate Humble never planned on writing a cookbook – an odd thing to hear from someone who is currently promoting their first one.“I’m not a ‘grown-up cook’,” the wildlife and nature presenter confesses. “I just make food because you need to eat to keep alive. I don’t have any kind of pretensions of being the next Nigella or anything like that – I don’t have the figure for it, anyway.”While Humble, 53, might not have gone to culinary school, she’s being as modest as her name suggests. In fact, her first cookbook – Home Cooked: Recipes From The Farm –...

Kate Humble never planned on writing a cookbook – an odd thing to hear from someone who is currently promoting their first one. “I’m not a ‘grown-up cook’,” the wildlife and nature presenter confesses. “I just make food because you need to eat to keep alive. I don’t have any kind of pretensions of being the next Nigella or anything like that – I don’t have the figure for it, anyway.”

I’ve always felt mildly panicked at the thought of making pizza,” admits Kate Humble. “I blame my lurking fear of dough and kneading and all those things. But this is a great, stress-free way of making pizza for a gang without any fancy equipment. Better still, because you are making one big tray of pizza, no one has to wait for their pizza to be ready while everyone else is tucking into theirs.