May isn’t exactly fond of the way that cooking shows are normally filmed, so he fills the time with his usual brand of random facts about things like history and his life. One of the best meals I ate was a cosy dinner for two with Jeremy Clarkson when we were trying to break a world record reaching the North Pole in a motor vehicle.

If they are not precooked, you will need to poach them first in simmering water, then fry or grill until they are crispy and form a brown crust. He shows us the electric Lazy Susan the cameraman uses to get the final shots of the food in the round, and when the director has him cleave to a particular chopping position on the counter.Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

The hook with this brand new series, as suggested by May’s introduction, is that he isn’t even trying to pretend that he’s an expert in the kitchen, even if he then goes straight on to knock up an impressive-looking Asian chicken soup, some “Spamen” (a mix of ramen and, yes, Spam) and a glazed salmon dish. It's very easy to do, get fat and drunk because you're stuck in the house - I tried to avoid doing that," he adds. For a man who, in normal times, spends a lot of time on the road, he would, you'd assume, be a car snack aficionado - but no. But even if you haven’t watched the show and you’re just someone who hasn’t cooked much and wants to get to grips with the basics, this is the perfect place to start.In honour of that, I prepare a prawn cocktail starter with beef stroganoff and crêpes suzette, washed down with Babycham and a bottle of Liebfraumilch. I’m doing my best to make up for lost time but I’m a child of the 1970s, when wearing an apron was tantamount to wearing a skirt unless you were a woodwork teacher. This is not a fantasy recipe book for food fetishists, full of soft-focus pictures of improbable art food. May is best known as co-presenter of the motoring programme Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond. There was enough to serve with my kids’ lunch the next day, which is a bonus while she’s still doing remote school.