Cookery series. Sophie Dahl revels in the joy of cooking for one on a purely selfish day. Her day begins at breakfast with her take on an omelette Arnold Bennett.

30 min . 2010-03-23

Cookery series. Sophie Dahl talks through dishes for the three stages of romance. On the first date, she recommends a dish including scallops and an Eton mess pudding.

30 min . 2010-03-30

Sophie Dahl cooks food that reminds her of her youth, including roasted tomato and thyme soup, orange and raspberry Victoria sponge, and crab, salmon and dill fishcakes.

30 min . 2010-04-06

It's a melancholic day so Sophie creates dishes that could cheer up Eeyore, starting with bubble and squeak cakes served with red onion gravy and a fried egg.

30 min . 2010-04-13

At the end of a rotten week Sophie's suggestion is an escapist weekend, in which she draws inspiration for her dishes from her foreign travels.

30 min . 2010-04-20

Sophie is in a celebratory mood - she is putting on a dinner party. The feast includes hot pink borscht served in a glass punch bowl and fresh oysters.

30 min . 2010-04-27