I could cook from quite an early age - purely because I liked it. Jamie Oliver More Quotes by Jamie Oliver More Quotes From Jamie Oliver Fight the staggering rise of type-2 diabetes by simply learning to cook healthy fresh food - it's fun, and it could save your life! Jamie Oliver type-2-diabetes fighting fun In England, you're allowed to have an opinion - as long as it comes out of your mouth. Jamie Oliver england mouths long Give your kids a bloody knife and fork and let me put some fresh food in front of them they can eat. Jamie Oliver knives giving kids I wouldn't say that processed food, ready meals and even takeaways aren't relevant to modern life, it's just that over the past 40 years there are three generations of people who have come out of school and gone through their home life without ever being shown how to cook properly. Jamie Oliver home past school My first outdoor cooking memories are full of erratic British summers, Dad swearing at a barbecue that he couldn't put together, and eventually eating charred sausages, feeling brilliant. Jamie Oliver dad summer memories I'm better with my hands, and I always loved the slightly romantic idea of starting with bits of wood and being able to create something to sit on, to eat from, to store your clothes in. Jamie Oliver clothes hands ideas I love roasting because you can give it love, get it in the oven and go and play with the kids or whatever you've got to do, and then hours later you've got a lovely dinner. Jamie Oliver play giving kids I like ties but I prefer not to wear one when I'm nervous. Jamie Oliver recycling nervous ties I'm probably a bit romantic about it, but I think we humans miss having contact with fire. We need it. Jamie Oliver fire missing thinking Like most of the other teachers, I'd done a bit of teaching and we all think we're great at what we do, but you realize that normally you have an audience who are all onside, who all want to listen. Jamie Oliver teaching teacher thinking I left school with basically nothing, I was a special needs kid. I did feel as though my school had let me down. Jamie Oliver special kids school I want Americans to enjoy food. I want them to celebrate food. I want them to, on occasions, to have big cakes and great things. And I want them to indulge. Jamie Oliver celebrate cake want The public health of five million children should not be left to luck or chance. Jamie Oliver chance luck children I've cooked just about everything really. Jamie Oliver If Obama wanted to make radical changes to America's health long-term, all he has to do is treble the price of sugar and salt. Jamie Oliver sugar long america There is not one thing we can do to fix the problem, it has to be an ambush! Jamie Oliver ambush problem can-do As usual, my timing is bizarrely good. Jamie Oliver timing usual My general rule is that if everyone knew how to cook fresh produce from their local area, and Monday to Thursday within 20 minutes, you know, there's millions of recipes out there to be had. Jamie Oliver thursday recipes monday Why would any sensible human being put meat filled with ammonia in the mouths of their children? Jamie Oliver meat mouths children What we call barbecuing in this country is actually direct grilling. In many countries, it also means cooking in an enclosed box with a heat source, ideally wood, all year round. Jamie Oliver mean country years