GOOD LIVIN G MY FOODIE LIFE IF EAMONN COOKS, IT LOOKS IKE WE'VE BEEN BURGLED! so l'll often make a big lasagne that we all help ourselves to when we get in. We do make Sunday a family day, though, and we'll all sit down together to a big roast. Any other cooks in the family? Eamonn's Irish mammy did all the cooking for her family, and he never learned. He's not much of a culinary expert and if he makes so much as a sandwich, the kitchen ends up looking as if we've been burgled. Once on This Morning, a seafood dish was being made, and he was shocked to see the raw prawns. They're grey, they can't be fresh!' he exclaimed. He didn't realise they only turn pink when TV presenter Ruth Langsford, 59, lives in Surrey with broadcaster husband Eamonn Holmes, 59, their son Jack, 17, and rescue dog Maggie What did you eat growing up? I'm from an army family so we moved around a fair bit. Mum always embraced the local cuisine; she would make a fantastic curry What kind of cook are you? I'm quite good at just peering into the fridge and rustling up something with, say, a few eggs, some chorizo, cheese or whatever. I like good home-cooking, such as cottage pie or steak and kidney pudding, but I can't bake it's a science and far too precise for me Where do you find inspiration? I have far too many cookbooks and in my job I get some great tips from the chefs who cook on This Morning. Gino D'Acampo recently made a classic Bolognese sauce, but recommended adding half ith some ready-chunked chicken a cup of milk to the pan to tenderise the meat. I'm going to give it a try! What's your ultimate comfort food? It's so fast, easy and delicious. It has to be my mum's shepherd's pie - that would be my last supper. Whenever we visit her, I ask for it, and I make it at home a lot, too I've learned many cooked. Jack, on the other hand, is great tips from chefs becoming a very good cook. We cooked together when he was young. on This Mornin Do you enjoy entertaining? I love it. Last Easter, we had a big family lunch and I decorated with lots2 of yellow and spring flowers. I cooked lamb followed by a layered pavlova with gold 'dust sprinkled on top I'd never made it before and was thrilled with how it turned out. What's your go-to quick meal? Frozen chopped onions and garlic, or fresh meatballs, and a jar of pasta sauce, served with microwaved rice. Do you eat together as a family? I'd love to say that's the case, but with our different schedules, we tend to get home at different times, Join Ruth and the rest of the presenting family at This Morning Live in Birmingham from 16-19 May RUTH'S FOODIE HITS AND MISSES HATE IT GUILT PLEASURE RATE IT 'Couscous I think it tastes like shredded cardboard! Kettle crisps. I can eat a big bag all on my own if I'm not careful 'Avocados get a bad press because of the fat content, but they're delicious. E 106 I ASDAGOODLIVING.CO.UK