Watts Cooking: Deliciously simple recipes to inspire home cooks

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I think when you're going through a time where you feel lost, I'd say just keep going one step at a time, believe in yourself and make it happen." Add both of the sugars into a large mixing bowl then pour in the melted butter and beat together until it is smooth. A pinch yourself moment if there ever was one, and the appearance came 10 years to the day from his prison release.

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Finally fold through the white chocolate chips before pouring the mixture into the lined baking tin. News The St Albans chef who went from prison at 18 to cooking for Phillip Schofield on ITV This Morning When you go to school, you learn the subject and then the normal path is to then go to university and get a job and do this and do that. I think for a lot of those young people it leads to anger and frustration because they perhaps don't fit that mould.My debut cookbook ‘Watts Cooking’ was released in October 2023. In it you’ll find 100 delicious recipes using easily accessible ingredients. Chapters include Speedy Weeknight Dinners, Proper Comfort Food, Irresistible Sweet Treats, and Plenty of Pasta. When 18-year-old Jon Watts woke up in his prison cell after being sentenced to six-and-a-half years, he knew something needed to change.

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Jon remained with Jamie Oliver's restaurants for around five years after being taken under the head chef's wing and learning his craft.Once it is completely cool, dollop warm biscuit spread onto the top and spread it all over the cake. Cut the butter into chunks, place in a heat proof bowl along with the dark chocolate and melt it over a pan of simmering water until there are no lumps left, take off the heat and set aside to cool slightly. The cost will always depend on a few different factors, for example how many people it’s for, what’s on the menu and the location. He's worked for Jamie Oliver's restaurants, earned a temporary catering contract for the X-Factor and even cooked for Phillip Schofield and Rochelle Humes on ITV's This Morning - 10 years to the day after he left jail.

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He added: "I practised a lot. I went there the day before and I did live rehearsals and the producers were firing questions at me left, right and centre as well so I was almost used to it. Fast forward three-and-a-bit years and he became the first person in custody to get their bronze, silver and gold award. Each day we'll be sending you a selection of our top stories from across our county, as well as breaking news so you can be the first to know. If you end up in prison you're told that you're never going to get a job and you're going to be in a vicious circle."But it was in prison that his life changed and he was given a second chance. He came across the Duke of Edinburgh Award and jumped at the chance to learn new skills and change his fortunes. Bake it for 25 minutes. If you poke a skewer into the middle it should be clean when it comes out. If not, return it to the oven. Jon's career has evidently gone from strength to strength and he uses his experiences to help youngsters today. In a clean bowl, melt the biscuit spread in the same way until it is runny, then drizzle all over the top to give a nice pattern. During the last year of his sentence he went out to work for one of Jamie Oliver's restaurants and eventually earned employment in Reading for when he was released.

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Given his time in prison, when asked whether he felt any extra pressure to prove himself along the way he commented: "I think it fuelled me. Long story short, 18 years old, ended up in prison with a six-and-a-half year sentence. At that point I'd very much thought that was my life over, that I was never going to achieve anything because that's what's built into you when you're going through school and stuff like that. And a year later he was awarded the temporary catering contract for the X Factor house while also being chosen to feature in two adverts for Quorn.I found myself hanging around with people that were involved in crime and all sorts of other nonsense and it sort of gave me a sense of belonging and a kind of purpose. Don't give up and I'd say don't get frustrated. I think for too many young people, the way society is maybe doesn't fit them.