I’ve always been a huge fan of breakfast. Not one to shy away from a hearty feed as soon as my feet hit the floor, once my eyelids are more open than closed I’m beating a hasty path to the pantry. My breakfast of choice changes from time to time, but ultimately I’m a creature of habit. I’ve been obsessed with porridge for months now. I love making it with a half-half mix of milk and water and sweetened with a touch of honey. I up the nutritional stakes by adding a tablespoon of flaxseed oil to get my omega-3 fix for the day. It adds the most divinely nutty, creamy background flavor which I find it hard to do without.

My love of breakfast goes back a long way. I think it originally comes from my Mum’s weekly habit of giving us a ‘treat’ for dinner which equated to…