Hummus, couscous, polenta, prawns in lime and coconut, Thai curries, pesto, pork satay, tempura, passion fruit and kiwi sorbet and pistachio and pineapple ice cream.

Marguerite Patten mingles diverse recipes of the 1990s with memories of the Queen's "annus horribilis", Margaret Thatcher stepping down as Prime Minister, the freeing of Nelson Mandela, the opening of the Channel Tunnel, the handing back of Hong Kong to China and Labour elected to power with their biggest majority ever.

Marguerite told us how to make the most of our rations during the Second World War in 'Kitchen Front' on the BBC Home Service. She fronted her first BBC TV cookery show in 1947.

Born in Bath, the home economist was widely considered to be the first celebrity cook, and wrote more than 170 books with worldwide sales of 17 million.

A regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour programme from 1946, Marguerite's final appearance was in 2011. She was awarded the OBE in 1991 and CBE in 2011.

Born November 4th 1915, Marguerite Patten died just a few months short of her 100th birthday in June 2015.

Producer: Ian Willox

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999. Show less