A stay in hospital for open heart surgery inspired the UK's Rick Stein to craft a new recipe book.

The night before the operation, the celebrity chef was served a simple fried haddock fillet, leading to him crafting a list of similar quick and easy meals.

He says the surgery was a life-changing event- and his cookery books are shaped by his experiences.

"What I like to do in my cookery books is share who I am and what I like. So I thought it would be quite funny- and true- to write a book about very simple recipes."

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