Beverley Jarvis has worked as a home economist and cookery writer for more than 50 years. She has written more than 23 cookbooks, including the first microwave cookbook available on the general market.

She presented a six-week microwave cooking programme on Pebble Mill at One for the BBC and has appeared on TV and radio many times.

Beverley also writes a regular healthy eating column for Third Age Matters magazine and hosts cookery demonstrations at her home in Kent.