Delia Smith — British Entertainer born on June 18, 1941,

Delia Smith CBE is an English cook and television presenter, known for teaching basic cookery skills in a no-nonsense style. She is the UK's best-selling cookery author, with more than 21 million copies sold... (wikipedia)

Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed... I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself.
A cake is a very good test of an oven: if it browns too much on one side and not on the other, it's not your fault - you need to have your oven checked.
But quite honestly I can't help being a passionate football supporter. If that's my sin, I'm guilty.
There are people who claim to be instinctive cooks, who never follow recipes or weigh anything at all. All I can say is they're not very fussy about what they eat. For me, cooking is an exact art and not some casual game.
Getting into the habit of switching a timer on will, I promise, save you from any number of kitchen disasters.