Fire was one of the earliest major technological advances for humankind, providing heat, protection, and cooked food (which is much easier to cat and digest).

Back in the 1950s, most of us grew up in households where Mom cooked virtually every night.

But its surface has been cooked and dried by an ocean of carbon dioxide, trapped in the burning death grip of a runaway greenhouse effect.

In most cases, the human waste is used on grain crops, which are eventually cooked, minimizing the risk of transmitting water-borne diseases.

It was hot, but it wasn't cooked.

Campers, in my eyes, were people who enjoyed insect bites, ill-cooked meals, and uncomfortable sleeping bags.

I still remember visiting a friend who'd lived here for five years and I was shocked when I learnt she hadn't cooked once in all that time.

Looking at the beef being cooked on the stove, the mother pictured the whole family having meals together.

People probably cooked their food in large pots, using twigs to remove it.

Students are provided with breakfast, dinner and either a cooked or packed lunch which consists of a sandwich, a drink and a dessert.

The pressure built and the vegetables cooked.

We sleep in a tent, cooked over an open fire, and walked a long distance to take the shower and use the bathroom.

Planning ahead should eliminate wastage, but if you have surplus vegetables you'll do a vegetable soup, and all fruits threatening to "go off" will be cooked or juice.

The Food Standards Authority FSA has issued a public warning about the risks of a compound called acrylamide that forms in some foods cooked at high temperatures.