[driftless]

" there is one truth that cannot be denied - the British cannot cook a decent meal to save their souls."

Not true. My English-born fiancee is an excellent cook. She may be in a minority, but she can cook!

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

OK. I will concede one person originally from England can cook but I assume she fled that country to marry you. She must have quietly studied contraband cookbooks in a closet using a flashlight lest anyone else in England find out she was learning culinary arts.