He found her in the kitchen talking to the broccoli, leaving the carrots whispering to one another. In the far corner he noticed some newly arrived brussels sprouts, huddled together, nervously watching on. He ambled over and started chatting, trying to put them at their ease. Unfortunately they had just witnessed the cauli being dropped into a pan of boiling water and were feeling distinctly nervous. They'd been brought in straight from the garden that morning and had never witnessed the horrors of a kitchen before. He felt for them, they had no idea what fearful fate lay in store.