Mary Berry at Home: Over 150 Recipes for Every Occasion

by Mary Berry

The doyenne of quality home cooking, Mary Berry is renowned for her delicious recipes that won't let you down. In Mary Berry At Home, she gathers together over 150 recipes for every occasion, from easy family suppers to large parties for friends. Aimed at those who have little time to spend on complicated dishes, this new collection uses simple and ready-prepared ingredients to create imaginative menus. Savoury dishes include Filo Purses Stuffed with Spinach, Mushrooms and Goats' Cheese, Bruschetta Marinara, Paprika Chicken Supreme and Collettes of Plaice. For dessert, Mary gives suggestions for both new and traditional favourites such as Canterbury Tart, Red Fruit Salad with Cassis and Velvet Chocolate Torte. Other chapters include Salads and Vegetables, Eats for Drinks, Buffets and Large Parties, and Barbecues and Grills. Beautifully illustrated and packed with invaluable advice and tips from Mary's years of experience in the kitchen, Mary Berry At Home is the essential reference book to effortless entertaining.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

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Mary Berry is an English food writer and television presenter. After being encouraged in domestic science classes at school, she went to college to study catering. She then moved to France at the age of 21 to study at Le Cordon Bleu school, before working in a number of cooking-related jobs.

She has published more than seventy cookery books (her first being The Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook in 1970) and hosted several television series for the BBC and Thames Television. Berry is an occasional contributor to Woman's Hour and Saturday Kitchen. She has been a judge on the BBC One (originally BBC Two) television programme The Great British Bake Off since its launch in 2010.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another brilliant book from Mary. All the recipes sound delicious, I have tried out a couple of them and they turned out beautifully. She is very clear in her list of ingredients and the method to complete the dish. Thank you Mary.

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was definitely not the book for us. Some of these looked ok, but there weren’t many recipes in here that I would be confident trying for our family.

[Ingrid Mccann · Rating 5 out of 5]

my favourite of all of them

[Sandra Noel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mary Berry is just a queen of British cooking and this is a great addition to her large collection of cookbooks. There seems to be something for everyone. You will have to convert the oven temperatures to Fahrenheit, but that's not a very big deal. There is a conversion table in the front of the book, Fahrenheit temps just aren't listed on the individual recipes. Some of it isn't really suitable to most Americans; for instance, unless you live where you can hunt pheasant, it's not likely you're going to be able to just buy some at the store, and I don't know if I've ever seen smoked haddock in a store over here. However, there are many, many recipes that are wonderful that we can cook here in the US with no problem. The "Chicken with Vermouth & Sage" is a nice play on the Italian "Chicken Saltimbocca". It's very quick and easy, and white cooking wine substituted for the vermouth still worked fine. The "Chocolate Obsession" cake is definitely on my list to make when I can cheat on my diet a little later! It looks AMAZING!! The "West Country Gratin"--oh, my! "Maple-spiced Chicken" is definitely on my to do list as well. I really like the "Time for Tea" section in the back. My daughters love having tea parties, and these are great recipes for simple tea parties at home as well as larger, grander tea parties to entertain.

This book is a joy just to read through, not to mention cook out of! There's not a photo for every recipe, but there are plenty of photos scattered throughout. "Mary Berry at Home" is a cookbook that I highly recommend and hope to enjoy for years to come.

I received a copy of this book from Trafalgar Square Publishing through IPG for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.