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Mary Berry

    March 24, 1935

    A celebrated English food writer and television presenter, her culinary journey began with a passion nurtured in school and honed through formal catering studies and advanced training at Le Cordon Bleu in France. She has authored numerous cookbooks and hosted popular television series, sharing her extensive knowledge and expertise in the world of gastronomy with a wide audience.

    Mary Berry
    Mary Berry's Christmas Collection
    Mary Berry's Baking Bible: Revised and Updated: With Over 250 New and Classic Recipes
    Mary Berry's Simple Comforts
    Mary Berry Cooks the Perfect
    Mary Berry's Traditional Puddings and Desserts
    Mary Berry's Baking Bible
    • Mary Berry's Baking Bible

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      This definitive collection from the undisputed queen of cakes brings together all of Mary Berry's most mouth-watering baking recipes in a beautifully packaged edition. Filled with 250 foolproof recipes, from the classic Victoria Sponge, Very Best Chocolate Cake and Hazelnut Meringue Cake to tempting muffins, scones and bread and butter pudding, this is the most comprehensive baking cookbook you'll ever need.Mary's easy-to-follow instructions and handy tips make it ideal for kitchen novices and more experienced cooks alike, and full-colour photographs and beautiful illustrations will guide you smoothly to baking success. Drawing on her years of experience to create recipes for cakes, breads and desserts, Mary Berry's Baking Bible will prove to be a timeless classic.

      Mary Berry's Baking Bible
      4.5
    • A delicious collection of easy-to-follow dessert and pudding recipes from one of the best-known cookery writers in the UK, Mary BerryThere is nothing more tantalizing than a fruit tart in the summer, a decadent chocolate gateau in the winter, and a good sticky toffee pudding any time you like. Using her expertise of traditional family cooking, Mary Berry shows how to make over 160 puddings and desserts, from old favourites, to variations on classic recipes and new mouth-watering ideas. Choose from a variety of pies, tarts, cakes, meringues, sorbets and ice creams. A visual recipe chooser makes it easy for you to select a dish to suit your mood. Tips and techniques, such as how to make a pastry and decorate with chocolate, will help you hone your skills to perfection. Plus, preparation tips enable you to save time in the kitchen. Essential for anyone who likes their meals to end with a real treat!All recipes previously published in Mary Berry’s Complete Cookbook.

      Mary Berry's Traditional Puddings and Desserts
      5.0
    • Mary Berry Cooks the Perfect

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Find out how Mary Berry cooks her recipes to perfection Mary Berry Cooks the Perfect features over 100 exciting new recipes. What makes the book particularly special are the Keys to Perfection. For each recipe Mary identifies the crucial part to get right to guarantee best results, and then demonstrates it with step-by-step instructions. She reveals the secret to crisp pork crackling or melt-in-the-mouth salmon, how to bake a feather-light cake, or the key to a super-crunchy crumble topping. Imagine Mary is in your kitchen with you, saying "watch out for this bit" or "keep an eye on that", while also sharing many of the techniques that she honed over the years. There is a variety of recipes for the whole family to enjoy, quick suppers to rustle up after work, and impressive dishes for when you entertain. Some are tried and tested favourites with a new twist, others use a selection of new ingredients or flavour combinations. Mary knows the details in a recipe that make all the difference. Discover them in Mary Berry Cooks the Perfect.

      Mary Berry Cooks the Perfect
      4.4
    • Mary Berry's Simple Comforts

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Find comfort with Mary's easy home cooking. In this brand new tie-in to a new BBC Two series, Mary Berry shares over 120 of her ultimate food recipes, all made simply and guaranteed to get smiles around your kitchen table.

      Mary Berry's Simple Comforts
      4.5
    • Baking legend Mary Berry, longtime judge of The Great British Baking Show, presents this revised and updated edition of her seminal baking book, featuring 250 recipes, including 20 all-new bakes, updated photography, and Americanized measurements. Mary Berry’s Baking Bible has been thrilling home bakers with delectable, no-fuss, trustworthy recipes for more than a decade. Now the queen of British baking brings her straightforward advice and expertise to this fully revised edition of classic bakes. Her biggest collection yet also features 20 new recipes plus mouthwatering photography. A sampling of her beloved desserts includes: • Cakes: Victoria Sandwich; Very Best Chocolate Fudge; Lemon Yogurt • Cookies and Bars: Melting Moments; Orange and Chocolate Shortbread; Bakewell Slices • Traybakes: Lemon Drizzle; Coffee and Walnut; Double Chocolate Chip and Marshmallow • Tarts and Pastries: French Apple Tart; Chocolate Eclairs; Profiteroles • Breads: Crunchy Orange Syrup Loaf; Quick Sourdough Loaf; White Cottage Loaf • Puddings and Pies: Sticky Apricot Pudding; Classic Apple Pie; Crème Brûlée • Cheesecakes: American Chocolate Ripple; Buttermilk and Honey; and Key Lime Pie Readers will also be delighted to discover that many of her treasured recipes have been updated and simplified to suit the needs and tastes of today’s home bakers. And, as always with foolproof recipes from Mary Berry, there will be no soggy bottoms!

      Mary Berry's Baking Bible: Revised and Updated: With Over 250 New and Classic Recipes
      4.4
    • Mary Berry's Christmas Collection

      • 279 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Let Mary solve all your Christmas troubles with this fabulous collection of her favourite Christmas recipes. Mary Berry's Christmas Collection combines time-honoured festive favourites with a variety of new and exciting dishes to spice up the season. By taking the traditional Christmas fare and giving it a twist, Mary adds sparkle to every celebration. Simple yet reliable recipes and Mary's handy hints will take the pressure off entertaining, whether it's for the big day itself, a Boxing Day crowd or an intimate New Year family gathering. With an invaluable Christmas Day countdown, sample menus, shopping lists and ever-popular tips on preparing ahead and freezing, this is the must-have companion to the festive season.

      Mary Berry's Christmas Collection
      4.4
    • Cook and Share

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Mary's favourite fuss-free recipes... In this brand new tie-in to her new BBC series, Mary Berry shares over 100 of her favourite dishes to share with the ones we love. Home cooking has never been more important, and every recipe has been created to bring families and friends together. Mouth watering brunch recipes like Brioche with Avocado, Spinach and Bacon will tempt anyone to the table, or indulgent Mac and Cheese with Smoked Haddock is perfect for colder evenings. As ever, Mary's puddings are unbeatable - try her Ultimate Chocolate Brownie, or an irresistible Sunday Lunch Crumble Cake. Featuring all the recipes from Mary's new series, plus many more fresh from Mary's kitchen, each recipe has been rigorously tested to make your cooking stress-free. What's more, every single dish is accompanied by a photograph of the finished food, so you know exactly what you can look forward to eating!

      Cook and Share
      4.6
    • Mary Berry's Complete Cookbook

      • 544 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      Contains over 1000 recipes for various occasions from firm family favourites to the more adventurous dinner party dishes.

      Mary Berry's Complete Cookbook
      4.4
    • Foolproof Cooking

      • 326 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      In this brand-new, official tie-in to Mary’s much anticipated series, the nation’s best-loved home cook will teach you to cook with confidence, with over 120 delicious recipes. This book features all the recipes from the show, including delicious weeknight dinners, irresistible dinner party suggestions and of course, plenty of tempting traybakes and biscuits for those with a sweet tooth. Featuring her no-nonsense tips and techniques, each chapter ensures perfect results every time, whatever you’re cooking. In addition, Mary's no-fuss advice will help you foolproof your kitchen – whether that's preparing ahead to entertain a crowd, planning weekly family meals, or ensuring your store cupboard is well stocked. With Mary's no-fuss guidance, discover how every delicious dish can be made completely foolproof.

      Foolproof Cooking
      4.4
    • Absolute favourites

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      In this official tie-in to Mary's gorgeous new six-part BBC Two TV series, Mary reveals the secrets of her very favourite food. Featuring all the foolproof recipes from the show, Mary introduces you to her favourite dishes using produce from the farmers' market, the herb garden, the seaside, the countryside and more. This all-new collection of over 100 fuss-free, delicious dishes offers yet more inspirational ideas that anyone can try. From tempting Mini Beef Wellingtons, perfect for a party, to her foolproof Saturday Night Pasta, Mary's no-nonsense advice means cooking for friends and family has never been simpler. And of course, there are plenty of indulgent cakes and teatime treats for those with a sweet tooth. The book also contains Mary's favourite Christmas recipes, from the two Mary Berry's Absolute Christmas Favourites TV specials. These are dishes that Mary never tires of, that are not too difficult to make, that don't have too many ingredients, and that'll have all your family asking for second helpings! From tempting canapés and inspiring salads to comforting suppers and indulgent cakes, it's never been easier to find a new absolute favourite.

      Absolute favourites
      4.4
    • Mary Berry's Cookery Course

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      A cookery course from the UK's much-loved cookLet Mary take you from new cook to good cook or from good cook to great cook with Mary Berry's Cookery Course. With delicious recipes from soups, starters and mains to bread, puddings and cakes, you can master the foundations of cooking and build your culinary repertoire under the guidance of Mary Berry.Learn how to cook Mary Berry's favourite recipes with ease and find out how Mary gets her roast chicken skin so crispy and how she ensures her apple pie doesn't have a "soggy bottom". Perfect the basics of cooking with 12 classic 'master recipes' such as leek and potato soup, chargrilled salmon fillets and Victoria sandwich cake with step-by-step instructions. Then cook your way to success with over 100 fail-safe recipes with photographs of each finished dish so you know what you're aiming for each time. Mary also offers advice on ingredients and how to keep a well-stocked pantry as well as teaching kitchen techniques such as whipping egg whites to guarantee perfect results every time.Mary Berry's Cookery Course is perfect for all home cooks who want to learn to cook 'the Mary Berry way'.

      Mary Berry's Cookery Course
      4.4
    • Mary Berry is the queen of cakes. There is no one better qualified to show you how to make the best Victoria sponge, vanilla cupcake, fruit tea bread or chocolate fudge cake. Together with these eternally popular recipes, Mary also shows you how to make the best children's birthday cake, Wimbledon cake, banana muffin, French patisserie and Christmas cake. With tried-and-tested, easy recipes for every occasion, this baking cookbook should be on every baker's kitchen bookshelf.

      100 Cakes and Bakes
      4.4
    • Quick Cooking

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      The nation’s queen of home cooking brings her foolproof, delicious approach to quick fix recipes. In this brand-new, official tie-in to the major BBC Two series, Mary shows how being in a rush will never be a problem again. Find brilliant 20- and 30-minute meals and enjoy wonderful dishes that can be swiftly assembled and then left to cook away while you do something else. Mary’s utterly reliable, always delicious fast dishes tempt any tastebuds and her no-fuss expertise means you can cook from scratch and put mouth-watering home-cooked food on your family’s table without compromising on quality or freshness. This stunning cookbook, packed with colourful photography, includes over 120 new recipes, including all the recipes from the series, plus Mary’s trademark no-nonsense tips and techniques for getting ahead in the kitchen so cooking is always stress-free. Looking for a fast, satisfying supper? There’s Crumble fish pie, Lamb tagine with preserved lemon or Pan-fried spiced falafels. Something special for Sunday lunch or dinner with friends? Roast Venison fillet and peppercorn sauce, 30-minute Beef ragu or Roast fillet pork with sage and mustard sauce followed by Upside-down rhubarb pudding. With Mary’s trusted advice and recipes, discover how easy fantastic fast cooking can be.

      Quick Cooking
      4.4
    • Mary's Foolproof Dinners

      120 effortless recipes from my brand-new BBC series

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Featuring 120 new recipes, this collection is designed to simplify dinner preparation for any occasion, from busy weeknights to elegant gatherings. Accompanying Mary Berry's latest BBC series, it includes a variety of dishes, such as hearty one-pot meals, sophisticated dinner party options, and delightful desserts. Each recipe is beautifully photographed and comes with practical cooking tips, ensuring that every meal is a success. This guide promises hassle-free home cooking for everyone, making evenings effortless and enjoyable.

      Mary's Foolproof Dinners
      4.5
    • Feast your eyes and taste buds on Mary Berry's celebration of desserts. From Chocolate Truffle Cake and Raspberry Sorbet to Toasted Sesame Cookies, "Mary Berry's Desserts" will help you to whip up perfect desserts every time. Whether you fancy cakes and gateaux, pies, tarts, pastries and hot fruit puddings, ice-cream, biscuits, or even cookies, serve up over 200 mouth-watering treats with these easy-to-follow recipes from one of the country's best known cookery writers. Step-by-steps, delicious photos and "Mary Berry's" know-how make desserts quick and easy.

      Desserts
      5.0
    • The must-have entertaining cookbook. Cook up a Feast provides you with 150 foolproof recipes perfect for every special occasion. With easy to follow step-by-step instructions from delicious party bites to gorgeous desserts. Mary Berry and Lucy Young's straight forward advice will guarantee stress-free entertaining every time, from how to plan a party, to menu planners that will help you choose the best dishes for feasts or themed parties. There is plenty of great advice to help you prepare ahead - cooking for friends will always be a pleasure, and can help you bring to life the party you've dreamed of.

      Cook Up a Feast
      4.3
    • Mary Berry Everyday

      • 319 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      With this book I hope that you will feel encouraged to create new favourites, making everyday meals into something extra-special.' Add a little Mary magic to your cooking with 120 brand-new recipes from the inspiring new BBC series.

      Mary Berry Everyday
      4.3
    • Mary Berry Cooks Cakes

      • 64 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      Part of the TV COOKS series, this is a collection of Mary's classic cake recipes from her bestselling titles. Each of the 35 recipes is accompanied by a colour photograph, easy-to-follow instructions, notes on nutritional value and fat content, tip for preparation and freezing details where appropriate.

      Mary Berry Cooks Cakes
      4.4
    • Cook Now, Eat Later

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Be one step ahead when you cook delicious, good-looking food with over 130 fabulous recipes to prepare in advance

      Cook Now, Eat Later
      4.3
    • Recipe for Life

      • 415 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      From the moment she came into the world - two weeks early, throwing her parents' lives into disarray - the author has gracefully but firmly done things her own way. This book presents her journey of nearly eighty years.

      Recipe for Life
      4.2
    • Twelve new amateur bakers are ready to rise to the Great British Bake Off challenge. While they don their aprons, adjust to their new ovens, and get used to baking in a tent, this book takes you through the challenges from the series and shows you how to achieve baking perfection. Throughout the book, Mary and Paul are on hand with expert advice and practical tips to help you create perfect cakes, biscuits, breads, pastries, pies, and teatime treats every time. Each chapter begins with a specific baking skill, which, once mastered, allows you to tackle Mary and Paul's technical challenges, as seen on the show, with confidence. There are over 120 recipes in this book, including traditional British bakes and imaginative twists using classic ingredients, as well as the best contestant recipes from the series. There is plenty to challenge keen bakers here, from brandy snaps to elaborate pastries, pavlovas to iced celebration cakes, and with a sensuous and yet practical design and full-color, step-by-step photography, this really will become the baking book that you will turn to for years to come. Includes metric measures and conversion chart.

      Great British Bake Off. How to Bake
      4.2
    • Kitchen Favorites

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      No time to cook? Want to whip up magic on a plate for your family in half an hour or less? Get cooking with one of the best-known cookery writers in the UK, Mary Berry. Whether you fancy soups, desserts or a delicious beef stroganoff; serve up 140 mouth-watering meals in minutes with these easy-to-follow recipes. Tips on variations, substitutions and Mary's know-how make dishes as easy to prepare as possible. Ideal when you're always on the go – you can have delicious family favourites from Mary Berry on the table in no time.

      Kitchen Favorites
      4.0
    • Love to Cook

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Each beautifully photographed dish celebrates the delicious ingredients and flavours I love, and which make cooking at home such a joy.'In this brand-new tie-in book to the BBC series, Love to Cook, Mary Berry will help you see your meals in an entirely new light.

      Love to Cook
      4.1
    • Bake your way through the much-loved BBC1 series with this beautiful, fully photographic cookbook of 120 original recipes, including those from both the judges and the bakers.This book is for every baker – whether you want to whip up a quick batch of easy biscuits at the very last minute or you want to spend your time making a breathtaking showstopper, there are recipes and decoration options for creating both. Using straightforward, easy-to-follow techniques there are reliable recipes for biscuits, traybakes, bread, large and small cakes, sweet pastry and patisserie, savoury pastry, puddings and desserts.Each chapter transports you on set and showcases the best recipes from the challenges including Mary and Paul's Signature Bakes, Technical Challenges and Showstoppers, plus the best bakers' recipes from the show.There are step-by-step photographs to help guide you through the more complicated techniques and stunning photography throughout, making this the perfect gift for all bakers and Bake Off fans.

      The Great British Bake Off: Big Book of Baking
      4.2
    • Mary Berry Cooks to Perfection

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Master the art of cooking with over 100 expertly crafted recipes from Mary Berry. This guide offers step-by-step instructions and tips to ensure each dish is prepared to perfection. Whether you're a novice or experienced cook, you'll find a variety of delicious options that cater to different tastes and occasions, making it an essential addition to any kitchen.

      Mary Berry Cooks to Perfection
      4.1
    • "The Great British Bake Off is a glorious celebration of Britain's favorite pastime. As the series has shown us, baking is fun and the perfect way to mark an occasion--to celebrate, to congratulate and reward, and to lift spirits. Covering a wide range of bakes from large and small cakes, biscuits and cookies, sweet and savory pastry, puddings, breads, and patisserie, this book shows you how to bake beautiful, enticing recipes to wow at every occasion. There are dainty bakes for afternoon tea, quick bakes perfect for bake sales, school fairs or coffee with friends, mouthwatering desserts, breads and pastry recipes for lunches and dinner parties, and some really special bakes for birthdays and festive celebrations throughout the year--including a Diamond Jubilee. The book also demonstrates ideas for making your bakes extra special, including exciting finishes using chocolate curls and ribbons, spun sugar and sugar craft, and ideas for icing, shaping and decorating, so you can bring simple sparkle to any bake. A mouth-watering book, with beautiful design and dazzling photography, Great British Bake Off will inspire everyone, whatever level of skill, to get baking and create something showstopping."-- Amazon.com

      The Great British Bake Off : How to Turn Everyday Bakes into Showstoppers
      4.1
    • Much ado about nothing

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      One of Shakespeare's greatest comedies, from the rhetoric of Leonato's opening lines to Benedick's last pun. The variety ranges from Dogberry's anxiety to be writ down as an ass, to the sentiment in Claudio's penance - yet it is Beatrice and Benedick who carry off the prize in the end.

      Much ado about nothing
      4.0
    • Mary Makes it Easy

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Britain's best-loved cook brings together a lifetime of culinary knowledge to make home cooking stress-free, easy and always delicious, with 120 brand-new recipes from her new BBC series. For fans of Jamie Oliver'sOne, Simply Nigellaand Mary Berry'sFoolproof Cooking. Trust in Mary to make home cooking stress-free, easy and delicious! In this brand-new collection of 120 recipes, published alongside her new BBC SeriesMary Makes It Easy, Mary shares her tips and tricks to make home cooking stress- free, easy and - of course - delicious. Divided into clear chapters, featuring one-pot recipes and 5-ingredient meals, easy bakes and desserts as well as prep-ahead and store cupboard favourites, this book contains fuss-free, crowd-pleasing food that everyone will enjoy. Each recipe is beautifully photographed and accompanied by no-fuss tips and advice on preparing ahead and freezing.Mary Makes It Easybrings Mary's years of experience straight into your kitchen.

      Mary Makes it Easy
      3.8
    • Entertaining with Mary Berry

      Favorite Hors d'Oeuvres, Entrées, Desserts, Baked Goods, and More

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      This book serves as a comprehensive guide for hosting gatherings and cooking for large groups. It addresses common concerns and provides solutions to ensure a successful and enjoyable party experience.

      Entertaining with Mary Berry
      3.7
    • Classic

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      “These are my wonderful brand-new recipes - timeless classics, simple British dishes and delicious, modern favourites to tempt family and friends. With my trusted tips and techniques for quick, easy and foolproof cooking, in Classic I’ll show you how to make the very best food in my own special, no-fuss way.” Mary Berry Britain’s most trusted cook, Mary Berry, has been showing the nation how to make delicious, foolproof food for decades. This brand-new collection from her landmark new BBC One series brings together everything we love about Mary – wonderfully simple but utterly dependable recipes that are essential for every home. These are recipes everyone can enjoy cooking and eating, no matter their time, budget or confidence. Featuring all the recipes from Mary’s new television series, each accompanied by Mary’s no-nonsense tips and techniques, this stunning step-by-step cookbook ensures perfect results every time. From ever-popular classics like Rack of Lamb with Orange and Thyme Sauce or Lemon Meringue Pie, to a perfect loin of pork with apple sauce, Mary cooks alongside you every step of the way.

      Classic
    • Dezerty a cukroví

      Zlatá kniha Mary Berryové

      • 263 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Kniha předpisů na známé i neznámé moučníky, dorty, dezerty a další druhy cukroví.

      Dezerty a cukroví
      4.7
    • Kochen für Anfänger

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Dieses kompakte Kochbuch bietet Küchenneulingen einen idealen Praxis-Einstieg. „Kochen für Anfänger“ ist Kochschule und Rezeptbuch in einem. Anhand von 12 klassischen Gerichten zum Nachkochen werden zunächst alle Grundtechniken in detaillierten Anleitungen vorgestellt. Im Rezeptteil folgen dann mehr als 100 regionale und internationale Klassiker - von Linsensuppe und Kartoffelsalat über Lasagne und Ratatouille bis zum Gemüsecurry. Jedes Gericht wird dabei in leicht verständlichen, reich bebilderten Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen erklärt. So kann garantiert nichts misslingen!

      Kochen für Anfänger