Mary Berry at Home

Over 150 easy, family recipes from Mary Berry &amp; Lucy Young

Mary Berry is the nation's favourite baker and the much-loved judge on the BBC's The Great British Bake Off. She has been teaching the nation to cook for over four decades and has over 70 books to her name, many of which have been written with her assistant and friend, Lucy Young. 
 
Cordon Bleu trained in Paris, Mary began her career as a magazine cookery editor before publishing her first cookery book in 1966. Mary is also an AGA expert and taught AGA masterclasses for many years from her home with Lucy. 
 
In 2009 Mary was awarded the highly coveted Guild of Food Writers Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2012 she was made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

This is Mary Berry's collection of her favourite dishes that she cooks everyday for her family and friends. 
 
Mary and her close friend and assistant, Lucy Young, provide over 150 simply prepared, delicious, reliable recipes for lunch, dinner and parties. Whether you need food for two or twenty, Mary and Lucy have included plenty of starters, mains, sides and puds, together with invaluable advice on cooking for all occasions. 
 
And no book from the Queen of Cakes would be complete without some mouth-watering, foolproof bakes. Mary invites you to enjoy afternoon tea, with an array of delicious cakes, traybakes and dainty treats. 
 
It has been nearly twenty years since Mary Berry first wrote At Home, and in this new edition she has extensively revised and updated many of her classic dishes as well as adding 60 brand new recipes. Mary Berry’s Baking Bible is the only baking book you’ll ever need, and Mary Berry &amp; Lucy Young At Home takes care of every other mealtime.

Over 100 Contemporary Recipes for Ovens and Agas

Secrets from a Country Kitchen

'Everyone should buy this book -- it's brilliant'Mary Berry

...so accessible...everyone will enjoy these delicious recipes...What sets the book apart is not just the recipes but the tips.  You'll love it

Everyone should buy this book -- it's brilliant

Lucy Young has a Cordon Bleu training and has worked with Mary Berry for 14 years, helping to produce Mary's recipe books and teaching at her very popular Aga workshops. She was the home economist on Mary Berry's two most recent television series. She has often been heard on BBC radio, talking about her work with Mary Berry.

In her Foreword to this book, Mary Berry describes Lucy as her 'right arm' as well as an 'exceptional' cook.  Over the years Lucy has worked with Mary she has picked up hundreds of tips, shortcuts and ideas. Further, as someone who has taught at Mary's very popular workshops, Lucy knows only too well the sort of help, inspiration and guidance people really need. Now she reveals what she has learnt in this delightful collection of mouthwatering recipes, tried, tested and written with the busy young professional in mind. Using the best and simplest of ingredients, country cooking with a contemporary note is the theme. From grilled Colcannon fishcakes, with creamy potato and stir-fried cabbage, to perfectly cooked asparagus with parmesan shavings, Parma ham and black pepper, rack of English lamb with mint and sun-blushed tomato sauce, and plum and almond puffs, all the recipes can be cooked conventionally or in an Aga. With country roots, but an eye firmly on cost and time, Lucy Young will inspire a new generation of cooks.

Tips for Better Baking

Hints and tips to make perfect cakes every time, plus delicious recipes to tempt you into the kitchen

Lucy Young has a Cordon Bleu training and has worked with Mary Berry for 16 years, helping to produce Mary's recipe books and teaching at her very popular Aga workshops. She was the home economist on Mary Berry's two most recent television series. She is the author of Secrets from a Country Kitchen and Secrets of Aga Cakes.

Lucy Young provides expert advice on everything you need to know to become a better baker. This handy reference will show you how to make the perfect cake and includes a q&amp;a solving the most frequently asked baking problems. Incorporating a wide range of recipes from luxurious sponge cakes to healthy fruit bars there are even recipes ideal for baking with children. 
 
Features advice on: 
 
* making the most of your ingredients 
* the best cooking times and temperatures for light fluffy sponges every time 
* avoiding and solving common problems, such as flat or stodgy texture 
* basic, foolproof recipes that always work 
* storage tips to make cakes last longer 
* decorating and icing for lovely finishing flourishes 
 
Tips for Better Baking is packed with top tips, insider knowledge and recipe ideas - there is something for everyone from the keen baker, to the complete beginner.

Lucy Young

This is the first ever cake book for Aga owners, all the lovely things cooks want to make but often find tricky to get right in the Aga. With 100 Aga recipes for large cakes, cupcakes, buns, muffins and traybakes, ranging from the classic to the contemporary, this baking book is perfect for both the keen cake baker and the complete beginner. There are ideas for celebration cakes, or simply fast cakes for the busy person, and even recipes that children will enjoy making themselves. 
 
Includes: 
Simple cakes: quick and easy traybakes, Swiss rolls, all-in-one cakes - ideal for beginners 
Chocolate cakes: anything and everything chocolate, brownies, chocolate roulade, death-by-chocolate - sumptuous delights that are equally good served as teatime cakes or dinner-party desserts 
Traditional cakes: Victoria sandwich, Christmas cake, Simnel cake, Dundee cake, parkin, teabread, scones, plus old English regional classics 
Baking with kids: fairy cakes, drop scones, Welsh cakes, flapjacks, cookies, fork biscuits - quick, easy and fun to make 
Cupcakes: beautiful little iced gems in a variety of colours and flavours 
Coffee-shop cakes: to sup with a cappuccino, muffins, flavoured shortbread, banana loaf, gingerbread 
The healthy option: fruit bars, oatcakes, carrot cake, courgette buns, wholewheat cake, fat-free cakes - remove some of the guilt from cake baking! 
 
All recipes have Aga and conventional instructions. There is also advice about baking equipment and useful tips throughout, making cake baking in the Aga absolutely foolproof!

Lucy Young

Books by Lucy Young

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