For everyone who loves to welcome people into their home but never knows what to feed them. & for everyone who wants to enjoy cooking more & worry about it less Mary Berrys STRESS-FREE KITCHEN is a must. From big buffet feasts to impressive dinner party dishes tea-time treats & comforting kitchen suppers Mary has thought of everything. With clear step-by-step instructions & prepare-ahead tips each recipe is simple to follow & delicious. Well known for her reliability & skill with traditional dishes Mary also embraces exotic influences so youll find a recipe for Nasi Goreng alongside a Classic Creme Caramel. & with dishes like Little Smoked Haddock Fishcakes with Quails Eggs among the 120 included there are plenty of recipes to impress as well as many of her old favourites. With Mary Berrys STRESS-FREE KITCHEN you can have the pleasure of entertaining family & friends without the worry. ...

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 & Hazelnut Meringue Cake to tempting muffins scones & bread & butter pudding this is the most comprehensive baking cookbook you'll ever need. Mary's easy-to-follow instructions & handy tips make it ideal for kitchen novices & more experienced cooks alike & full-colour photographs & beautiful illustrations will guide you smoothly to baking success. Drawing on her years of experience to create recipes for cakes breads & desserts Mary Berry's Baking Bible" will prove to be a timeless classic." ...

Known for her practical & unfussy approach to cooking Mary Berry has finally taken on the trickiest of culinary periods. In Mary Berry's Christmas Collection Mary combines all her favourite winter recipes with a selection of new mouthwatering dishes to give us not only the time-honoured traditional roast turkey & classic Victorian Christmas cake but also a variety of new & exciting food ideas for the festive period. Her Gammon with a Mango Salsa & a crunchy Caramalised Onion Salad or yummy Stilton & Pear Crostini or Quail's Eggs in Pastry Cases take the pressure off entertaining whether it's the Boxing Day crowd or a family New Year gathering. With clues on leftovers buffets a Christmas day countdown & a trouble-shooting section Mary will help you solve all your holiday cooking problems. A wonderful seasonal cookery book from the queen of Aga cooking. ...

This is the ultimate family cookbook from Mary Berry. Mary Berry's Complete Cookbook" has been fully revised & updated with a fresh modern look & 30 new recipes. This is Mary Berry at her best with over 1 000 tried & tested recipes for every occasion from firm family favourites to more adventurous dinner party dishes. As well as traditional classics & Mary's all-time favourites you'll also find an exciting selection of healthy low-fat dishes & new ideas to give you inspiration every time. Easy-to-follow instructions clear illustrations & time-saving tips guarantee delicious results every time making " Mary Berry's Complete Cookbook" the most comprehensive cook book you could ever need. We're sure you'll find yourself reaching for it on your cookery bookshelf time after time." ...

This is a cookery course from the UK's much-loved cook. Let 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 & mains to bread puddings & cakes you can master the foundations of cooking & build your culinary repertoire under the guidance of Mary Berry. You can learn how to cook Mary Berry's favourite recipes with ease & find out how Mary gets her roast chicken skin so crispy & 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 & potato soup chargrilled salmon fillets & 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 & 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'." ...

Over many years Mary Berry has perfected the art of cake-making & her skills have earned her a reputation as the queen of cakes. Now she has updated her classic home baking bible the Ultimate Cake Book & once again shares with you the secrets of her success. With over 200 classic cake recipes Mary Berry's Ultimate Cake Book

Includes:: recipes for every cake biscuit & bun you ever wanted to bake & many more. From the traditional Victoria Sandwich Cake Tarte Tatin or Millionaires Shortbread to the indulgent Very Best Chocolate Roulade Swiss Wild Strawberry & Walnut Cake or Sharp Lemon Cheesecake there is sure to be a cake or bake here to suit everyone. Ideal for cake-baking novices as well as more experienced cooks Mary explains the basic methods of baking & gives advice on ingredients & equipment. Mary's easy recipes are interspersed with baking tips & solutions for the most common problems making it possible for everyone to bake their favourite cake whatever the occasion.

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Mary Boleyn is remembered by posterity as a great & infamous whore. She was the mistress of two kings Francois I of France & Henry VIII of England & sister to Anne Boleyn Henry VIIIs second wife. She may secretly have borne Henry a child & it was because of his adultery with Mary that his marriage to Anne was annulled. It is not hard to see how this tangled web of relationships has given rise to rumours & misconceptions that have been embroidered over the centuries. In this the first full-scale biography of Mary Boleyn Alison Weir explodes much of the mythology that surrounds her subject & uncovers the facts about one of the most misunderstood figures of the Tudor age. Her extensive forensic research has facilitated a new & detailed portrayal in which she recounts that contrary to popular belief Mary was entirely undeserving of her posthumous notoriety as a great whore or the hackney whom the King of France famously boasted of riding. Weir also presents compelling new evidence that almost conclusively determines the paternity of Marys two oldest children. In this astonishing & riveting book Alison Weir shows that Marys story had a happy ending & that she was by far the luckiest of the Boleyns. ...

Sister to Anne Boleyn & seduced by two kings Mary Boleyn has long been the subject of scandal & myth. Her affair with Henry VIII fuelled the shocking annulment of his marriage to Anne & Mary is rumoured to have borne his child in secret. In this the first full-length biography of Mary Boleyn Alison Weir explodes much of the mythology that surrounds her subject's notoriety. Her extensive research gives us a new & detailed portrayal revealing Mary as one of hte most misunderstood figures of the Tudor age. From the internationally bestselling author of Eleanor of Aquitaine. ...

This study redefines the American artist Mary Cassatts status in the Parisian avant-garde & in American art placing her work in the wider context of 19th-century feminism & art theory. Cassatts art explores a new womans" perspective on the spaces of modernity: at the theatre in the drawing-room & garden in the studio. Admired by Degas
- who invited her to show with the Impressionists in 1877
- Cassatts work reveals her profound study of old masters & keen responses to contemporary French & Spanish painters. Pollock emphasizes Cassatts interest in Manet & her influence on American collections of French modernism. She also argues that Cassatts experimentation with etching & pastel from the late 1880s enabled her to represent children & women without sentiment but with a deepening awareness of a complex psychological charge."

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Jose Manser tells the story of two remarkable & gifted artists with radically different backgrounds visions & approaches. How they met fell in love married & lived together; supported each other for nearly forty years at Durham Wharf in Chiswick on the River Thames; gathered friends about them; & travelled widely throughout the world seeking inspiration for their painting & printmaking. ...