Even the most organised & skillful cook can find themselves pressed for time. The secret lies in clever pre-preparation. This might mean having a bake or a stuffed roast ready assembled in the fridge ready to be popped into the oven or having an impressive sauce or topping prepared to provide a flourish to an otherwise straightforward dish. In One Step Ahead best-selling author Mary Berry provides the solution for the time-poor cook with 100 recipes devised either to be worked through in the usual way or taken to a holding point
- a stage that will give you a head start when putting together a meal in limited time. Shortcuts are given wherever possible & Mary helps the reader through any tricky techniques in her usual inimitable crystal-clear manner. The recipes are divided into Party Nibbles & First Courses Main Courses including meat poultry & game fish & pasta & rice Vegetable Dishes Puddings & Desserts & Baking. This truly is the essential guide to inspire confident cooking in a way that makes entertaining fun.