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Christmas will be different this year – so let’s make it really special, says the nation’s favourite cook… A little blip called 2020 isn’t going to stop Mary Berry having a classic Christmas, and neither, she insists, should it you. Her fondness for the season is why she made her new BBC show, Mary Berry … Read more
My festive rescue: Cauliflower, broccoli and leek mornay By Mary Berry Published: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 A truly comforting dish. SERVES 4-6 500g (1lb 2oz) cauliflower, cut into medium florets 350g (12oz) broccoli, cut into medium florets 2 small leeks, thickly sliced salt and freshly ground black … Read more
How face masks have changed the beauty industry By Edwina Ings-chambers Published: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 Who knew a year ago that this now compulsory accessory would force us to overhaul our make-up bags? Beauty director Edwina Ings-Chambers reveals the products we can’t get enough of I … Read more
My festive rescue: Marigold soup By Mary Berry Published: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 This is a beautiful bright orange colour – like the flower – and is so warming and cheering in the winter months when root vegetables are at their best. Some of the cooked vegetables … Read more
My festive rescue: Stir-fried aromatic Hispi cabbage By Mary Berry Published: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 A lovely green vegetable side, pointed cabbage, known also as Hispi cabbage or sweetheart cabbage, is softer than white cabbage but not as floppy as Savoy cabbage, so it’s perfect for a … Read more
Tom Parker Bowles & Olly Smith: Eating in and drinks By Tom Parker Bowles & Olly Smith Published: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 Tom’s food books of the year If there’s ever been a year to appreciate a glut of food titles, it’s 2020. It was difficult whittling … Read more
My festive rescue: Roast potatoes By Mary Berry Published: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 A roast potato should be ultra-crispy and golden on the outside with a fluffy light middle. Par-boiling the potatoes ahead and roughing them up before roasting gives a lovely crispy outside, with the semolina … Read more
If you want to get glammed up to hang around the house, who’s going to stop you? Oversized sleeves add serious flare to a sleek fitted dress Dress, £110, asos.com Earrings, £255, lovenesslee.com Rings, £120 each, deborahblyth.com Shoes, £300, loefflerrandall.com Winter whites always make a statement. Froufrou gloves? Yes, please! Top, £250, Rotate Birger Christensen, … Read more
My festive rescue: Celebration trifle By Mary Berry Published: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 13 December 2020 This is the trifle I make year after year and all the family love it. Be sure to whisk the egg mixture quickly when pouring in the cream and milk: this cools the mixture … Read more
