I'm immensely proud to have been made a CBE, but I don't ever use the letters after my name unless someone has included them in correspondence. Mary Berry cbecorrespondenceimmensely Change image and share on social
I won't cook in deep fat. Years ago, I met a fireman who said most kitchen fires were caused by deep fat, and I don't think that's changed. Oven chips are good enough for my grandchildren, and they're chuffed with that. Mary Berry agocausechange share on social
Dad thought something very fishy was going on when, at 22, I was offered a job for £1,000 a year - more than Dad paid his own staff - for inventing cheese recipes and writing leaflets at the Dutch Dairy Bureau in London. Mary Berry 000bureaucheese share on social
I eat carefully because people don't want to see a large person judging cakes. They'll think to themselves, 'That's what happens when you eat cake.' Mary Berry cakecarefullyeat Change image and share on social
We have three and a half acres, complete with duck pond and wildflower meadow and open annually by appointment as part of the National Gardens Scheme. Mary Berry acreannuallyappointment Change image and share on social
I make myself eat one piece of toast for breakfast. When I'm doing 'Bake Off,' I eat soup for lunch. I know what puts on weight for me; it's just over-indulgence. Mary Berry bakebreakfasteat Change image and share on social
The only time I'll use a microwave is to warm up a cup of coffee I've left too long before drinking. Mary Berry coffeecupdrink Change image and share on social
Making your Christmas cake in September is perfect, as too fresh a cake crumbles when cut. Mary Berry cakechristmascrumble Change image and share on social
I love Michel Roux, Jr., and James Martin - the chefs who are experts in their own right, like Rick Stein on fish. But I don't watch them very much because I don't think it's fair for my husband to be in a total food environment all the time! So we watch programmes about gardening more. Mary Berry chefenvironmentexpert share on social
I was born in 1935, so I was quite young when the war started. I remember we were in Bath, and it was 1942. We went down into the cellar of our house, and when we came up, I remember seeing all the glass on the floor where all the windows had been shaken out by the bombs. Mary Berry bathbearbomb share on social
