46 Mary Berry Quotes for You to Enjoy

Mary Berry

British Chef

Born: Mar 24, 1935

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Cooking and baking is both physical and mental therapy. Mary Berry

Cooking Physical Mental Both Baking Therapy

It's so comforting to have a small piece of cake. Just one slice. Mary Berry

Comforting Cake Slice Small Small Piece Piece Just Just One

Having children is the greatest thing that can happen to you as a husband and wife. They are infuriating at times when they're little, but on the whole, they're such a joy. I don't think I was the most brilliant mother when they were young. I had quite a bit of help because I was working and I enjoyed my work. Mary Berry

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I was rather hopeless at school, but the one subject I seemed to be good at was domestic science. Mary Berry

Good Science School Hopeless Seemed Rather Subject Domestic

I was always nervous before a television show, and I still am now. But 'The Great British Bake Off' is a happy show; there is no bad language, and although we do have drama, we deal with it calmly. Mary Berry

As parents are usually working, they haven't time to teach children about cooking, and it's a wilderness. They should be given healthy recipes - some standbys so that when they leave home, they don't live on junk. Mary Berry

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I hate Gordon Ramsay's programmes: I don't know if he's been told it makes good television. Mary Berry

Good Hate Programmes Television He Know Gordon Makes Been

I don't want food all over the place, down the sides of the sofa... When I shared a flat before I got married, we would always eat around the telly, but not now! Mary Berry

Food Before Down Sides Married Telly Would Eat Shared Over Around Always Got Want Flat Place Now Sofa

I have no desire to be a centenarian. I think 90 is a great time. You've had a good innings. You have to deal with the cards that have been dealt, of course, but I don't think very old age, if you haven't got your marbles, can be very nice. Mary Berry

As I was growing up, all meals, including breakfast, were family occasions, and you all sat down to eat together - and you had to finish everything as well. Mary Berry

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I'm just very grateful that the media has been so kind to me, because there's nothing unusual about me. I'm just a mum and a granny who is teaching cookery on TV. Basically, I'm very ordinary. Mary Berry

I'm really boring. I think about cooking all the time. I have a little book, so when I go out or see something, I jot it down and try to include it in a recipe or do a variation of it. I even have a notepad by my bed, which is usually saying we're running out of mango chutney. Mary Berry

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

When you're on the way up, you have to take all the jobs because bills have to be paid. Mary Berry

You Way Jobs Take Because Up Paid Bills

The biscuit tin shouldn't be handy - move it about a bit. Try to keep it out of the way. Mary Berry

Try Way Bit Out About Tin Handy Move Keep

When I thought I couldn't write recipes, my boss at the time advised, 'Write as you talk.' Mary Berry

Time You Thought Recipes Boss Write Talk Advised

Freak diets I don't think work. It's control. Mary Berry

Work Control Think Freak Diets

When our William was killed, there wasn't a child bereavement charity. I was extremely blessed with a very close family, wonderful friends, a supportive husband, and two further children. Mary Berry

Family Charity Wonderful Husband Blessed Our Extremely Further Bereavement William Supportive Friends Very Close Child Children Two

So often, when somebody dies in the family, whether a child or a parent, there is no one to lean on. When something like that happens, you go into a shell, but on the other hand, it's a really good thing to talk it over and say how you feel. Mary Berry

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