5 Pour half the sauce over the pudding in its dish and serve warm with extra sauce and cream. For my 80th birthday last year my children Annabel and Tom gave me a huge Sunday lunch party with family and friends. In the swinging '60s she became the cookery editor of Housewife … 900g (2lb) fresh plums, halved and stoned. 1 Preheat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/ gas 6. Heat and then mash with a potato masher until smooth. Bake in the preheated oven for about 30-35 minutes until golden and cooked through. My other love of this dish are the aromas that you get in the house. 5 Stir the cooked pasta, onion and mushrooms into the sauce and tip into the ovenproof dish. TO COOK IN THE AGA Roast on the second set of runners in the roasting oven for about an hour, or until cooked. Roast Beef Silverside Estimated time: 2.5 to 3.5 hr total; 30 min active. Oven roast this flavoursome joint at Gas mark 4-5, 180-190°C, 350-375°F. It has more than 1,000 recipes and first came out in 1995, but was relaunched four years ago. MARY BERRY has shared a huge number of recipes in her years as a TV chef and cookbook writer. If you don’t, the surface of the meat will turn grey half an hour or so after being exposed to the air. ‘I think tablets and phones should be banned at meal times,’ she says. You will need a 1.7 litre-2 litre (3 pint-3½ pint) shallow ovenproof dish. Season with salt and pepper and stir until combined. 4 Stir in the mushrooms, cover with a lid and cook in the preheated oven for about 1 hour, or until tender. 3 Meanwhile, put the eggs in a saucepan, cover with cold water, bring to the boil and cook for 10 minutes. Extracted from Family Sunday Lunches by Mary Berry. 5 Stir in the almonds and prawns and cook over a high heat for about 3 minutes, or until the prawns have turned pink and are cooked through. Place the joint in a roasting tin on top of 2 small halves of onion. 3 Measure the flour and butter into a processor and whiz until it looks like breadcrumbs. Brilliant relaxed recipes to enjoy together from Mary Berry’s brand new book, Family Sunday Lunches…, On updating Sunday lunch, favourite roasts, table manners for teens, a birthday bash to remember and the dish she can’t resist at her favourite restaurant…. Keep the remaining cooking liquid, boil it down to reduce it to a flavoursome stock and freeze to use later. An omelette with some fresh herbs and whatever I could find in the fridge. TO PREPARE AHEAD The pudding can be made up to a day ahead. No comments have so far been submitted. If you haven’t any Cointreau, use another orange liqueur or brandy. Remove the tray from the oven and carefully spoon the potatoes into the fat and roll them around so they are coated in the hot fat. 1 Preheat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/ gas 5. 1 x 250g tub mascarpone, at room temperature, 150ml (¼ pint) double cream, lightly whipped. 600ml (1 pint) good chicken or beef stock, 750g (1lb 10oz) pork shoulder, cut into 2.5cm (1in) cubes, 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander or parsley (optional). Drizzle the carrots with honey and roast for 40-50 minutes 4. Season with salt and pepper and then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Drain and refresh in cold water. Sieve in the flour and mix well. Things may be more informal round the modern Sunday lunch table, but how do you handle teenagers who wilt visibly when separated from social media for even the shortest time? Stuff the holes with the garlic slices and season the joint with salt and pepper. Mary Berry trained at The Cordon Bleu in Paris and Bath School of Home Economics. Transfer the fillet to a large roasting tin, spread with a little butter and roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes for medium rare (8 minutes per 450g/1lb). To serve cold, roast up to two days ahead and leave to cool. Can be roasted up to 12 hours ahead. Spoon into the ovenproof dish and spread evenly. 500g (1lb 2oz) chestnut mushrooms, thickly sliced, 750g (1lb 10oz) skinned smoked haddock, cut into large pieces. 3 Put the chicken into a small roasting tin. TO COOK IN THE AGA Bake on the grid shelf on the floor of the roasting oven with the cold sheet on the second set of runners for about 20 minutes. Slow-roast lamb with seasonal vegetables – see my lamb boulangère below – perhaps with a fruit pudding in the summer or a hot pudding in winter. 1 Preheat the oven to 180C/ fan 160C/gas 4 and lightly grease a 2 litre (3½ pint) shallow ovenproof dish. TO COOK IN THE AGA Roast on the second set of runners in the roasting oven for 25 minutes. Are there any rules? You can use this method and cook the potatoes up to 8 hours ahead and reheat to crisp and serve. Serve hot with cream. Sprinkle with the cheese. 1 Preheat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas mark 4. But it’s still a roast, right? Dec 21, 2014 - BAKE the perfect Christmas menu using Mary Berry's festive recipes. 2 Measure the apricots into a heatproof bowl. It is also a chance for me to cook with my grandchildren, which I adore – they often help out with chopping, mixing and stirring. It can be carved up to five hours ahead. TO PREPARE AHEAD Can be made up to a day ahead and reheated in a pan. 3 Remove the pan from the oven and turn the beef in the liquid. Have yourself a Mary little Christmas Isn’t Sunday lunch a thing of the past? Fruit pies and tarts that my mother would bake from scratch on Sunday mornings. Level the top and cool until firm. 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