AT MY TABLE

Fresh and simple food

by DONNA HAY and Quentin Bacon

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Used, out of print collectable hardcover book with dustjacket in very good condition, inscription on first page. Published 1995 176 pages with lots of beautiful colour photos.

At My Table contains nearly 200 sensational recipes, using the best and freshest ingredients. Today's food has evolved from a variety of cuisines and Donna Hay brings you new and exciting dishes, often Asian and Mediterranean inspired - simple, healthy food for today's casual yet busy lifestyle. Stunning photography by Quentin Bacon has produced a book that is also an artistic creation to treasure forever.

The chapters reflect Donna's favourite foods, including Summer Fruits; Lemons, Limes and Tangelos; and Garlic, Onions and Shallots. The fabulous recipes are quick to prepare and exciting food combinations will stimulate your imagination as well as your appetite. Delight your family and friends with the exotic Smoked Herb Chicken with Baby Filled Eggplants or Garlic Lobster Tails with Grilled Limes and Aioli, followed by Lavender Brut& with Sugar Cookies, or perhaps Espresso Brownies with Latte Ice Cream for the coffee connoisseur. You'll also find included Basics, such as pastry and pasta recipes, and a detailed Glossary of terms.

There's a recipe to delight everyone's tastebuds in At My Table and, as the author is a food stylist, the recipes are also visually appealing - as demonstrated by the magnificent photos taken by Quentin Bacon. The photographs in At My Table have been taken as polaroid transfers. Each image is printed onto cotton paper and each is therefore an original work of art.
At My Table is a book that will make you want to cook for your family and friends - the food is simple to prepare, looks beautiful and, above all, tastes wonderful.

At My Table is an Australian publication. All recipes are in metric, imperial, and cup & spoon measurements

Donna remembers her first cookbook in her April/May 2012 Donna Hay magazine

I recently uncovered a boxful of the very first cookbook I ever wrote. As I leafed through the pages of At My Table, I remembered all the hope, hard work and hours that went into this much-loved creation. Back in 1995, when the book was first published, I had no idea how it would light the way for my career - at the time, I was more preoccupied with scrounging together the money to buy produce for the photoshoots! To create the painted artwork-style images in the book, photographer Quentin Bacon and I spent hours making Polaroid transfers by rubbing Polaroids onto watercolour paper. My hands and wrists were so sore from rubbing what seemed like thousands of them! One day, the fashion director of the soon-to-open Marie Claire magazine, Jane Roarty, walked into the studio to find me on the floor, furiously making transfers. She took one look and, so I've been told, marched straight back to editor Jackie Frank to announce she'd found their new food editor. The rest is history, but this book, which seems like such a relic from the past, is proof that a little drive, a dash of perfectionism, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves never goes unnoticed.

About the author

Donna Hay is one of the best–known names in cookbook and magazine publishing in the world. Her books have sold more than 2.2 million copies internationally and are renowned for their fresh style, easy–to–follow recipes and inspirational photography. Donna's first job post-TAFE home economics diploma was in the test kitchens of the Australian Women's Weekly. She began to not only develop recipes but to style them, too. Distracted by the plethora of extras : candles, glasses, flowers, sauce boats, fancy folded napkins that went into photographing a dish, Donna started to pare down the props and let the food be the hero. By the time Donna had become the food editor of marie claire magazine her style was set: fresh, modern food on white plates, with simple backgrounds that has captured the imagination of cooks worldwide and set a new benchmark for modern food styling and publishing.

Many phenomenally successful cookbooks later (including off the shelf and modern classics books 1&2, Donna Hay has a swag of prestigious international food awards. Her latest book, Simple Dinners, is already a bestseller, and donna hay magazine continues to inspire cooks of all levels of experience with each new seasonal addition of simple but special recipe and entertaining ideas.

Quentin Bacon is a professional photographer who specialises in still life, fashion and food photography. His work has been published in many international magazines and cookbooks. Quentin trained for five years under the best food, still life and advertising photographers in Australia and New York. He has worked as a photographer in Australia and overseas for many years.

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At My Table by Donna Hay and Quentin Bacon