THE INSTANT COOK

by DONNA HAY

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Large new softcover book, first published 2004, this softcover edition published 2009. 196 pages, lots of beautiful colour photos by Con Poulos.

170+ fast, new and inspiring recipes, tips and tricks

Simple, stylish and modern recipes together with Donna's trademark inspiring photography and styling. Whether you need to whip up busy midweek fare for a famished family or present something chic and easy for a casual weekend dinner with friends - time is on your side with Donna Hay's delicious collection of over 170 fast, new and inspiring recipes, tips and tricks.

Enjoy the fastest pasta around and make scrumptious dishes and sauces in minutes. Donna Hay again gives her readers the know-how and confidence to create great meals that are filling and substantial at short notice. Each chapter begins with a personal note from Donna on the recipes ahead in a classic collection of chapters – soup; salads; pasta, rice & noodles; chicken; meat; fish + seafood; vegetables; sweets. Each chapter also includes a new feature, with Donna showing you one essential sauce or dish with three very clever twists for you to then create three very fresh and original meals. Each chapter then concludes with her ever-popular ‘short order’ ideas: quick dishes to serve on the side or as meals on their own, using simple methods and flavour combinations.

Contents include:

• Introduction
• Soup
• Salads
• Pasta, noodles + rice
• Chicken
• Meat
• Seafood
• Vegetables
• Sweets
• Glossary, conversion chart and index

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.

Nineteen phenomenally successful cookbooks later (including Seasons, off the shelf and modern classics books 1&2, the instant cook, instant entertaining, the simple essentials collection and the marie claire cooking series) Donna Hay has a swag of prestigious international food awards. Her 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.

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