Donna Hay is one of Australia’s favourite lifestyle personalities. She has been offering us effortless gourmet food for a long time, and her new cookbook Fresh and Light is no exception.
The photography is superb, with lushly seasoned meals set against impossibly crisp white backgrounds.
In terms of the recipes themselves, no one cuisine monopolises the book. The focus is on uncomplicated but elegant fare that reflects the Fresh and Light title.
For instance there is a fantastic double page spread devoted to simple no-cook pasta sauces. There’s mint, lemon and feta; green olive and almond; double tomato and basil; tuna, chilli, rocket and lemon and more.
Other meals are Mexican inspired like the twice cooked quinoa with chipotle and lime chicken. My favourites are the Asian dishes like beef and broccoli black bean stir fry, or the Asian chicken salad with crisp wontons.
Donna Hay cookbooks enable you to feel like a cooking guru without too much hassle. Fresh and Light is teeming with mouth-watering recipes that will hit the spot perfectly during the long summer days to come.
Praise for Donna Hay: “Celebrity chef Donna Hay prefers the simple and light approach when it comes to food” Sydney Morning Herald
About the author: Donna Hay is an Australian-based food stylist, author and magazine editor and one of the best-known names in cookbook and magazine publishing in the world. Her previous eight books have sold more than 2.2 million copies internationally and are renowned for their fresh style, easy-to-follow recipes and inspirational photography.
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