The New Cook

by Donna Hay

Whether you are a beginner, an occasional cook or an accomplished one, The New Cook will guide and inspire you to create great food without fuss. Begin with the basics if your kitchen confidence needs a boost or go straight to the easy-to-follow recipes to make a new kind of meal where the approach is simple, the ingredients are fresh and the flavors are unforgettable. Complicated, time-consuming recipes and hard-to-get ingredients will become a thing of the past when The New Cook takes over your kitchen.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Reference, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

About the author

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Donna Hay is an Australian food stylist, author, and magazine editor. Her food, recipes and styling focuses on basic ingredients, simply prepared and beautifully photographed – hallmarks of her work which have set the benchmark for food publishing worldwide and inspired a whole new generation of cooks.

Reviews

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Favorite recipes from this include: green olive and ruby grapefruit on arugula with pomegranate molasses and hazelnuts (house salad); somen noodles with chilli and lime dipping sauce and prawns; vegetable pies with mashed potatoes and cheddar cheese; baby spinach and prosciutto salad (with grilled tomatoes, baked prosciutto, asparagus, shaves of parmesan; rocket, blue cheese and fried pear (pear is sauteed in butter and brown sugar and placed warm on the blue cheese, topped with cliantro); steak.

I own an early edition of this, before they redesigned the cover to make it more "marketable" and ruined the look.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slowly working my way back through some of my Donna Hay cookbooks. This one has simple recipes (not that most of Donna Hays recipe are difficult though) but there is also good information on basics--ingredients and techniques for the newer cook. And of course, tons of pretty pictures. ;-) I have made a few of the salads and more recently, the Udon Noodles in a Miso Broth when I wanted a simple bowl of noodley soup. (Recipe here: http://kahakaikitchen.blogspot.com/20...)

[Elisabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

She is fabulous once you figure out how to substitute ingredients. simplicty at it's best!