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TV Chefs
 Instant Entertaining
Donna Hay
Our go-to gal when time and creativity are of the essence, Donna Hay's minimalist
entertaining credo will carry the host through spur-of-the-moment weeknight suppers
to special occasion buffets. For those who have avoided Australian books because
of confusing terms and strange measurements, this book features both a glossary
and conversion chart. Colour photos. Hardcover, 192 pp. $49.95.
 The Instant Cook
Donna Hay
Once again Donna does what she does best: uses the freshest ingredients in the
quickest, least fussy way. Lamb baked on figs and fennel, yellow tomato and parmesan
salad and simple rhubarb tart are a few of the recipes that will have you reaching
for this book again and again. Colour photos. Hardcover, 192 pp, $49.95.
 Modern Classics
Donna Hay
This volume of Donna's books could become the contemporary commonsense cookbook of
a new generation of cooks. Filled with more inspiration and gorgeous photos from
Donna Hay. The Roast Vegetable Frittata on page 73 is divine. Softcover, 192
pp., $34.95.
Off The Shelf, 2001, $29.00
 Flavours
Donna Hay
In her fourth book in two years, Hay concentrates on flavours -- vanilla, lemon and
lime, and ginger amongst them. While some ideas are vintage Hay -- or at least as
vintage as someone barely 30 can be, the vanilla and lemon and lime chapters seem
fresh and particularly appealing. $29.95. 2001. Recipes: Veal
with Lemon, Seared River Trout with
Kaffir Lime Sauce, Lemon Seared
Squid, and Spaghetti with Lime
and Rocket.
 New Food Fast
Donna Hay
The latest book from Australia's favourite food writer. Quick, elegant
and easy, the recipes in this book are a delight to the eye and the
palate. Colour illustrations. 2000. $34.95.
 Entertaining
Donna Hay
It's party time and you don't know what to prepare. Donna Hay pulls
it all together for you. The basics, the menus, the wines. All you
have to do is cook, look as beautiful and delicious as the food and sit back
and listen to the compliments. Colour illustrations. 1998. $29.95.
 New Cook
Donna Hay
Simple, elegant, easy to prepare. The New Cook makes new cooks out
of experienced cooks and give novice cooks the courage to try new
and unusual dishes. Colour illustrations. 1997. $34.95.
  More Grilled To Perfection
Chris Knight
A second helping of Chef Robert Rainford’s barbecue dishes from the License to Grill show seen on the Food Network. Recipes included sophisticated party fare like Port Marinated Smoked Chicken, everyday family fare like Lamb Kabobs, and recipes for the truly adventurous like Smoked Rotisserie Pig With Root Beer Barbecue Sauce. Colour photos. Softcover, 233 pp, $29.95.
 Grilled to Perfection
Chris Knight & Tyler J. Smith
This is the cookbook companion to the Food Network show Licence to Grill with Rob Rainford, so if you like the show you will certainly like this. If you can't remember all the hints and tips talked about on the show they are written out for you, and the recipes have detailed, step-by-step instructions so you won't make any wrong turns before your food reaches the table. Colour photos. Softcover, 230 pp. $29.95.
 Road Grill with Matt Dunigan
Chris Knight
The companion to the Food Network Canada show of the same name features
zippy recipes blended with the answers to burning(so to speak) questions
such as whether to use gas or charcoal, which tools to buy, where to get
your meat. Besides updated standards for all our favorite meats there are
great vegetable sides, condiments, rubs, marinades, and even desserts.
Show host Matt Dunigan is a former star quarterback in the Canadian Football
League. Tantalizing colour photos. Softcover, 260 pp, $29.95.
 Nigella Express
Nigella Lawson
All of the dishes in Nigella’s Express require little preparation. However, some cook quickly while others give the cook time to relax in a hot bath or curl up with a good book to the enticing aroma of dinner bubbling away in the oven. Some of the recipes are old favorites from earlier books, some will become new favorites, but all have the interplay of texture, colour, and contrasting flavours that have given Nigella Lawson’s vision of comfort food an international profile. Colour photos. Hardcover, 390 pp, $50.00.
 Feast:
Food that Celebrates Life
Nigella Lawson
The Yummy Mummy’s fifth book is the best since her first. As in How
to
Eat ($63.00,$37.50) this book appeals to both the cook and the
reader. Nigella’s feasts range from a funeral reception to a Passover
seder always using tempting
yet simple dishes. Colour photos. Hardcover, 416 pp, $55.00.
 Nigella Bites
Nigella Lawson
The UK's latest, & certainly most stunning, celebrity food personality.
Let the backbiting begin in earnest. There are too many author photos, too
much borrowing
( but at least she cites her sources ), and what's with the trash cooking
( Elvis's infamous fried peanut butter and banana sandwich again)? However,
a
taste of
slow-roasted pork shoulder, aromatic lamb shank stew or raspberry and lemongrass
trifle will stop the critics cold. Give us more! $50.00. Recipe: Pasta
with Meatballs
 How to be a Domestic Goddess
Nigella Lawson
Woman-about-the-arts and confirmed coobook addict Jane Marsland has given her
stamp of approval to Nigella Lawson's Domestic Goddess based on the
banana loaf.Since, like us, her previous gold standard for same was James Beard's
recipe (the one without the nuts) in Beard on Bread ($21), we respect
her opinion. Like the late Richard Sax, Lawson writes with the voice of a good
friend offering suggestions rather than rules which must be followed because
she knows best. Colour photos. Hardcover, $35.00.
 How to
Eat
Nigella Lawson
A former restaurant critic for the Spectator, current food columnist for British Vogue,
a Booker Prize judge, a sidekick of Nigel Stalter, and beautiful too. Could
we be more jealous? Subtitled The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food,
Lawson gives us plenty to digest for the brain as well as the stomach. With
chapters covering cooking in advance, feeding small children, small quantity
and low-fat cooking, she has hit upon all the flash points for today's busy
lives. Rather idiosyncratic photos. Softcover, 39.95
 Forever Summer
Nigella Lawson
Forever Summer has the practical appeal of a cookbook as well as the lure of
a travel book, the sort one might flick through longingly in winter, dreaming
of much-needed sunshine. There is a delightful chapter on ice creams and a
rich, luscious White Chocolate Almond Cake recipe onpage 214. Softcover, 279
pp. $35.00.
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