Donna Hay on Good food channel (uk)

[joolsmicra]

Said to be the new nigella...........is she worth me setting the record button for tonight? Family wont watch a cookery show in the evening, unless its hugh fearnly- Whittingstall (they call him hugh hardly -edible in our house, because of the bizzarre ingredients he cooks with!)
The pictures of the food on the trailers look lovely!

[joolsmicra]

hmmm..............watched it and found it interesting! Is she REALLY famous in Australia? She mentioned her books and magazines...is she like Martha Stewart?? Food channel have launched her with much pazazz, so I expect that we will see more of her over here. Not as much inuendo as Nigella though!
Off to google her now

[obbie]

 Donna hay does Fresh, Fast, simple.

 Really easy stuff.


I was given 2 of her cook books, but don't use them at all.
She is on Lifestyle food here.

Robyn

[joolsmicra]

just googled her..............wow she has an empire!

[Cuilidh]

She's very popular here in Australia and I occasionally buy her magazines but I don't have any of her recipe books.  I've never 'seen her in action' on TV so don't know what she's like as a presenter.

[Halex]

We love Donna Hay in our house,  Perth, western Australia. I have a subscribtion to her magazine, about 3 of her books and ds has her kids cook book and kids magazine.

Her food is step  by step. Like jameie oliver, i have neverbhad a flop with any of her recipes. We used to have foxtel which is where her show is aired, saw it once and it seemed good.budget cut backs foxtel had to go.

Hally

[maddy]

I    LOVE  Donna Hay!

I have all of her books, and watch her show.
She is a bit of an Aussie Icon.  She would have to be Australia's most famous food stylist.
Most of her recipes use few ingredients, and are all simple to cook.
Check out her website, and can I suggest looking at the store  ......I have my eyes on some gorgeous green glass cake stands 
I adore her baked lemon cheese cake 

She is the Queen of the pasta twirl 

[Halex]

Ooh Maddy her on line store is lovely, i am always browsing it. Would love to be able to buy lots of items from there and i lve er ew fine china range.

Hally

[maddy]

Isn't it Gorgeous!

I'm struggling not to buy these









........if hubby hadn't just bought a new tractor  you'd be seeing these items in the shopping thread!

[Halex]

I am after the cake stand too, plus i would love the pura blue china ste, they have it in dj's here. Also am lookimg at buying some f the wooden plates etc for thevsummer. I could spend a fortune.

Plus i have no cupbard space...

Hally

[maddy]

Plus i have no cupbard space...

Hally

  DITTO!

......but that doesn't stop me 
You will become creative finding the space though.....eg..a dolls house gives you lots of  extra room 
Just think outside the cupboard 

[judydawn]

You are right maddy.  Think outside the square is what I did when I bought this storage box from a hardware store (Mitre 10 but they are also available from outdoor living stores as well, people use them to store their outdoor setting cushions in).  I have all my jam jars & sauce bottles etc in it plus a few other light plastic objects I don't use very often and it is just out under the pergola so no trouble to go out and get anything. I put all unused appliances in the bottom of the linen press after a good clean out in there and now with this storage box outside, I have gained so much more room in the kitchen cupboards to spread things out to make it easier to get to (plus add a few more things from time to time).

[Halex]

good thinking, now you have me thinking.............
we have 4 bedrooms, one for dh and i, 1 for ds, 1 for dh study and 1 for meeeeee for some kitchen bits and pieces. good thinking. Now i have to sort out al my cupboards and put away upstairs what we dont use very often and i can have more space.

Hally

[joolsmicra]

She did the pasta swirl last night!!!!!!! I didnt know that there was a way of serving pasta that wasnt just plonking on a plate!
Also did a chicken thing that looked nice. Looked on ebay for magazines, cost from Australia with postage £28.95!!!!
The homeware looks similar to that on the Martha Stewart website, the green milk glass, and the plates. Nice though!
However since she is launching over here, it wont be long until everything is available in uk.

[Yvette]

I love Donna Hay her Fast Fresh Simple book is lovely