Hay, Donna – The Bell Bookshop

Sunshine, Lemons and Sea Salt

Emma — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

From international bestselling cookbook author, Donna Hay, comes Sunshine, Lemons and Sea Salt – a celebration of modern coastal Australian home cooking.

Donna's most beautiful book yet, this is fresh, sun-drenched and zingy summer food made for sharing. Featuring vibrant seasonal produce, delicious flavours and easy cooking, all set against the stunning backdrop of the sparkling Sydney Harbour. Bringing us into her own home and kitchen, join Donna as she creates no-fuss meals for her family and celebrates special times with friends. Find recipe inspiration for quick and easy weeknight dinners guaranteed to please, long, lazy summer afternoon catch ups, casual beach dinners and stunning garden tea parties. Along with no-fail recipes, Donna shares styling secrets that will bring some breezy, beach-side magic to your table.

Even More Basics to Brilliance: The Follow Up to the Classic Bestseller from Aus

Emma — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Donna Hay, Australia’s most trusted and bestselling cookbook author, returns with a follow up to her much-loved bestselling classic, Basics to Brilliance.

When Donna Hay first launched her visually-stunning hardcover book Basics to Brilliance in 2016, she had no idea its pages would become home to some of her (and the country’s!) most cherished cult recipes, including that failproof fall-apart slow-cooked beef brisket and the most addictive molten choc-chunk brownies.

In Even More Basics to Brilliance, you’ll find many more of those much-loved foundation recipes everyone needs in their cooking repertoire, with simple flavour switch-ups and shortcuts to take you from basics to brilliance in the kitchen, including simple and nourishing base stock for ramen (hello, bowls of umami), the tastiest oven-roasted tomato sauce (say goodbye to stirring at the stove-top!) and the easiest, serve-with-everything yoghurt flatbreads, not to mention the fluffiest foolproof carrot cake and a show-stopping Basque cheesecake.

Each recipe is followed by clever variations and flavour shortcuts to make them even easier to master, while giving home cooks the confidence to elevate their cooking to delicious new heights. And in true Donna style, there are plenty of clever change-ups along the way!

Donna Hay Christmas Feasts and Treats

Emma — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Donna Hay takes the stress out of Christmas cooking and entertaining with this must-have collection of over 170 stunning yet simple festive recipes. Featuring all the nostalgic favourites and some fun twists on the classics, this is the only cookbook you need for the festive season.

The Fast Five

Emma — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Basics to Brilliance Kids

Emma — Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

One Pan Perfect

Emma — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000

New Classics

Emma — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 10:47:13 +0000

Week Light

Emma — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Australia’s bestselling cookbook author and most trusted home cook, Donna Hay, returns with a beautiful new cookbook that you’ll want to use every night of the week.
There are endless arguments out there for bringing more vegetables to your table – your own wellbeing, your budget, our environment, the list goes on. Whatever your personal reason, there’s one that I think is universal – FLAVOUR. Gone are the days where a sad salad or soft steamed carrots were our only options. These recipes use vegetables in a whole new way, adding so much life to your weekly routine. Who knew broccoli (in my mind the superfood of all vegetables) could make such a delicious pizza base, flat-bread or tart shell? Often for lunch, or even a snack, I’ll bake my super-green falafels in the oven and my studio team love them. As for my boys? Their current weeknight request is my crunchy raw pad thai – so yum.

Inside Week Light, you’ll find all these ideas and so much more. It’s essentially my week in food, in a book – super-quick, family-friendly, fuss-free meals made REAL. Vegetables are at the forefront of nearly every recipe, with a few meat options thrown in, and there are lots of my all-time classics re-worked to include more goodness. This book is about using food to refuel and re-energise, while nurturing ourselves with flavour. Happy cooking!

Modern Baking

Emma — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Donna Hay, Australia’s bestselling, favourite and most trusted cook, brings you one of her most beautiful books yet: Modern Baking, with over 250 mouthwatering recipes for cakes,biscuits and all kinds of divinely delicious sweet treats.
I find there’s something truly enchanting about baking. From the way ingredients change as they’re whisked and whipped, to the joy that a warm slice of cake can bring – it’s always been my first love in the kitchen. Even though I’m a classics girl at heart, I’m forever adding on-trend twists to my sweet recipes and I want to share them with you. This book is what I like to think of as my modern baking bible. Inside are more than 250 recipes – my all-time favourite essentials, plus some super-smart shortcuts for when life gets crazy busy. I’ve also included plenty of better-for-you treats, made with wholesome raw ingredients, for a touch of balance. Be it chewy cookies, the fudgiest brownies, dreamy meringue or creamy iced desserts, let these modern sweets bring a little magic into your kitchen.