Donna Hay

Donna Hay is an Australian food stylist, author, and magazine editor.^[1]

She is best known as the author of 14 bestselling cookbooks, including Off the Shelf, Modern Classics (Books 1 and 2), The Instant Cook, Christmas, and Instant Entertaining. Selling over 3 million copies worldwide, her books are known for their simple recipes and beautiful photography. She was named one of the 'Magnificent Seven' cookbook authors by the judges of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in January 2007.^[2]

Hay also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Donna Hay Magazine, a bi-monthly magazine launched in 2001. She has also acted as Food Editor for Marie Claire magazine since 2006, as well as six months as Food Editor at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald^[3]

She also has her own homewares range, Donna Hay Home; her own store, Donna Hay General Store, in Woollahra; and a weekly column published in News Limited newspapers.^[1] Donna will launch a range of homewares in partnership with Royal Doulton in mid-2011.

She has also appeared many times as a guest judge on MasterChef Australia, which airs on Network Ten.

In March 2011, Hay's first television series, Fast, Fresh, Simple., launched on The LifeStyle Channel. Fast, Fresh, Simple. is a 13-part series that features many of the recipes from her book of the same name.

Donna lives with her husband, Bill Wilson, and two sons, Angus and Tom.^[4]

Bibliography

• Off the Shelf (2001)
• Modern Classics: Book 1 (2002)
• The New Cook (2003)
• Modern *Seasons (2009)
• Fast, Fresh, Simple. (2010)
• A Cooks Guide (2011)

External links

• Donna Hay Magazine Official Site
• Donna Hay profile on Harper Collins website
• Donna Hay bio

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Harper Collins Website
2. ^ Company Profile
3. ^ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/donna-hays-transformation/story-fn6bn9st-1226012569508
4. ^ [1]

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