Simple Dinners

Staring into the fridge or pantry with no idea what to make? Simple Dinners is built for that moment. It shows how everyday staples, from noodles, rice and vegetables to bread, pasta, canned beans and couscous, can become satisfying evening meals with very little effort.

The guiding idea is that one egg in the fridge is enough for dinner, and the same logic applies to pantry goods and fresh basics. Keep a few versatile items on hand, pick up a handful of fresh ingredients on the way home, and a quick, flavourful dinner is ready to serve.

The book is organized into 13 chapters, each built around a simple ingredient as its starting point. Practical tips and time-saving shortcuts appear throughout. In all, it contains more than 140 new recipes meant to make ordinary cooking easier to manage on busy evenings.

Donna Hay is an Australian food writer and stylist known for her magazine and her cookbooks.