Donna Hay ‘must cook’ recipes of the month

When you’re walking through the supermarket and you’re confronted with the cake on the front cover of the latest issue of Donna Hay magazine, is there any way you can pick it up and put it back on the shelf again? I think not!

As usual, Donna’s magazines are crammed full of gorgeous photos of food and homewares that make you wish you could vanish in to the pages of the magazine and not come out for a while. They are also scattered with lots of quick, simple and yummy recipes that the average punter would cook and eat with ease, and a sprinkling of harder and slightly ‘wanky’ items for those with a bit of a sense of adventure.

For me, this month, page 59 and the ‘baked chocolate custard cups’ grabbed my eye. It’s basically a standard baked custard recipe with 150g of dark chocolate thrown in for good measure. For those watching the waist line, check out the ‘red lentil and white bean soup’ and for those who are lazy and/or busy, the ‘one pot wonders’ will give you a helping hand in the kitchen without having to resort to frozen crap from the supermarket!