Yes that is Donna Hay hiding behind me. She has just had a baby and any woman who has ever "just had a baby" will understand why. I'll never forget hopping on the scales the day after my first son was born and despite having just delivered a healthy 8 pound 10 ounce baby I hadn't lost an ounce.
Donna is the special celebrity guest chef at this weeks Auckland Food Show . Everyone really enjoyed her presentation. She was professional, well prepared, funny and very relaxed. Her relaxed manner was a joy. I have been to other cooking demonstrations where the chef is not comfortable in front of the camera and it can make the whole event tiresome.
Following the demo Donna was very busy signing books but we managed a brief chat about the Hay Hay Its Donna Day. She seemed quite pleased with the interest our blog event has created for the magazine .
I had made arrangements to meet up with Celine at the show and while I grabbed us a couple of good seats Celine went off to find coffee. Donna presented a three course dinner of Spinach and Ricotta Soufflé, Roast Garlic Baked Chicken, Salsa Verde Potatoes and Molten Chocolate Cakes. Donna's secret is all her recipes are quick and easy, making them ideal for our busy lifestyles.
Next week I will recreate the recipes and post them. The individual soufflés are so easy.
In the meantime I've decided to go ahead and post the round up of event #3. I've had several emails asking about it. The host of event#3, Clare at Eatstuff , has been away from her computer for so long I'm not sure if she is coming back any time soon. I felt it wasn't fair on the people who made the effort to enter round #3, they were still without some sort of roundup
Donna Hay's Checkerboard Snap Cookies - Mini Roundup HHDD#3
With the help of Bron here is a mini roundup of Hay Hay It's Donna Day #3 - The Checkerboard Snap Cookies. Together we knew of 9 entries and we are very sorry if we have missed anyone out. If this is the case please leave us a comment sharing your entry, we'd love to see it!
Thanks heaps
Stephanies Rosewater and Pistachio Checkerboard Snap Cookies
Paul's Paul's Orange and Rum Rainbow Patches
Boo's Peanut Butter Strawberry Chequerboard, Coconut and Pandan, Earl Grey Tea and Lemon Chequerboards
Laura's Donna Hay's caramel filled biscuits
Grommie's Elderberry and Lemon Cookie Flowers
Linda's Battenberg Checkerboard Cookies with Raspberry jam and Marzipan
Barbara's Vanilla and Chocolate Stars
Clare's Original Hay Hay it's Donna Day #3 Introduction
Bron's Checkerboard Tiles and Icecream Sandwich
Cin's Chocolate Ginger Chequerboard Cookies
Thanks again to everyone who entered.
