Just in time for Mother's Day, two new books to complete Donna Hay's stylish and practical simple essentials series.

Following on the success of chicken, chocolate, fruit, and salads + vegetables, Australia's best-loved cookbook author brings you beef, lamb + pork and pasta, rice + noodles. In all her cookbooks Donna searches for the best produce possible and in these books she shares her tips on how to source the best cuts of meat, and how to jazz up everyday staples like pasta with beautiful, fresh ingredients which are simple to prepare, glorious to eat and lovely to look at. In pasta, rice +noodles, Donna takes you on a food tour from the kitchens of Asia to the Middles East, to the generous heart of Italy with her favourite noodle and rice based recipes. Treat your family and friends. With binding, and luscious photography, these are books to give as prized gifts, or to treasure for yourself.