about the book

In this anticipated follow-up to Donna's best-selling book Basics to Brilliance, you’ll find more of those much-loved classic recipes everyone needs in their repertoire – only reimagined for today’s home cook – with simple flavour switch-ups to make one recipe many, and take you from basic to brilliant in the kitchen. When Donna first launched her visuallystunning hardcover book in 2016, she had no idea its pages would become home to some of her most cherished cult recipes. This new instalment is packed with even more essentials – from a no-stir roasted tomato sauce to the best-ever lemon drizzle cake – each one followed by clever variations to take them from weekday saviour to weekend entertaining. If you liked Basics to Brilliance, you're going to love Even More Basics to Brilliance!

Contents Savoury

From the silkiest pasta to a goes-with-everything salsa verde (plus what to pair it with) and the fluffiest flatbread, these tried-and-true recipes will soon become your weekly go-tos – ready to be switched up with exciting flavour twists.

caramelised onion crispy chilli oil poached chicken asian beef shortribs mac and cheese roast garlic crispy potato cake smoky chipotle beans chinese bbq pork silky fresh pasta sushi rice flatbreads ramen ricotta fritters za'atar

Flatbread

These super fluffy no-knead flatbreads will change your mind about making bread at home. They're the ultimate minimum-fuss flex perfect for dipping, mopping or ferrying those tasty toppings.

These super fluffy no-knead flatbreads will change your mind about making bread at home. They're the ultimate minimum-fuss flex, perfect for dipping, mopping or ferrying those tasty toppings.

Slow-roasting garlic mellows it into rich, creamy and subtly sweet cloves that will give a deep golden flavour kick to pasta sauces, roasts, soups or toasties.