Exciting news everyone! After talking about it for so long, the RecipeTin Eats cookbook “Dinner” is finally available for pre-order in Australia, NZ, America & CANADA!!! Plus, revealing a big SURPRISE…..
Pre-order now available!
Just click the link of your preferred retailer to reserve your copy.
✨US/CAN now available! ✨
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Amazon Canada | Bookshop.org
AUSTRALIA
Booktopia | Dymocks | QBD | The Nile | Amazon | Big W
NEW ZEALAND
Mighty Ape | Paper Plus | Whitcoulls
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Stay tuned! See FAQ below for more information.
What is pre-ordering? It means that a copy of my cookbook will be reserved for you just in case it sells out (imagine that! 😱). Plus you will enjoy the convenience of having it delivered directly to you when it becomes available on 11 October 2022!
About “Dinner” cookbook
“The food you want to cook, eat and share, night after night”, aptly named “Dinner” (no exclamation mark, much to my dismay), this cookbook contains over 130 recipes plus 44 sides, sauces and other extras. Pretty hefty – bigger than typical cookbooks!
With a focus on quick and easy food for weeknights and a sprinkle of special treats for festive occasions, the recipes use easy-to-find ingredients and include what my publisher calls “Nagi’s famously helpful notes”. 😂
And – a big SURPRISE……
SURPRISE! Every recipe has a how-to video!
Yup, you read that right. Every single recipe comes with a how-to video, just like the recipes here on my website!
All you have to do is use your phone or iPad/tablet to scan the QR code and it will take you straight to the recipe video which will live in a special corner of this website!
The decision to do a video for every recipe was a huge workload commitment. You’re insane!!! I heard, multiple times from people much wiser than me. 😂
But for me? The thought of doing a cookbook without accompanying recipe videos was never even a consideration. For the last 5 years, every recipe I’ve shared on this website has had a recipe video – with the exception of super simple sides. You tell me how helpful you find them. So a minor little thing like the fact that a cookbook is printed rather than online wasn’t going to stop me from having recipe videos to accompany each recipe – he!
Peek inside!
“……in her first cookbook, Nagi brings us the ultimate curation of new and favourite RecipeTin Eats recipes – from comfort food (yes, cheese galore), to fast and easy food for weeknights, Mexican favourites, hearty salads, Asian noodles, and treats for festive occasions.”
“Featuring a photo and how-to video for every recipe, readily available ingredients, Nagi’s famously helpful notes, and Dozer, Australia’s best-loved food tester, this is a kitchen-shelf must-have….”
Recipe index
Click the images below to view full size and browse the full recipe index. There’s 130 recipes plus 44 extras – sides, sauces, salad dressings, rice, breads!
FAQ – “Dinner” cookbook!
How many recipes? Over 150! 130 mains plus 44 essential extras – sides, sauces, breads. It’s a pretty big cookbook!
What type of recipes are they?
Everyday recipes – The vast majority (say, 85%) are what I’d call “everyday recipes” that are straight forward and made with easily accessible ingredients
Cuisine – 20% of the recipes are Asian / Asian influenced, a whole chapter on Mexican (I adore Mexican food!), a sprinkle of French and Mediterranean, dusting of Middle Eastern and the balance are Western dishes.
Gluten free – approximately 1/3 of the recipes, including those made gluten-free with very simple, common GF substitutes.
Meat-free recipes – approximately 25%. (Are you shocked?? 😂 I was. It wasn’t intentional!)
Calorie conscious – I am not a “healthy” recipe creator nor do I sacrifice the quality of the end result simply for the sake of reducing calories. However, most of my recipes are well balanced sensible meals. I was not raised cooking with vast amounts of cream or butter!
Cheese-free – I decline to answer.
Special occasions – A sprinkle of dishes for festive occasions and leisurely Sunday suppers!
Are they all new recipes?? Most are brand new recipes created especially for the cookbook! By popular demand, I’ve also included some reader favourites.
Photos! Does every recipe have one? YES! Well, all the mains do. I couldn’t fit in a photo for all the extras!
Did you do all the photos yourself? All but 2 of the recipe photos were photographed by me. A professional photographer (Rob Palmer, whom I have admired for years!) and food stylist (Emma Knowles, Australia’s famous food whisperer) did the big double page photos for chapter openers (like the “Pasta and Cosy” chapter above) and photos that I am in. Plus the cover!
The other photos were done by me, in my home, in a makeshift studio shown below. The garbage bags to block the light are stylish, aren’t they??? I might even remove them one day and upgrade to blinds!
What about the videos?? You filmed them all yourself? YES! One of the (additional) downsides of having such chubby little hands is that it is IMPOSSIBLE to find a hand double. 😩 I have been cooking so much over the past couple of months to get the recipe videos done! As you get deeper into the cookbook, you’ll see the condition of my hands deteriorating …. .dried out red skin, cracking, cuts, burns… 😂 We tried to edit them out of the videos!!!
When will your cookbook be available overseas?? **UPDATE: Now available for pre-order in the US and Canada!!** Stay tuned for further announcements. I’m so, so sorry to everyone in other countries, my publisher (Pan Macmillan) and I worked incredibly hard to make it available at the same time but couldn’t get there. There are unprecedented challenges facing the book publishing world globally at the moment which has been a major factor in this. I’m so sorry! 😩 I was devastated when I had to accept this.
Signings! Book tour!! Book signing events are being organised in Australia! I will announce them when dates and locations are locked in. We are also planning to get Dozer to some of these events!
We want Dozer! We want Dozer! What – you missed that he is ON THE COVER??!! Yep, he’s a cover boy! And littered throughout the book, sometimes in the most unexpected places. 😂 So much so that there have been whisperings that I went through all this effort to create a cookbook just so I had a excuse to get Dozer photos in print……. I plead the 5th! 😈
How much did you cook for this cookbook? Over 1,600 recipes. SO MUCH COOKING!
Initial experimentation phase (>300!)
Refining the chosen recipes
Testing and re-testing by me, my Chef (JB – you’re obsessed with his Chicken Fricassée) and my team
Independent testing of every single recipe by recipe testers
Making the recipes for photos
Making the recipes for the recipe videos
A very big thank you – to you!
I don’t think I’ve told you this – I made this cookbook for you.
It certainly wasn’t for my family. Being such capable cooks themselves, they will never use a single recipe from it! 😂
You are the reason I love what I do, the reason that RecipeTin Eats is not just a soulless, silent website but a vibrant community. And you are the reason I wanted to create a cookbook, a physical thing we can touch and scrawl over (do it!), that can sit on your kitchen shelf. I secretly love the idea of being in your kitchen with you! 😉
Thank you for your enthusiasm when I announced I was planning to do a cookbook, for your messages of support, for the laughter, sometimes your cheekiness (😂), and your patience during the months of silence as I worked on this cookbook. You made me strive to do the very best I could!
I’ve truly given this cookbook everything I have, supported by a wonderful, talented team (you’ll meet them in the cookbook!). I’m so proud of the end result. I genuinely love every single recipe and I hope you love them too!
Thank you again. I feel so very fortunate to be surrounded by such great people. – Nagi x
Pre-order now available
There are not enough exclamation marks in this world to capture my excitement!!
✨US/CAN now available!!!✨
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Amazon Canada | Bookshop.org
AUSTRALIA
Booktopia | Dymocks | QBD | The Nile | Amazon | Big W
NEW ZEALAND
Mighty Ape | Paper Plus | Whitcoulls
More INTERNATIONAL
Stay tuned! See FAQ above for more information.
What is pre-ordering? It means that a copy of my cookbook will be reserved for you just in case it sells out (imagine that! 😱). Plus you will enjoy the convenience of having it delivered directly to you when it becomes available on 11 October 2022!
Life of Dozer
Of course I wanted Dozer to be in the lead photo for this exciting announcement post! But after many (many!) attempts, I had to concede defeat….
Some more attempts –
Dear Dozer
Dear Dozer,
You were there with me every step of the way through this cookbook, from the moment I made the decision to make it. By my side when I was shooting late into the night, offering to scrub – I mean lick – the piles of dirty dishes on weekends, keeping my toes warm when I was bashing away on the keyboard in the middle of the night, squeezing yourself under tripods holding very expensive cameras.
Taste testing every single dish, nibbling dirty tea towels (you’re such a grot), falling asleep in front of the oven when we were slow-roasting.
You never stopped believing you could make a hunk of meat fall off the bench through sheer will power, and shamelessly used your looks to get extra treats throughout this whole project.
I love you so very, very much. – Nagi x
Dear Nagi,
I just love your recipe’s and have made many of them.They are so tasty and you make them so easy, thank you.
I’m looking forward to ordering a copy of ‘Dinner’ but, living in Cyprus, I guess I will have to wait – not too long I hope.
Amazing news Nagi, congratulations!!!! I’ve just ordered my copy and can’t wait to start cooking your new recipes 🙂 🙂 🙂
Congratulations Nagi ! What a huge achievement – you can now crawl under the doona and sleep for a month. Have preordered – I can feel a whole lotta cooking coming on here in Adelaide . Loved the index preview pages – looking forward to seeing what ‘other starchy vehicles’ are – I have visions of cars made out of rice, mashed potatoes etc rofl
Just ordered 3!! 2 are gifts for my mum and bestie! Absolutely love your recipes and can’t wait to try some new ones!! All my family raves about my cooking and I tell them, it’s not me it’s Nagi!! Thank you !!
Thrilled to see you are publishing a book of your recipes Nagi!😀👍
I already know who will be receiving this as a Xmas gift 🎅🌲🎁 (along with myself of course👍☺️)
Congratulations Nagi!!
I am so excited to get my copy! You’ve been my dinner planning saviour these past few years, we appreciate your hard work and creativity so much ❤️
Wow way to go girl…. love your recipes 😋 very very excited to get you cookbook…give Dozer a big hug 🤗 thank you for making great meals so easy to make 😊
This is so fantastic, where do we preorder the book?
I am so excited for your book. Have ordered! I teach cooking to people with disabilities and 90% of the recipes we use are yours. It’s great to have straight forward, well presented recipes with Australian measurements and ingredients that taste delicious AND tips on tips on tips. Our food classes are the most popular in our program and I am sure a lot of that has to do with your recipes that make sharing the love of cooking easy. Thank you!
Huge congratulations, Nagi! I have followed and cooked with you and Dozer for years! This is a fantastic achievement and you deserve all things good to come your way!
Love and best wishes…
Sharon
Dear Nagi, I feel you almost like an old friend chatting with me in the kitchen while preparing a special dinner.
Congratulations! I am so glad for you and a little bit envy too. It is such a bliss to love what you do…
💛… “Cheese-free – I decline to answer”.
Congratulations Nagi. So much effort, such a fabulous achievement. All the very best for selling a squillion copies 😊I’ve pre-ordered my copy!!
Thank you for the lovely message Rachael! And for pre-ordering! N xx
Huge congrats Nagi – what an achievement! So glad to see a couple of my favourite recipes in your cook book…I know what I’ll be asking for this Christmas!
Thank you Claire!! Happy to hear you see some familiar favourites… and I hope you love the cookbook exclusive ones too!! There are some epic new creations in there ❤️ N x
BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER IM.SP EXCITED THAT IM HAPPY TO WAIT AND EXTENDED MY BIRTHDAY INTO OCTOBER!
I LOVE your enthusiasm Crystal!!! Thank you so much for the lovely message – N x
Hi Nagi, our family is a big fan of your cooking… since COVID lockdowns and choosing to travel around the world with your recipes, somewhere new every day … it’s how my kids were introduced to spicy food and love it!!!
Your new book is preordered but couldn’t wait … tried your sticky drumsticks and of course another success! Finger- licking delish ! Thanks for sharing your recipes and pearls of wisdom!
He he I LOVE that you tried a recipe I previewed in the post!!! ❤️ I’m so glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for pre-ordering my book! N xx
How exciting Nagi! I read this with tears in my eyes and a wet nose 😂😭 I am living in China and can’t wait until I can get my hands on your book ❤️ I just recently finished a two month summer course at a private school where for almost every lesson ice breaker I would ask the kids “What would you like to eat? Or What’s your favorite food”? I would get all sorts of answers (a lot of them cake or cupcakes) and I would type them in your recipe search bar. We would then choose a post and then watch the recipe video 😂 they absolutely loved it. Your influence is global, keep it up! You should be immensely proud. I know we certainly are ❤️
Awww I love reading this message and imagining you watching the videos with the kids!!! PS Just between you and I, pretty sure I’ve shed a LOT more tears!! I’ve turned into a total cry baby these last couple of weeks 😂 N x
Congratulations on the upcoming release of yours and Dozer’s cookbook. Your blog is so much fun; I’m sure the cookbook will be a delight. Maybe you’ll consider book signings in the U.S.? All the best from the Chicago (Illinois) area.
Thanks for your lovely message Joan!! I’m close to signing with a US publisher and I hope they will organise signings!! 🤞🏻 N xx
Congratulations 👏 your recipes are my weekly go to, they NEVER disappoint. My sister, mum and I are all huge fans and just pre ordered multiple copies each, as everyone we know deserves the joy of cooking your recipes!
Aww I LOVE READING THIS!! Thank you so much Kimberly, I’m so flattered!! N xx
Congratulations, can’t wait for the book to arrive. Thanks Nagi and Dozer 🙂 !!
I LOVE Dozer’s picture on the cover. So typical and so adorable! Love the selfie too. Your feelings shine through. And I love all the body parts (paws, hand, drumstick) overlapping the title. QR code for the videos is very nice touch.
Glad you made it through all the weather, covid etc…
Now, it’s really time to take a break. Enjoy some rest. You’ve definitely earned it!
Nagi huge congratulations! I’ve just pre ordered 4 copies to share with friends and family 😘
WOW! Thank you Kokum, I’m so flattered!!! 🙂 N xx