For the past year, I've been secretly working on my second cookbook: TONIGHT. And I'm very excited to announce that it's now available for pre-order at Australia, United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada here!
Introducing my new cookbook: TONIGHT
More than 150 new recipes | 800 variations | More than 3000 combinations
UNDERSTOOD! Are you surprised? I hope so!! I've been working very hard to maintain this second cookbook a secret, because I wanted this to be a big surprise. And that's been a challenge because it's not in my nature to hide things like this from you!
In fact, he wasn't even supposed to make this announcement until next week. But I thought it would be best to tell you today since it was leaked and there has been speculation that it is fake news. Because how could he have been secretly working on such a big project and not accidentally let it slip?
Or maybe, I missed it and you missed the clues! Have you noticed that I've been posting far fewer recipes than my standard 3 new recipes per week for most of the last 10 months?
I've accidentally shown glimpses of my photo wall. My visual cookbook tool that I can't live without. You've seen me in professional photo shoots involving hair and makeup. You should know that I don't bother with that stuff unless it's important! 😂 It takes a special occasion to quickly run a brush through my hair before leaving the house!!
And ironically, Dozer recent health problems There was a silver lining: that my social life came to a halt while I stayed home to care for him, which cleared my calendar to give me months of uninterrupted time to focus on TONIGHT.
I have been keeping recipes secret for 2 years
The truth is that by the time I finished my first cookbook Dinner, I never had any doubt that I would make another one. I didn't know when, but from the moment Dinner It hit shelves almost 2 years ago and I've been secretly saving recipes for my next cookbook.
That big sesame ginger noodle soup I made on a rushed Tuesday night that was so good! A Double Crispy Spicy Honey Salmon that took less than 20 minutes to prepare and that I couldn't stop eating. A creamy mushroom soup with wild rice and Korean BBQ chicken marinade that made my friends swoon and the Thai wings that my friend was so obsessed with that he hid the leftovers under a pile of lettuce in the refrigerator so his children will not find them.
I fought my instinct to post these recipes on my website and instead saved them for my second cookbook. TONIGHT. And I am I'm so excited to tell you about this!!
About TONIGHT and why it's different
It is quite different from Dinner which has longer and more complicated classic meals. TONIGHT It's more focused on the dinners you can prepare tonight when you don't have time (but of course we still want something delicious to eat!), for all budgets and all levels of cooking, both for large families and single-person households.
there is 150 new recipes You won't find them on my website, and there are 800 variations of those recipes (including my beloved “Charlie” stir-fry sauce!), plus 3,000 possible combinations that mix and match ingredients.
There is an entire chapter of recipes that can be made in 20 minutes and another full of recipes that you can make with whatever you have on hand. Of course, there's a one-pot chapter (some of my greatest hits are in there), a candy chapter, and my favorite chapter called My easiest favorites where I came up with a faster way to prepare favorite comfort foods. Such as: Hainanese chicken in 20 minutes. Australian Monday Night Meat Pies. And burritos stuffed with eight different fillings made using a single pot. Aren't you dying to know how???!
And if – plus a photo for each recipe, such as DINNEREach recipe has a QR code that will take you directly to a handy instructional video!
More about TONIGHT here.
Introducing – Dozer!
And of course, what cookbook written by me would be complete without excessively featuring Australia's favorite taste tester, Dozer!
He has been with me every step of the way as I created, tested, photographed, and wrote the recipes, encouraging me as I groaned at the thought of spending another entire weekend reading proofs and retesting recipes. (I can't lie: I hate revision, but it takes the longest!)
Although he is now on negative sick leave due to all the time he took for his surgery, I am very pleased to say that he has returned full-time to his role as RecipeTin's Head of Taste Testing with the dedication and enthusiasm he has always had. demonstrated. .
He's been awarded Employee of the Month for 10 months in a row (that's since he started the cookbook) and was very excited when I informed him today that he was being given a raise effective immediately – a 2-to-5 raise. 3 balls of peanut butter. every day!
Thanks to you!
This second cookbook is here thanks to you! I am very grateful for all your comments on my first cookbook. Dinner. I listened, absorbed, I thought, I went to the kitchen and cooked.
So I wrote TONIGHT. A book full of recipes that aims to be truly useful, truly usable, and most importantly, truly delicious. The kind of food you crave, like slow-baked Italian meatballs, the softest, most succulent meatballs I've ever tasted. Roasted Pumpkin with Bacon-Pecan-Maple Crumble. Creamy Mushroom Wild Rice Soup! My Asian Kale Quinoa Salad (I'm OBSESSED with this).
AGGGHHHH! I love you all! I want to eat them all right now!
Pre-order and release date
TONIGHT Now available for pre-order in Australia, US, UK, Canada and New Zealand here. When you pre-order, it means you've gotten a copy and it will be delivered to your door on October 15, 2024 in Australia, October 17, 2024 in the UK, and October 29, 2024 in the US. . (we are working to close the gaps! ).
Why book? Well, it means you've snagged your copy and will receive it on the release date so you can start celebrating and cooking with me, right away! 🙂 Also, it became a little difficult to find copies of my first cookbook before Christmas due to low stock levels. Even I struggled!
TONIGHT will be available in stores on the release dates listed above and at local libraries shortly after. There will be a book tour later in the year, as well as some special surprise events.
I hope we have a chance to meet and that the book is already splattered with food stains and full of labels. They are the best kind! -Nagi x
PS: Don't feel bad if you missed the clues. 😜 Not even my own team knew until 6 months ago!!
