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RecipeTin Eats: Tonight: Foolproof Recipes for 150+ Easy Dinners
Foolproof recipes for over 150 easy dinners
Global bestselling home cook, Nagi Maehashi, is back to solve the perennial problem of what’s for dinner tonight … and every night.
RecipeTin Eats TONIGHT includes more than 150 brand-new foolproof, flavour-packed recipes, 800 variations on those recipes and 3000 possible combinations that match formulas (including Nagi’s world-famous Charlie sauce) with different ingredients.
You’ll find crave-worthy crowd-pleasers – try slow-baked Italian meatballs in a rich tomato sauce with bubbling melted cheese or fall-apart Asian chicken cooked in a sticky-sweet soy glaze.
20-minute dinners; pantry staple dinners; high-impact guest-impressing; and turn-to Sunday suppers – the Vietnamese pulled pork is a festival of flavour – while the sweet chapter delivers on the promise of maximum decadence.
There is a stunning photo and link to a how-to video for every recipe.
RecipeTin Eats TONIGHT is a standout cookbook for every home kitchen, for every level of cooking ability, for every budget, for every set of taste buds - and for every single night of the week.
Global bestselling home cook, Nagi Maehashi, is back to solve the perennial problem of what’s for dinner tonight … and every night.
RecipeTin Eats TONIGHT includes more than 150 brand-new foolproof, flavour-packed recipes, 800 variations on those recipes and 3000 possible combinations that match formulas (including Nagi’s world-famous Charlie sauce) with different ingredients.
You’ll find crave-worthy crowd-pleasers – try slow-baked Italian meatballs in a rich tomato sauce with bubbling melted cheese or fall-apart Asian chicken cooked in a sticky-sweet soy glaze.
20-minute dinners; pantry staple dinners; high-impact guest-impressing; and turn-to Sunday suppers – the Vietnamese pulled pork is a festival of flavour – while the sweet chapter delivers on the promise of maximum decadence.
There is a stunning photo and link to a how-to video for every recipe.
RecipeTin Eats TONIGHT is a standout cookbook for every home kitchen, for every level of cooking ability, for every budget, for every set of taste buds - and for every single night of the week.
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First published October 15, 2024
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February 18, 2025
Okay, so I loved this cookbook but not necessarily for the recipes. Let me clarify, the recipes as depicted in their photos look absolutely amazing. The ingredients used throughout are stellar and I loved the Charlie Sauce Chapter (an asian based sauce with ways to use it). The author's backstory, her choice to give back to the community and take a hard pass on becoming a "food celebrity" and her love of her dog, all made me want to hug her.
Everything about all this book was wonderful except I didn't love the format of the actual cooking instructions. I prefer a more ordered, linear approach and with these recipes, well the information is all there but in a more chaotic way. The ingredients have footnotes you find in a box under the recipe, which isn't terrible but was distracting. And the way the instructions are presented, each step is prefaced with a word or phrase that was also distracting.
Most won't likely mind the way recipes are formatted, but I am Miss Pickypants and I am picky. So, despite my perceived peccadillos, this is a great cookbook that would be good for anyone looking for a collection of tasty weeknight recipes.
Everything about all this book was wonderful except I didn't love the format of the actual cooking instructions. I prefer a more ordered, linear approach and with these recipes, well the information is all there but in a more chaotic way. The ingredients have footnotes you find in a box under the recipe, which isn't terrible but was distracting. And the way the instructions are presented, each step is prefaced with a word or phrase that was also distracting.
Most won't likely mind the way recipes are formatted, but I am Miss Pickypants and I am picky. So, despite my perceived peccadillos, this is a great cookbook that would be good for anyone looking for a collection of tasty weeknight recipes.
January 1, 2025
I love this new book already!
- The prologue is actually very well written and I genuinely sat down and read it.
- More photos of Dozer! It doesn’t get better than that!
- Guides on how long to roast different vegetables and meat are just what the doctor ordered.
- The organisation of this book is impeccable and everything is so easy to find.
- Salad dressing recipes are so easy and so good.
- Have already tried several dishes and as per usual, it all tasted delicious!
Looking forward to giving more of these a go in the new year!
- The prologue is actually very well written and I genuinely sat down and read it.
- More photos of Dozer! It doesn’t get better than that!
- Guides on how long to roast different vegetables and meat are just what the doctor ordered.
- The organisation of this book is impeccable and everything is so easy to find.
- Salad dressing recipes are so easy and so good.
- Have already tried several dishes and as per usual, it all tasted delicious!
Looking forward to giving more of these a go in the new year!
November 25, 2024
This is Maehashi's second cookbook. I was disappointed. Repeats of recipes that were in the first book for example: Sauces, dressings, artisan bread, how to cook rice, the Charlie stir-fry sauce and stir-fry formula. Easy flatbread and creamy mashed potatoes can also be found in the first cookbook.
Many of the recipes are a rehash of the recipes from the first book, RecipeTin Eats Dinner.
2.5 rating rounded up.
Many of the recipes are a rehash of the recipes from the first book, RecipeTin Eats Dinner.
2.5 rating rounded up.
February 8, 2025
Nagi and Dozer, I love you forever
January 9, 2025
One of the best cookbooks I’ve ever read! There’s so many delicious and easy recipes, I would highly recommend it. Nagi is so down to earth and real with her recipes, I particularly appreciate her advice for shortcuts and swaps for ingredients which make life easier.
December 25, 2024
I am so disappointed in this book. Yes, the production quality is the same as the first so it is a beautiful book BUT. The first book seemed like every recipe had really earned it’s spot in the book after painstaking consideration. This book does not have that same feel. Why are the bread recipes repeated? A recipe for spaghetti with a cheese sauce? That was grade 8 home economics when I was in high school. The salads even look very similar. I understand that this book seems to function as a love letter to her dog, who has been unwell. My feeling is that the costs of his hospital care and the fact that RecipeTin Meals has no external funding made the generation of income through more book sales expedient.
October 22, 2024
This is everything I love in a cookbook! A fabulous photo for every recipe and lots of alternative ingredient suggestions. Tonight is a perfect companion to Nagi’s first book, Dinner!
October 21, 2024
I’ve made 3 recipes in the first week.
I can see this is going to be my new go to cookbook, followed closely by her first book Dinner.
I can see this is going to be my new go to cookbook, followed closely by her first book Dinner.
March 11, 2025
This is the absolute best cookbook I own. The pictures are immaculate. I’ve tried at least 20 recipes and none of them were below an 8.5.
November 22, 2025
My 2025 Cookbook Trials - logging these in Goodreads to keep track of my cooking adventures this year. My new year's resolution for 2025 was to try more recipes - at least one new one per month. To aid in this endeavour, I'm once again signing out cookbooks from the public library.
Nagi's RecipeTin Eats website is on constant rotation in my household - the recipes are so approachable and I've marked so many as keepers. Even when the recipes are not perfect, they've been good and maybe only requiring a bit of tweaking - nothing has ever been a failed attempt. It was a no-brainer to check out her latest cookbook.
I will note however that recipes on her older cookbook RecipeTin Eats Dinner seem to now have been mostly released on her website too - so I anticipate that in a few years, the top recipes from this cookbook will also be featured on the website.
RECIPES TRIED:
1) Korean BBQ Chicken - BBQ'd this in the fall and it was a hit with L.; a bit on the sweet side for me, but a good option to throw on the grill for a group!
2) Chicken Soba Salad with Creamy Miso Dressing - I don't even like soba noodles but decided to give this a tray and LOVED it! This will now be the reason I keep soba noodles stocked in my pantry. Easily adaptable to whatever crunchy veggies you have in the fridge (we didn't have cabbage or edamame!)
RECIPES STILL TO TRY: so many...
3) Honey Sesame Ginger Beef - Looks like a delicious rice-topper!
4) Crispy rice paper fish rolls - Definitely a recipe for me to try alone!
5) Texas Cowboy Chicken - Tex-Mex night at home?
6) Normandy Pork Chops - Our household loves pork chops; this one with apples and cream sounds delicious.
7) Crispy One-Pot Beef Burritos - Not sure if we like burritos crispy... but worth a try.
8) One-Pot Hainanese Chicken & Rice - I love Hainanese chicken rice and I trust Nagi to simplify the recipe without losing the taste.
9) Lion White Beans - L, loves beans...
10) Cowboy Chicken Salad with Smoky Chipotle Dressing - Always on the lookout for a delicious salad meal.
11) Crispy Halloumi Pearl Couscous salad - L. loves couscous and halloumi! Another possible delicious salad meal!
12) Duck Ragu Papperdelle - Duck might be hard/expensive to buy, but definitely sounds so delicious!
13) Strawberry Swirl Shortcake - Fluffy whipped cream cake? What's not to like.
14) My Perfect Orange Poppy Seed Loaf Cake - L. loves poppy seeds, will need to try this out.
15) Hot Butterscotch Cake with Butterscotch Sauce - Sounds so indulgent...yum!
16) Cinnamon Roll Cake - Ditto here too!
I'll definitely need to sign this out again from the library to keep trying all these recipes!
Nagi's RecipeTin Eats website is on constant rotation in my household - the recipes are so approachable and I've marked so many as keepers. Even when the recipes are not perfect, they've been good and maybe only requiring a bit of tweaking - nothing has ever been a failed attempt. It was a no-brainer to check out her latest cookbook.
I will note however that recipes on her older cookbook RecipeTin Eats Dinner seem to now have been mostly released on her website too - so I anticipate that in a few years, the top recipes from this cookbook will also be featured on the website.
RECIPES TRIED:
1) Korean BBQ Chicken - BBQ'd this in the fall and it was a hit with L.; a bit on the sweet side for me, but a good option to throw on the grill for a group!
2) Chicken Soba Salad with Creamy Miso Dressing - I don't even like soba noodles but decided to give this a tray and LOVED it! This will now be the reason I keep soba noodles stocked in my pantry. Easily adaptable to whatever crunchy veggies you have in the fridge (we didn't have cabbage or edamame!)
RECIPES STILL TO TRY: so many...
3) Honey Sesame Ginger Beef - Looks like a delicious rice-topper!
4) Crispy rice paper fish rolls - Definitely a recipe for me to try alone!
5) Texas Cowboy Chicken - Tex-Mex night at home?
6) Normandy Pork Chops - Our household loves pork chops; this one with apples and cream sounds delicious.
7) Crispy One-Pot Beef Burritos - Not sure if we like burritos crispy... but worth a try.
8) One-Pot Hainanese Chicken & Rice - I love Hainanese chicken rice and I trust Nagi to simplify the recipe without losing the taste.
9) Lion White Beans - L, loves beans...
10) Cowboy Chicken Salad with Smoky Chipotle Dressing - Always on the lookout for a delicious salad meal.
11) Crispy Halloumi Pearl Couscous salad - L. loves couscous and halloumi! Another possible delicious salad meal!
12) Duck Ragu Papperdelle - Duck might be hard/expensive to buy, but definitely sounds so delicious!
13) Strawberry Swirl Shortcake - Fluffy whipped cream cake? What's not to like.
14) My Perfect Orange Poppy Seed Loaf Cake - L. loves poppy seeds, will need to try this out.
15) Hot Butterscotch Cake with Butterscotch Sauce - Sounds so indulgent...yum!
16) Cinnamon Roll Cake - Ditto here too!
I'll definitely need to sign this out again from the library to keep trying all these recipes!
February 16, 2025
I read RecipeTin Eats Dinner by Nagi Maehashi in October 2023 and gave it 3 stars but didn't review it at the time as there wasn't much to say. However, I was fortunate to receive her latest offering RecipeTin Eats Tonight - Dinners for every night of the week from Australia’s favourite cook for Christmas 2024 and thought I'd leave a review by way of thanks.
Nagi Maehashi left her job working as a chartered accountant to pursue her love of cooking. She's now an internationally successful Australian food blogger and her website receives more than 500 million page views per year. In 2023, RecipeTin Eats Dinner was the fastest-selling cookbook in Australian publishing history. Following its success, the author turned down several offers to make TV shows and endorse products in favour of doing what she loves most, cooking and writing recipes.
RecipeTin Eats Tonight contains 150 of these brand new recipes and a variety of variations for which I was grateful, as you won't catch me cooking tofu or any of the seafood recipes.
The first recipe I trialled from the book was Baked Satay Chicken from page 84, and it was delicious, although a little spicy. A few of the ingredients were new to me but I'm keen to make it again. Next up was the Creamy, Cheesy Spaghetti from page 120 and this required a basic skill level more familiar in our household. This was very tasty and I'm keen to try it again but note to self, doubling the sauce wasn't required.
After reading this book, I now have red curry paste and curry powder in our pantry and I'm looking forward to trying the Sticky Pantry Chicken from Page 122.
RecipeTin Eats Tonight is recommended for home cooks and those looking for recipes that are flexible and contain proteins that are easily substituted or interchangeable.
Nagi Maehashi left her job working as a chartered accountant to pursue her love of cooking. She's now an internationally successful Australian food blogger and her website receives more than 500 million page views per year. In 2023, RecipeTin Eats Dinner was the fastest-selling cookbook in Australian publishing history. Following its success, the author turned down several offers to make TV shows and endorse products in favour of doing what she loves most, cooking and writing recipes.
RecipeTin Eats Tonight contains 150 of these brand new recipes and a variety of variations for which I was grateful, as you won't catch me cooking tofu or any of the seafood recipes.
The first recipe I trialled from the book was Baked Satay Chicken from page 84, and it was delicious, although a little spicy. A few of the ingredients were new to me but I'm keen to make it again. Next up was the Creamy, Cheesy Spaghetti from page 120 and this required a basic skill level more familiar in our household. This was very tasty and I'm keen to try it again but note to self, doubling the sauce wasn't required.
After reading this book, I now have red curry paste and curry powder in our pantry and I'm looking forward to trying the Sticky Pantry Chicken from Page 122.
RecipeTin Eats Tonight is recommended for home cooks and those looking for recipes that are flexible and contain proteins that are easily substituted or interchangeable.
July 18, 2025
This book was a gift from my (adult) son, and we have enjoyed cooking from it. The recipes have clearly been tested quite thoroughly as they are very reliable.
The flavours are good, perhaps a little too salty or strongly flavoured in some instances, but that is a matter of taste, and easy to modify but just dialing that down a bit. The combinations of flavours are great.
While some of the recipes are very imaginative and delicious, some are not very well balanced meals (e.g. chicken gravy rolls, noodles with a very plain sauce). We have learned a lot of new techniques to improve our every day cooking from it though, especially how to whip up a really good stir fry. Our stir fries were good before, but now they are great!
Ultimately, this book is going to retain a place on our cookbook shelf probably for a few years, but I suspect that, although it has changed the way we cook (for the better!) we will eventually tire of the specific recipes.
The flavours are good, perhaps a little too salty or strongly flavoured in some instances, but that is a matter of taste, and easy to modify but just dialing that down a bit. The combinations of flavours are great.
While some of the recipes are very imaginative and delicious, some are not very well balanced meals (e.g. chicken gravy rolls, noodles with a very plain sauce). We have learned a lot of new techniques to improve our every day cooking from it though, especially how to whip up a really good stir fry. Our stir fries were good before, but now they are great!
Ultimately, this book is going to retain a place on our cookbook shelf probably for a few years, but I suspect that, although it has changed the way we cook (for the better!) we will eventually tire of the specific recipes.
September 8, 2025
I love Nagi's recommendations for the best way to tenderise meat and shortcuts to get the best out of your food.
The food looks really appealing in the photo's but everything we cook is just very average. That isn't due to the cooks - the meat is still tender, but the taste is nothing special, and I think I'm going to throw the book and stop wasting money on all the expensive ingredients just to be disappointed.
The food looks really appealing in the photo's but everything we cook is just very average. That isn't due to the cooks - the meat is still tender, but the taste is nothing special, and I think I'm going to throw the book and stop wasting money on all the expensive ingredients just to be disappointed.
February 1, 2025
While I have not seen Nagi on her social media, I am fascinated by her story. And her dog! I also love that she gives back to the community by providing meals using her recipes. She is also quite innovative with her recipes with some interesting results, including Shakshuka fish and crispy rice paper fish rolls.
December 15, 2025
I bought this cookbook unaware of the author's huge presence on social media. I am not disappointed. The book is worth it for her Charlie recipes alone. I have also had success with other recipes, such as her new, qucker lakhsa. This is so delicious, it is now a recipe my family likes on rotation. I am looking forward to cooking my way through this book.
December 27, 2024
Impossible to believe but this is even better than RecipeTin Eats Dinner!
January 17, 2025
This cookbook did not live up to the first cookbook, and that's really just my particular taste. I'm not an overly adventurous eater. I do give it points for presentation, for making new dishes approachable for cooks with less experience, and the photography is lovely.
December 19, 2025
Absolutely love this book and so happy to have discovered the magic that is Charlie Sauce! I was gifted this book by one of my best friends and just like Dinners, I have loved every recipe that I have cooked from it. Totally recommend to any experienced or budding cooks.
November 30, 2024
This is one of the best cookbooks ever for all people! Ranging from me, a disabled broke student who can’t come for shit cook, to my parents, passionate foodies who cook up a heart feast for our family every Saturday night, there is something in here for you!
January 12, 2025
so yummy, we made the soba noodle salad with the creamy miso dressing tonight!
February 27, 2025
I have made most of the recipes in this book and they are all on repeat in my home. The recipes are easy to follow contain easy to obtain ingredients and are full of flavour.
April 7, 2025
Great read.
content warning:
has some spicy bits in it 🔥
And also some saucy bits
But all around very palatable read.
content warning:
has some spicy bits in it 🔥
And also some saucy bits
But all around very palatable read.
April 30, 2025
As a time-poor parent, this cookbook is a lifesaver, with quick and delicious dishes suitable for both weeknights with the family or entertaining.
May 12, 2025
Beautiful big pictures on every page! Unpretentious.
July 12, 2025
Nagi writes the best cookbooks I've ever read and the best recipes I've ever cooked.
August 4, 2025
Read for our August Cookbook Bookclub. A great book!
September 29, 2025
u know I ride 4 u Nagi
November 12, 2025
An interesting and easy to use recipe book. Lots of fun recipes to try.
December 3, 2024
This is a wonderful and beautiful cookbook. As someone who used to work for a paper company - both fine and publishing paper - I look at the quality of that, and it is very good.😉Great photographs to go along with the delicious recipes. I enjoy her food blog and have used recipes of hers for a couple of years now. We have done her BBQ Beef Brisket for 2 Thanksgivings now😂- my family’s request. Throughout her books she does helpful notes on her recipes. Absolutely top notch how she gives options for cooking the dish if it warrants it.
If you don’t want to borrow from your library, check out her site- recipetin eats. There are so many options and Nagi shares pictures of her lovely dog Dozer. 🥰
If you don’t want to borrow from your library, check out her site- recipetin eats. There are so many options and Nagi shares pictures of her lovely dog Dozer. 🥰
January 8, 2025
Aside from the all deliciousness, I have to express my delight at all the quality pictures of Dozer lurking nearby. Truly the cooking with a dog in the house experience.
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