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Tonight's Dinner

Home Cooking for Every Day: Recipes From The Cook Up
By Adam Liaw
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Tonight's Dinner by Adam Liaw provides a delightful collection of simple yet inspiring recipes for home-cooked meals. The book is filled with practical advice and delicious dishes that cater to various tastes and occasions, making it perfect for both novice and seasoned cooks looking to create easy, satisfying meals at home.
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If you enjoy exploring simple yet delicious recipes that bring excitement to everyday meals, this book may appeal to you. The author, Adam Liaw, offers practical and inspiring cooking ideas that are perfect for busy evenings, making it a delightful choice for those who appreciate culinary creativity and straightforward instructions.

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Simple and thoughtful recipes from the incomparable Adam Liaw, Australia's favourite cook and host of the new-in-2021 SBS Food series,The Cook Up.

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Fall in love with home cooking all over again with Tonight's Dinner by Adam Liaw. This essential recipe collection delivers nightly meal inspiration from Australia’s favourite cook, featuring a diverse list of 80 easy, delicious recipes from SBS’s number one food show, The Cook Up.

Tonight’s Dinner brings us fresh, modern everyday food inspired by the expanding spread of dishes on Australian tables today. Adam’s warmth, humour, and dynamic cooking style will bring the joy of cooking back into your kitchen easily, allowing you to feed your friends and family with thoughtful, healthful meals. These recipes require minimal preparation, are balanced in nutrition, affordable, and light on the washing up. Because, often, the key to good home cooking is simply to do good home cooking.

Adam covers all bases including Light Meals; Weeknight Dinners; Vegetables; Pasta and Noodles; Wok Wonders; Snacks, Sides and Sandwiches; and Sweets. Sample some Salmon & cucumber hand rolls or whip up some Fresh ricotta toast with braised onions and thyme. Relish your Lemon pepper fettuccini with haloumi before launching into Lamb shoulder tacos the following night. Don’t miss Adam’s cooking hacks in each recipe and star guest contributions from The Cook Up.

With Tonight’s Dinner, you’ll soon realise that a meal’s difficulty has no bearing on how good it tastes.

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ISBN: 9781743797723

Publisher: Hardie Grant Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 October 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hardie Grant Books

Illustration: Full colour photography

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 1026g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Adam Liaw is a writer, cook, television presenter and former lawyer. He is host of the SBS series The Cook Up. Adam is the author of six cookbooks, host of the long-running and award-winning SBS series Destination Flavour, and UNICEF Australia’s ambassador for nutrition. He has also been appointed by the Japanese Government as an official goodwill ambassador for Japanese cuisine.

 

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