Nagi Maehashi

“I know it’s not normal to honestly lie awake at night and think about chocolate muffins,” says Nagi Maehashi (aka RecipeTin Eats), the home cook who’s become Australia’s favourite foodie thanks to her delicious, nutritious and accessible meals.

In this edition, we talk to the bestselling author about her doggo sidekick Dozer, her secret to a perfect bolognese, and her “number-one priority”: her not-for-profit RecipeTin Meals, a food bank dishing up thousands of fresh meals a week to those in need across Sydney.

Also in this edition:

• Big Issue vendors Dave, Cindy, Mary and Caroline share their own budget-busting recipes for delicious dinners for under $10.
• In Letter to My Younger Self, Scottish-born broadcaster Dr Norman Swan reflects on how his thwarted dreams of an acting career led to him becoming a physician on the other side of the world.
• In black Aussie comedy Audrey, comedian Jackie van Beek has the time of her life playing a mother who steals her teenage daughter’s identity to pursue her acting career.
• In Tastes Like Home, Ann Reardon shares her recipe for a deliciously simple dessert: Apple Turnovers.
• PLUS: The Big Issue’s 2025 Calendar is out now! It showcases vendors and their hobbies in a series of fantastic photos, and some hilarious cartoons by our very own Andrew Weldon. Just $20 – vendors directly earn $12 for every calendar sold.