Seven Spoons: My Favorite Recipes for Any and Every Day [A Cookbook]

Most exciting/useful cookbook I've bought in years. Someone raved about Tara's recipe for chocolate chip cookies on a cooking forum, and I thought (as someone who has cooked/baked seriously for almost 40 years) - how exciting could a chocolate chip cookie be? So I started with that. It turns out these chocolate chip cookies are actually amazing. So I bought the book and proceeded to blow my family's mind with Everyday Yellow Dal with Tomato Tarka, which is now on regular dinner rotation. Last night I tried Vietnamese-Inspired Sausage Rolls, and while I doctored them a little (more fish sauce, more fresh herbs), they were really good. So now I'm 3 for 3 with this cookbook, and excited to try more. I love the many influences (most notably Indian and Canadian) evident in Tara's recipes. I do wish this volume had ribbon page-holders, which is convenient in a cookbook, and that the long, evocative, fun-to-read descriptions were on one page, with the recipe on the facing page, so that more recipes could fit on a single page. But overall, it's definitely worth investing in a hard copy of this book; I've already pulled it out over and over in just a few months, and can't wait to try more.

My expectations for this book were very high and Tara O'Brady did not disappoint in the least! Her recipes are outstanding and easy to follow and her writing is simply fantastic. I've been reading her blog for a few years and the whole reason I got hooked was the writing. It's elegant while still being wonderfully real and approachable. You feel like she's standing across the counter telling you a story as she cooks. Worth every penny and well worth reading cover to cover.

Beautifully written book. Tara's writing style is like having a friend write for you. She has lovely anecdores along with her recipes which are a great mix of flavours and everything from healthy and nourishing to treat food. There are so many wonderful recipes I want to try and she makes those recipes easy to follow. It's such a warm and wonderful book and her heart and soul are definitely in every page! My only drawback was that a few recipes didn't have photos but you can't have it all I guess.

Prompt shipping but arrived damaged. Seller was very responsive.

Some of my bloggers kept mentioning this book, so I bought it. Made the Blueberry snacking cake, and had to make it again it was so good. Love her food sensibilities, style, and look forward to doing more exploration and experimenting with her recipes.

Tara's book has quickly become a coffee table book in the sense that I am always flipping through it, and planning meals from it. Her simple Flat Potatoes recipe has already transformed the way I think about baking potatoes, but like her blog, her book offers innovative twists that you won't find elsewhere. I particularly like how she seamlessly weaves in such a variety of flavors and spices. But her cookbook is more than just a cookbook -- it is a pleasure to read. Tara's writing and photography are warm, comforting, and encouraging. I look forward to cooking from this book for many years to come.

Great cookbook. So far I've made the chocolate chip cookies (excellent) and the soused tomatoes. I wish, however, that the pages were a waxed paper instead of a matte paper so they were slightly cleanable and I wish there were a few more pictures.

Perfect for me. I have diabetes make up most of my own recipe or tweak one's I find. There is nothing in here I wouldn't make for myself and or guest. These recipes are easy and most other the ingredients are in my pantry. I was drawn to this book because of the turmeric elixir and and golden honey I saw on her blog, which I also recomend. I am delighted I purchased it.

Ms O'Brady has kissed The Culinary Blarney Stone. Virtually without exception, I want to devour these recipes, the taste flies off the page into my mental mouth. Those recipes already under my belt are firmly embedded in my food lexicon and feel like old friends. With shelf upon shelf of cookery books, it is the rare time that my passion for food is reignited. This book does just that. I am already handing out copies to food aficionados and feeling very smug to have discovered such a rare talent. Not 5 stars, but 6 and I guarantee, no matter how experienced a cook, you will find unexpected delights. A rare treat.

I love the food in this book- it had been on my wish list for a very long time and I'm so glad it ended up in my home. I will devour every last word and every last recipe...

Beautifull and delicious! I've made several recipes and they have all came out perfectly. I highly recomend this book. The cookies are delicious!

Interesting cookbook! Lots of variety. Dogs in a bog will be the first recipe to try since I never know how to jazz up sausages

Lots of great ideas and choices of healthy tasty meals!