Fantastic experience reading and recipies to follow
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Yo Cuz! Fantastic book sharing your life and your recipies. I wish the book was longer because you captured me and I did not want your story to end. You need to start working on a second book. Thank you for sharing with us...
3759260
Reading this book is being back on lummi which means feeling like in the best place on earth to enjoy nature in every way, including while eating. This is not the ordinary cook book, it's a literary travel towards a very stimulating way of conceiving what cooking and eating can mean.
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I just finished reading your book "Raw in Ten" and I was very inspired by the approach you took, your philosophy and alignment with green and holistic living, which stretches across multiple disciplines. You really go in depth to illustrate the principles and benefits behind raw food from your own experience. I appreciated the additional material related to green living like rammed earth homes, and the many websites you included for our reference. There were some minor editing and proofreading mistakes, but then again the imperfections made the book feel more real to me, that a human wrote it.

I am a recent raw foodist convert and your book is helping in my transition. Thank you for standing up for Mother Earth and for an enlightened humanity and being a beacon of light for the new earth.
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I received this cook book for my birthday and have to say I love it. Have made two recipes so far (fried chicken and braised chicken thighs) both were easy to follow and fantastic. I've read through much of the book already scanning and reading most of the recipes. It is very easy to follow, has a great mix of short and simple recipes combined with some more intricate ones.  The pictures are beautiful, crisp and self descriptive. I have a few dozen cookbooks and think this will become one of my 'go to' books just like How to Cook Everything/Bittman, Joy, and full collection of Cook's Illustrated hard bound.  I've eaten at Ad Hoc and can't wait to try those menu items at home now.  Whether you are a basic or advanced cook I'd highly recommend this book for pleasure of reading and great recipes.
3280881
Amazing education, insight, guidance, and recipes.
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This cookbook is so much fun--both to read and to cook from. The recipes are absolutely incredible, completely unique and simply wonderful. Everything I've tried so far is something I'd make again. And, the book itself is so entertaining and fact-filled. Bryanna is a food and cooking researcher, and she obviously reads widely on all different aspects of food preparation. The background to some of the recipes and the reasons why she uses certain techniques and ingredients is fascinating. This book is packed with information that really will enhance your cooking experience. But if all you want are the recipes, that's okay, too, because they are excellent!
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As someone who guides movement, mindfulness, and a healthy approach to life as a profession this book is a delight to the senses and to the mind. It's no mystery that what we put into our bodies becomes part of us and with that reasoning what we put in is incredibly important. These recipes are where science and culinary arts collide to create an amazing approach that is both pleasing to the pallet and healing to the body/mind.
As someone who didn't already have a frame of reference with Rebecca Katz' previous works I didn't have much knowledge about her skilled and valuable insights. This cookbook is more than a kitchen resource but a healthful guide to living well through food and wisdom.
I'm really excited to try these recipes for myself and prepare them for my family.

I received this book for the purposes of review
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Haven't been able to put it down since I brought it. A really great read. I have been using a instant pot cooker since I return back to college and it had made my life so much easier. Now I wanted to spice up my life by learning new recipes and not just use my same old boring ones. I can tell you got a facts this ebook definitely changed that.

The book is an easy read. Gets straight to the point. Clear and easy directions to follow to make amazing recipes.

Overall, I am very pleased and can't wait to try more or the delicious food it offer.

Would highly recommend, if you want to add some amazing dishes to your life and be on a budget too.
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Prior to reading this book, I had no idea that there could be such a connection between food and your soul. The Easy Ayurveda Cookbook explains and guides you through the important connection of feeding your mind, body and soul, through food. I especially enjoyed the easy to follow steps, and vibrant pictures. This cookbook is a commitment read, as it helps you find a very personalized path, based on your answers to some questions. Once you have it down, its great to follow. The first dish i made was a little different than what i am used to, but it definitely opened my mind to new things. I would recommend this read to anyone looking to take a deep look into mind, body and soul eating. I was gifted this book to read and give my honest, unbiased, opinion.
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I found this book at the library, checked it out and knew immediately that I had to have my own copy for my kitchen bookshelf. I especially enjoy cookbooks that are more than just an assembly of recipes, but share something of the life and thoughts of the kitchen cookbook writer. This book does that and more. At my house we are embarking on an experiment to "eat from the garden" this summer (2013), and Alana Chernila's book is central to that experiment. Making things from scratch, using fresh ingredients, and reducing the amount of additives, preservatives and unknown ingredients in our food is what I enjoyed from the book. Listening to her stories validated my own feelings and concerns about home-making most of what we eat - she explains better than I could myself why it's worth spending the extra time and using the best ingredients for locally sourced food - the taste and the philosophy of keeping things basic. She's funny, witty and real, without pretensions. I read and re-read this book often, sometimes a snippet here and there, sometimes cover to cover, and every time find something new to appreciate about the writer and her style of writing. Get it to read it, to cook from it, and to find yourself nodding your head to it in agreement. It's a treasure trove of "good things" to make, have and enjoy. Do yourself a favor and get a copy for your own kitchen, even if you don't really cook much (yet). You will find many reasons to be glad you did.
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I enjoy cooking and reading cookbooks but I have never read a cookbook like this one.  The stories and experiences the author shares with his readers are very interesting and enjoyable to read.  I couldn't wait to see what he wrote on the next page!  Add to that the recipes are simple and delicious!
4237236
Absolutely gorgeous book, can't wait to try some of these unusual and fascinating recipes
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Knowing my love of cooking, a friend presented me to this wonderful slow cooker recipe book. And I need to add this is indeed a very worthwhile book. Brenda Finney has done her homework well in putting together very delicious 50 easy to make healthy recipes. All the recipes are hand picked to provide maximum flavor to the palette. Most of these recipes have their origin from Greek, Mediterranean, Middle East and Kashmir. I have just tried a couple of them (Easy Slow Cooked Lamb Curry and Slow-Cooked Kashmiri Lamb Chops) and found both of them very tasty although quite different in flavors.

Easy Slow Cooked Lamb Curry was easier to make but took a lot of time to cook. On the other hand the Kashmiri Lamb Chops needed more attention although they cooked faster. I had cooked the items only for my immediate family fearing that if things may go wrong then there won't be so many audiences. But, the meal was such a big hit that I am planning a get together soon to show off my latest culinary talents. I also look forward to preparing the other food items from the recipe book and savoring all the delectable taste. A definite thumbs up to this book.
4175473
This is an amazing item and am getting a lot of joy reading it . looking forward to cooking some items from here
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Yay for new cookbooks! I got two fabulous new cookbooks for my birthday just a little while back and I got this brand new gem for review as well. Needless to say, the kitchen adventures in our house continue with zeal!

Seriously, I've realized that even when things are seeming not so great, heading into the kitchen to create a meal is still something I very much look forward to. Some people see it as a chore while I see it as a reward. I enjoy trying new things and I very much enjoy when those new things are things that I can make and then eat. Reward!

Tara O'Brady's Seven Spoons: My Favorite Recipes for Any and Every Day (titled after O'Brady's food blog) is a book I'd been looking forward to getting my hands on for some time. Just look at that enticing cover for one, don't you want to take a bit out of that?! That's the Fig Toasts with Buttered Honey, by the way, we tried it and it's awesome! I also have plans to tweak it and try it with local Palisade peaches.

But Becky, you might say, that's just the result of great photography. Well, yes. It is. And a good cookbook does kind of have to have good photography to go along with it. We do eat with our eyes first and a delectable looking picture draws me to try a dish over one that maybe doesn't have a pic. Seven Spoons has amazing photography. Really amazing.

It helps that the recipes are very produce focused in general - fresh fruits and veggies galore, which is something I crave and seek out regularly at our local farmers market. Recipes like the Soused Tomatoes, for example, are a great way for me to use up the abundance of tomatoes coming out of my garden at the moment. (Holy cow this recipe! The tomatoes bake at a low temperature for HOURS, soaked in herbs and oil, and come out so amazingly melty with crisp little bits around the edges! This was an immediate favorite here.) O'Brady's very simply titled Avocado Toast is another new favorite. Don't worry, it is simple to make but it tastes amazing thanks to a blend of lemon, garlic, and seven spice.

Which brings me to the flavors. Tara O'Brady has a quite unique blend of food cultures going on in this book thanks in part to her own family and influences. Indian spices make their way into drinks (Paloma with Chaat Masala), Labneh (a middle Eastern yogurt cheese) is used in dishes like Blitzed Ricotta and Peas, there's a Za'atar Chicken and Roasted Vegetable Salad with honey and hummus, and even pub favorites get a new twist with dishes like the Vietnamese-Inspired Sausage Rolls. And that's just a tiny taste - if you were to look at my copy right now you'd see page after page flagged to try and a flip through would reveal notes reading "YUM! Make again!" or "Great way to use up X" and "Make for company!"

Seven Spoons is perfect for anyone looking to try new twists on classic dishes (Chicken and Couscous with a Punchy Relish), dishes they may have only had in restaurants (Specialty Restaurant Lentil Kofta Curry), and favorites from O'Brady's own family (Soft-Set Scrambled Eggs based on her grandmother's own soft scrambled eggs - I'm dying to try the shrimp curry recipe if and when O'Brady decides to share that one, too).
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Fun read, great recipies with excellent instruction and insights. Loved the crock pot beef burgundy.  Yum!!!
424212
diverse and fun to read, beautiful illustrations and great food from this part of the world, enjoy