Tangy Tart Hot and Sweet: A World of Recipes for Every Day Hardcover – October 2, 2007

This is the "go to" cookbook in my kitchen. I've made recipes from every section of the book, many several times over and have taken the liberty to experiment with different meats (i.e. the Pan Asian Curried Beef recipe I've made with ground lamb, beef, buffalo, etc.)These recipes have tested the palates of my friends and pushed my culinary skills to new levels while at the same time relatively easy to understand and achieve great results. Love the fact that most recipes are loaded with flavor, but not so much on the calories!!! And yes, some of the ingredients are difficult to find, though a quick order online and a few visits to specialty markets will do the trick. Too many great recipes to list suffice it to say, I'm not the greatest cook but I feel like a culinary goddess with this cookbook by my side.

Great cookbook to any cookbook collection

I bought this after checking it out from the library because i made a few of the recipes and knew that I wanted to make everything in here! The date chutney hot sauce recipe alone is worth owning this!

I love this book! I just got it and in one day I made the waffles, the braised lamb, the pita chips, and the rose ice cream. All amazing! My kids even loved the orange blossom waffles and rose ice cream. The lamb was a huge hit at my dinner party. This is everything a cookbook should be - beautiful, inspiring, and with great recipes.

Lots of good new ideas for cooking.

I made all of the following dishes as part of my menu for a SE inspired dinner party with excellent results: Keralan Crab Cakes, Deviled Eggs w/Serrano Chilies, Asian Cole Slaw, Carrot & Cilantro Salad, Green Mango Curry. Most of the recipes are not complicated, but they often require ingredients that you may not find at regular supermarkets (e.g. amchoor, or dried mango powder, and asafoetida) - I found everything I need at Kalyustan's in NYC ([...] The author does suggest alternatives for the more hard-to-find ingredients, and her easy-to-follow recipes have inspired me to try making more labor-intensive dishes like Moroccan Bisteeya.

Great recipes and beautiful pictures.

Nice book with good recipes that are doable. Good job. Love CURRY.

Due to health issues I’m looking to eat cleaner meals. These recipes incorporate healthy foods (mostly) with new spices and seasonings that I can’t wait try! Usually I buy a cookbook and have a few recipes I want to try. Over 75% of this book I will be trying. I also ordered another cookbook from her, can’t wait for it to arrive!

As someone who has much admired all that Padma Lakshmi has achieved personally and professionally, I was excited to purchase/use this book. It was disappointing to find that few of the recipes were suprising or insightful. The dessert section was particularly disappointing due to the limited selection - focussing upon ice creams and crumbles... little creativity or inspiration. I suspect this is a book that will stay on the shelf more than it's ever going to be used.

Padma Lakshmi has outdone herself with this book. She covers everything from soups and salads to main courses of fine, poultry, pork and beef. The photography is beautiful.

A great read and so many tasty recipes to try!!

Book is ok if you like Asian cooking. Asian cooking requires too much ingredients. I am not so into it. However, it is good to try from time to time.