Tangy Tart Hot and Sweet: A World of Recipes for Every Day

This book is filled with beautiful color photos, as well as interesting sounding recipes from around the world. Also included are personal essays about Padma's connection to food and cooking. I enjoyed reading the notes she included with each recipe, usually where the recipe came from or a bit about it.

One problem I found with this book is that many of the recipes call for hard to find ingredients. I'm listing some of them to give you an idea: Yuzu Juice, black cumin powder, sumac powder, za'atar powder and Labneh goat cheese to name a few. If you're lucky enough to live in an area that has many different ethnic grocery stores then this might not be a problem for you, as it is for me.

Despite the fact that some ingredients are hard for me to find there are several recipe I want to try that I wouldn't have that problem with. I started with the Chicken for the Bold recipe, which was very spicy and we really enjoyed.

I have enjoyed reading this one since I got it from paper back swap. I put it on my wish list there after making the Mexican Mac and Cheese (which was fantastic), for one of my Leite's Culinaria test recipes a few months ago. I was really surprised to get it so quickly since it is a fairly new book.

This book would be well suited to those that enjoy trying new and different dishes. It's a feast for the eyes as well, if you enjoy beautiful color photos in your cookbooks.