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Aug 02, 2011

Hirondelle rated it:

It was not love at first sight with this book: it was my first book by this author, and frankly I was expecting something else. Not sure what else, but I was a bit surprised and even suspicious of it. The recipes seemed a bit simple, the photography and design well it had its own aesthetic that I was not sure that I liked, the text seemed a bit random (and in the spirit of total frankness a bit gushy. I am more into a hard science mode for cookbooks). I just was not sure.

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Jan 04, 2008

Susan rated it:

A confession: I am a good gift giver. I think about the other person, what they are like, what they love, what makes them happy, and I look for things that will be just right for them. But I gave this book to my husband as one of his Christmas gifts. While he is a splendid cook and does most of the house cooking, I bought it for the lovely pictures and the way it made me feel like home when my children were all younger. I don't care if the recipes are in weird color coordinated order since More...

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Jun 23, 2010

Carlie rated it:

So disappointing! I really wanted this book forever. I'd heard positive buzz for literally YEARS about it, read reviews, seen snippets places and mourned the humongous waiting list at the library. And then my sweet brother-in-law bought it for me for Christmas. Blast it all. I wanted it to be so good! And really I love the idea, a cozy homey book that is part personal memoir and part cookbook full of pretty photography and snuggly dishes. If only that's what it was. Instead I felt like the photo More...

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Nov 03, 2009

Chocolate & Croissants rated it:

Look at this beautiful cookbook cover. Apples for Jam is a colorful cookbook. I must say it is adorable. Everything about this book is adorable and charming from the title of the book Apples for Jam to the way the recipes are categorized, by colors to the photos.

I love the idea of organizing the recipes by color. The color categories are red, orange, yellow, pink, green, gold, white, brown, monochrome, stripes and multicolor. The chapter on multicolored food starts off with a fun pho More...

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Aug 14, 2011

Catherine rated it:

This is the second Tessa Kiros book I own. My first was Falling Cloudberries which I really enjoyed. I just can't bring myself to like this book. It's organised according to food 'colour' which I just can't abide by. I also find the writing to be a bit over the top and gushy. I liked the 'backstory' to recipes in Falling Cloudberries but I just find myself completely disinterested with the stories in this book. In fact I'm pretty disinterested in the recipes in this book too. There are a few sim More...

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Mar 31, 2010

Jeanette rated it:

Now that I have discovered Tess Kiros and her cookbooks I am ready to throw out all my other cookbooks. Amazing.
Wonderful recipes that are good tasting, fairly easy to make and kid friendly. I love that this one is organized by color. It makes it so fun to just flip through and pick out something to make. I love the whimsy feel with the pictures and drawings throughout. I love how she talks about each recipe and the absolute variety. Honestly, reading and creating with this cookbook is a More...

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Oct 16, 2009

Amy rated it:

I really wanted to love this cookbook, however I wasn't really impressed by it. First the layout isn't a typical cookbook layout. It is organized by color instead of by courses, ie. appetizers, soups/salads, meats, desserts etc.

Also I wasn't reallly impressed with the photography. I believe they are really beautiful pictures but I really want food porn.

This is more for the cook who likes to daydream about cooking comfort foods and bring back a nostalgia.

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Dec 14, 2009

Kyla rated it:

I read this cookbook from cover to cover twice - hoping to see what other people saw in it. I liked the emphasis on kid-friendly meals and blending of cultures and even the idea of grouping foods by color is kinda sorta interesting. But there was just so much meat - seriously, every recipe seems to have meat - and the writing was fuzzily dreamy in the way I can't stand and the design (apart from the cover, which I like) was not half as pretty as it could have been. Got it from the library as a t More...

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Jun 02, 2009

Morgan rated it:

What a fun book. Part cookbook, part photo album, and part diary, this is an entertaining read. With memories from childhood combined with hand me down meals, you feel like part of the Kiros family. With her Greek heritage, homegirl cooks lots of good, simple food with quality ingredients and lots of love. And the best part? It's organized by color. Oh my goodness, what a book. My favorite from it is the Buttermilk and Berry Cake. I think kids would really enjoy this book as well as it's More...

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Jul 30, 2010

Relyn rated it:

This is a gorgeous, gorgeous book. I love it so much. I will likely not use more than two recipes in the book - not a cook - but I sure did enjoy it. The photographs are wonderful and exceptionally beautiful. My favorite feature, though, was the memories she included. I also love how she separated the food by colors. Brilliant. Anyway, read this book if you love cookbooks, photography, or foodie writing. It's all in there.

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Apr 15, 2010

Erica rated it:

I doubt you could find a more gorgeously photographed cookbook. There's no way I'd leave this one splayed open on my counter top with flour flying and butter sizzling away in the pan though. A beautiful mix of food shots, still lifes, drawings and ethereal photographs of children in their natural environment (if by natural environment you think of tree houses and dragging stuffed animals around by the ear...barefoot and in a nightgown from the 20's) The novelty of grouping foods by color is defi More...

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Jun 08, 2010

Amanda rated it:

I am smitten with Tessa. I'm not sure what I'd like more: to be her OR be content making all the lovely meals for my family that she does with creativity and splendor for hers. And, being an absolute color junkie, I devoured this cookbook as its chapters are defined by color. Love, love, LOVE this cookbook.

{The cover alone makes it worthy of a spot in your kitchen!}

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May 29, 2010

Kelly rated it:

I confess I'm not a cook (more of a baker if I get up the gumption), but I still love cookbooks and this one was especially fun to look through. It has beautiful pictures and interesting tidbits along with some yummy looking recipes all organized by color. I think I'll try the honeycake and the apple bread with sugar and cinnamon topping.

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Jul 02, 2011

Mittsy rated it:

I quite love this cookbook. It's recipes are simplistic and suited for family and especially kids. I don't think I've cooked pasta with basil since, instead opting for the recommended oregano. I especially like cooking the milk sauteed chicken recipe in here for guys and the simplicity of the prosciutto pasta recipe is simply divine for a quick recipe. It's a beautifully designed cookbook however it's choice of using food colors instead of ingredients or food type is quite inconvenient in terms More...

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Mar 17, 2008

Cheryl rated it:

This is another gorgeous book from Tessa Kiros.
And much like other Kiros cookbooks, it has that feeling of a gift that your older sister gave to you when you took ownership of your first home, first kitchen.

"Apples for Jam" doesn't deliver "high food" with complicated steps. This is the cookbook that you can go to when folks are hungry and the pantry seems bare. This is the food that real families eat behind their shuttered windows.

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Mar 05, 2010

Belknits rated it:

Beautiful book to look at - eye candy for me - but the recipes aren't holding up so far (I haven't tried that many, to be fair). The granola burnt according to her instructions. Oh well, I'll try some other recipes!

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Jul 06, 2009

Angelique rated it:

I really love this book; it's beautiful to look at and the introduction is really lovely. You don't have to look far for substitutions when making any of the recipes even though this was originally published in the UK.

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May 12, 2009

Ash rated it:

This is the most cheerful cookbook ever created. The sections are organized by color! There's a whole chunk on pink food (including 'tiny cupcakes with pink icing').

It also contains the perfect lasagna recipe.

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Mar 08, 2009

Julie rated it:

It was an interesting idea to have the recipes arranged by color but not terribly useful if you're trying to put together a meal. It's extremely rare to find a cookbook that I don't like but these recipes just didn't resonate with me and I really can't put my finger on why. This went back to the library rather quickly.

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Feb 06, 2010

Autumn rated it:

Very pretty esp. if you are buying it at Anthropologie but the recipes are a tad uninspired. Excellent for dreaming of how awesome you would be if you were raising adorable children in Tuscany.

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Jul 29, 2009

Ann rated it:

Another jewel of a book by Tessa. Her life experiences and passions and sense of family shine in this cookbook...I have 2 of her books now and they are jewels, I treasure them both.

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Feb 02, 2010

Michelle rated it:

Such a beautiful cookbook! All the recipes are organized by color, which I've never seen before, and I enjoyed the photos, drawings, and little anecdotes. Highly readable, which is a big plus for cookbooks. I've only made 3 recipes so far, but they all were very good.

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Apr 17, 2010

Gina rated it:

This is another gorgeous cookbook from the author of "Falling Cloudberries". I definitely need to own this one, hopefully sooner rather than later!

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Apr 15, 2011

Chanel11 rated it:

As beautiful as it is visually there really were almost no recipes that I wanted to cook, aside from one involving yoghurt and orange.

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Aug 14, 2010

Lisa is currently reading it

So far I am loving just about every recipe I've made from this book. And the lovely stories that accompany the book are just great.

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Jan 19, 2010

Karen rated it:

Really heavy, nicely photographed, playfully styled recipe book and lots of fun ones to try. She is good at family stuff. :) I want to try the chocolate cake with frosting and the chicken with orange-tomato glaze.

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Feb 28, 2011

Katharine rated it:

Lovely book. I like how it's organized and the photos (reminds me of "Seeing the Everyday" magazine). However, there are only a few recipes in each section that my family would enjoy.

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Feb 13, 2011

Joanna rated it:

Neat cook book idea with beautiful photography and yummy-looking recipes. It makes a nice coffee table book but I'm not sure that if I owned it I would actually cook from it. (library book)

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Apr 20, 2010

Jenny rated it:

This is an amazing book! I was stunned by it. The recipes are arranged by color (which is clever), they represent a myriad of cultures and families. I love the pencil and marker illustrations by her children as well as the photos of them in the book. The photos of the food are beautiful. The recipes I have tried are all yummy so far, and the list of recipes I want to try is long. This book is on my wish list. I will be very sad to send it back to the library while I save my pennies to buy More...

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Jun 30, 2009

Christina rated it:

I checked this out from the library and I don't want to give it back. Beautiful pictures, tasty recipes, and great writing.

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