Hi!
It's nice to meet you. My name is Tara O'Brady and I live in southern Ontario, Canada. I started this site in May 2005 - it was intended as my recipe file, to keep track of things as I built a life with my boyfriend. Here's the beginning. In the years since, my boyfriend has become my husband, we moved from our first apartment to our first house, welcomed our first son, moved to our second house and welcomed our second son.
Through all of that, seven spoons has become about more than recipes; it's also a story of sorts, a collection of thoughts and family and food. Thanks for the company.
You can also find me at my Flickr, Twitter and Instagram or write: tara [at] sevenspoons [dot] net.
Places you might have seen me ...
I am a core contributor to UPPERCASE magazine; my work is in Issue 2 , Issue 4, and each issue after that. I'm also happy say that I'm a contributor to Kinfolk magazine. I've written for Saveur, The Globe and Mail, Style at Home, and Parenting.com. My recipes and photographs have also appeared on Bon Appétit, Oprah.com, and Design*Sponge.
seven spoons was nominated for best photography, best writing and best recipes for the 2010 Candian Food Blog Awards, winning in writing and recipes. This site has also been nominated for multiple writing, recipe and photography awards from Saveur and Fine Cooking magazines. It is recommended by MSN's Delish.com, considered one of Gourmet.com's favourite food sites , one of Saveur.com's "Sites We Love", and one of Babble.coms 50 Best Mom Food Bloggers, placing third in the world on their 2011 list.
seven spoons has been featured on Fine Cooking's Best of the Blogs, Oh Joy!, Apartment Therapy's The Kitchn, among others. A selection of print features include Glow Magazine October 2012, olive magazine's September 2012 issue, Maclean's magazine for June 5, 2012, and The National Post newspaper for April 14, 2012.
In January 2011, I was interviewed on CBC Radio One's Metro Morning talking food and blogs. If you'd like to take a listen the podcast can be found here, with our segment beginning at around the 13:30 mark. I first speak about a minute later.
Answers to often-asked questions
All images and content on this site are my own work, unless noted. If you are interested in reproducing the work, please do so with appropriate attribution. For those interested in my photography, you can read more about it in this interview.
Regarding recipes: A (usually) up-to-date index of recipes featured on the site is here.
Regarding product and book reviews: While I will now and again link to products and buisnesses I like, it is not often that I review products per se. If you represent a product you think I might be interested in trying, please email me. I do review cookbooks, choosing those that appeal to the way I cook and they way we eat. I do not offer paid reviews, for books or products, nor do I allow for editorial input or content from outside parties. All opinions are my honest thoughts.
Regarding advertising: I do not sell advertising space on seven spoons. If you would like, you can contact me nonetheless and I will file your information in case this policy changes. Thank you so much for your interest.
Regarding link exchanges: The list that appears on the left of this page is a reflection of the sites I frequent most often and are not the result of trade. If you have a site, please feel free to introduce yourself! It's always nice to discover new reads.