About Tara O'Brady

Tara O'Brady

Tara O’Brady is the creator of the popular blog Seven Spoons, which she started in 2005. She’s also the author of a cookbook by the same name, Seven Spoons. She has a regular column in Uppercase magazine, and her work has appeared in Kinfolk, the Globe and Mail, BonAppetit.com, and Saveur.com, among other outlets. She lives in Southern Ontario, Canada. @taraobrady

A white bowl of roast peaches topped with an easy granola of oats and almonds, Greek yogurt underneath

Roast Peaches with Easy Granola

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Five-spice powder does magnificent things to roast peaches. And a sprinkling of the quickest and most perfect granola we’ve ever made seals the deal.

A layer of assorted nuts and rosemary sprigs on a sheet of parchment paper resting in a sheet pan

Candied Spiced Nuts

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These candied nuts are sweet and spicy and the sorta thing that friends demolish in minutes at cocktail parties and holiday gatherings yet talk about for months afterward.