The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook: A Seasonal Guide to Eating and Living Well

by Kate O'Donnell, Cara Brostrom, Amadea Morningstar (foreword)

This special tenth-anniversary edition of The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook inspires us to get into the kitchen and explore a time-honored system of seasonal eating for health and vibrancy with traditional Ayurvedic wisdom and over 100 simple recipes.

Keeping digestion on track is the key to health in Ayurveda, and eating natural, homemade foods in accordance with personal constitution and changes in environment is often all that we need to find balance. This accessible guide—so much more than a cookbook—will get you there, offering:
• Season by season tips as you learn how weather and environment influence your body and appetite
• Foundational “everyday” recipes that can be adapted to any season and any dosha for nourishing, flavorful meals
• Lifestyle advice on meal planning, self-care regimens, and how to ensure health during the change of seasons

The tenth-anniversary edition is edited and updated, with a new author’s note and a foreword by Amadea Morningstar.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Nonfiction, Cooking, Health, Spirituality, Lifestyle

360 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2015

Reviews

[Anna McClaugherty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Accessible and informative book for those who are interested in an Ayurvedic lifestyle and cooking, but still work full-time! I count a cookbook as "read" when I have read all the background material, and tried at least half a dozen recipes. Every recipe has been on point. I am sure this is a resource I will use again and again. I especially love the sections on how to organize your kitchen and pantry to make cooking fresh meals easier. This is an excellent book.

[Molly White · Rating 5 out of 5]

Feels weird to read a cookbook but I read this front to back (and I’m behind on my 2026 reading challenge so you best believe I’m giving myself credit for this). Love how easy and healthy these recipes are. I am cooking from this cookbook 3+ times most weeks and loving it!!!

[Jasmin · Rating 4 out of 5]

After looking through the different Ayurveda cookbooks on the market, this is the best one I've come across thus far. I like how the author starts with a background on Ayurveda and the different properties of foods. This sets the book up well, as she provides different recipes suited to each season. Unlike some of the more traditional Ayurveda books which only include Indian recipes, O'Donnell incorporates foods and ingredients commonly consumed and available in North America to make this lifestyle more applicable.

[M. Jane Colette · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been really interested in Ayurveda for a while but I've found most treatments of it a little overwhelming. This book rocked my world. I understood it. I could follow its guidelines. The recipes were super easy to make and every single one turned out heavenly. I MADE DOSAS! From scratch! All by myself!

Love this book. And if you're not into Ayurveda but just into fresh Indian-kind-of cooking--you'll love these recipes too.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ayurveda is new for me, but some of the principles have literally saved my life this winter. I’ll be buying my own copy of this cookbook to keep as reference.

[Soňa · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Elizabeth Ruth-Abramian · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you don’t know much about Ayurveda lifestyle and cooking, The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook is a good place to start. There’s something to satisfy every need ---from the rationale behind the lifestyle and cooking to specific spice blends for taste and seasonal use.

Organized by season, the recipes offer soups or dals, main dishes, sides, sweets and drinks to satisfy your vegetarian appetite.

And it’s written in such a matter-of fact style that’s so agreeable and friendly. O’Donnell has been there where you are, when you’re a bit shaky with the new and untried. You can sense she knows what works, so her encouragement is really charming. And honestly, why not try a few recipes in the doldrums of winter and see how fun they can make food taste?

The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook by Kate O’Donnell is a collection of recipes for main dishes, sides, snacks, desserts and drinks that promote health and well-being in winter, spring, summer and fall. Plus, the spice blends! They make everyday food taste so good you want nothing better to eat than what you can prepare in your home kitchen.

For a review of her Masala Chai, see this post on my website.

[Brieanne Tanner · Rating 5 out of 5]

After participating in three cleanses led by the author, I was ready to start cooking using the Ayurveda method. Although every meal I prepare, isn't ayurvedic certified, I try to live by the principles. This book was well crafted, and enticing. Before this book was released, I was referring to one fall and spring cleanse manual. However, this book ties together all the basic details necessary to know as a beginner Ayurveda practitioner and a beginner Ayurveda cook. Now, I'm off to soak the lentils for red pumpkin dal for dinner tonight.

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this Cookbook with every intention of using but somehow never got around to it. Then last week it was mentioned at Ayurveda Workshop I attended as having simple doable recipes. Reread going to start w/ everyday recipes and move on to Winter Recipes. - 2019

Like how recipes are grouped by season. Looking forward to trying recipes in the New Year. - 2017

[Cara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't actually tried any of the recipes in this book. I was too busy reading the background information trying to understand Ayurveda cooking better. It is very easy to understand and has helpful information. I might just need to buy this one since I have to return it to the library before I can finish it.

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't tried any recipes yet, but I am looking forward to it. This was the first cookbook I've ever read cover to cover before trying any recipes. Great intro info on ayurvedic concepts and breaking it down into really doable bits.

[Mandy Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has become a staple in my kitchen. It's such a fabulous base to which I can return as I constantly experiment with Ayurveda and the effects of different food on my digestion.

[Svetlana · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book abounding in aromas, inspiration and harmony. Recipes for each season, easy to make and delicious to taste! Builds on the basic Ayurveda cooking principles by providing just the right amount of guidance and leaving space to inspiration. Grinding your spices and sprouting your mung beans quickly becomes addictive.

[Adynah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love to cook purposefully. I have used other Ayurvedic cookbooks but this book tops them all. Comprehensible recipes with detailed explanations of each ingredients powerful healing properties. Ayurvedic cooking is pretty much my staple and after reading this cookbook I have introduced new ways of using my favorite ingredients. This book never leaves my kitchen!

[Bonnie Volkert · Rating 5 out of 5]

best cookbook ever!

This book makes being a vegetarian and yoga/Ayurveda practitioner easy. Without a knowledge of how to cook and prepare meals, Ayurvedic lifestyle suggestions, for me, were impossible to implement. This book has made it easier to eat healthy in a sustainable way. THANK YOU Kate!

[Cherie · Rating 4 out of 5]

While many of these recipes sound yummy, I wouldn't say they are easy. Easier than other Ayurvedic cookbooks, yes, and she does her best to make them fit into modern life, but it's still not as easy as eating healthy quick way I eat now (which doesn't respect Ayurveda). I did get some ideas and will do my best to incorporate.

[Chickpea · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a beautiful book. Packed full of information about Ayurveda and how to manage your life through the seasons with simple, healthy recipes.

It is mainly plant based or easily adapted. I also don’t add the gee as try to be oil free as much as possible. I have liked th recipes I have made so far and feel better for eating this way.
Very interesting book.

[Susanta Samantaray · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book nicely lays down the Ayurvedic diet principles and then enumerates menus based on body type, season. I got this from local library and plan to buy it as this one is invaluable as a keep and reference.

[Deborah Tangen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book

This author gives detailed and understandable information about Ayurvedic practices . The seasonal recipes are wonderful. This has been my favorite “ go to “ book for years. I have many other on the same topic but I like this the best.

[Diane D · Rating 5 out of 5]

While I also loved other Ayurvedic cookbooks I have this is the one I’ve been using the most.
It’s just full of very simple recipes and it draws me in each time I need some cooking idea.

It just feels good!

[Karen Cockerill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read. I love how each recipe comes with a seasonal variation . Had a good giggle when some of the case study examples hit home.

[Julie Gentile · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a beautiful book that offered excellent Ayurvedic recipes for the whole family.

[Rckruse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Checked out a copy from local library. Liked it so well, I will have to buy it.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is amazing. It has so many great recipes and positive historical information that I can't wait yo get a copy of my very own. Will definitely be rereading this one.

[Frediem · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book on Ayurveda...

[Pinky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Want to try the Cherry Millet Cakes, South Indian Sambar, and the Warming Tomato Dal recipes.

[Pauline C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really helpful as I begin the Arurvedic adventure

[Meagan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is super heavy with background and theory. So if you're looking to buy into the Ayurveda movement this is definitely a great place to start. I'm not too terribly interested in buying into that movement for a variety of reasons but the book itself contains plenty of good, light, and healthy meals that would be a great addition to any recipe reference system.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful healing guide + tool, including lifestyle habits, cleanses, seasonal guidances as well as simple, satisfying, nourishing recipes. It's been a blessed companion on my healing journey getting off all pharmaceuticals and reversing asthma, churg strass and recovering from a stroke. O'Donnell makes Ayurveda down-to-earth and easy to grasp and apply.

[Tamara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do not like it as a kindle version wish I had access to the BOOK.