I recently obtained a copy of Grace Cheetham's "Simply Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free" cookbook. As I do with all cookbooks, I immediately flipped through the pages to look at the pictures. The first thing I notice, besides the decadent looking cake on the first page, are the symbols next to every recipe. The symbols tell you what recipes are gluten-free, nut-free, soy-free, dairy-free, egg-free, yeast-free, seed-free or vegetarian. Many of the recipes have a lot if not all of those symbols of them, which surprised me since they look so delicious!
About a month ago I developed unexplained hives. We thought it may be gluten, so I stopped eating gluten and the hives lessened but did not go away completely. Now I am on a gluten-free and dairy-free diet since we are trying to rule out dairy as well. This book is really helping to mix up my diet a bit! What a frustrating way to live without books like this one to help.
The introduction of this book in itself was extremely helpful. It talks about different types of foods that you can use as alternatives to what you're used to...such as almonds instead of flour or milk. I know, it sounds crazy, but I'm hooked on almond milk now! It's amazing in gluten-free rice chex cereal when just want a quick bowl and works amazingly in recipes without anyone being the wiser.
As in all cookbooks, there are some recipes that I will probably avoid forever because of their ingredients or because they look too hard to accomplish, or simply because the food doesn't appeal to me, but this weekend I'd love to try making a gluten-free, dairy-free dessert for Mother's Day so we can all eat it...even me! This is the book I'll turn too.
