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04-09-14, 07:20 PM | |
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It's All Good isn't a totally gluten free cookbook but Gwyneth indicates which recipes are. I've made almost everything in that cookbook and it really is all good. Most recipes are quick to make and the ingredients aren't hard to find nor are they expensive despite what the tabloids would have you believe.
If you can't find some items you can easily substitute, i.e. use maple syrup or honey instead of brown rice syrup. So many food bloggers have posted online recipes from that cookbook that you can try before you buy. A website GP recommends is Food52. They have gluten free recipes as well as normal ones. You can also search goop.com. She is always posting new recipes of all kinds. There is no need to go gluten free if you don't have celiac disease. I did for three months because I wanted to see if it made any difference but it didn't. In fact, those gluten free products always gave me a stomach ache. Later I had a DNA test that showed I can eat dairy and wheat with no problem.
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04-10-14, 08:09 AM | |
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Here is a great blog: www.nourishingmeals.com
I have their first cookbook, The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook and it may be available in your library. I also like http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/ Good luck - it is hard to avoid. I've been glutened by soy sauce (if you cook with soy sauce often, replace with Bragg's aminos or low sodium tamari sauce). I've been glutened by vitamins, my own thyroid medication, and often in restaurants. If you're going to try it, I'd suggest not eating in restaurants for that month unless a restaurant has a specific gluten free menu. Something as safe looking as chicken tortillas in cornmeal tortillas can have flour in the sauce! Good luck! I have two autoimmune problems and found out after all these years that they may have been caused by undiagnosed celiac. My joints are much happier off gluten - as are my skin, thyroid and brain! |
04-10-14, 08:32 AM | |
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Jules Shepard is my favorite gluten-free guru. Right now, her site is down (http://www.gfjules.com/), but once it's up, she is totally worth checking out. (Apparently, she built her old company and the management of it decided to do things without her approval, so she's moving on to a new site and company. Sounds like the Misty Tripoli situation in some ways.)
Her cookbooks are good, but I prefer to just go search on her site. Her emphasis is converting/creating "normal" foods, including comfort foods, using gluten free ingredients. She gives lots of substitutions, including for dairy, and her recipes have had a better track record of turning out good than most cookbooks I've tried. Of course, I also use her flour and think that's part of it as well.
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04-23-14, 03:58 PM | |
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Wish I'd noticed this post earlier! I don't have celiac, nor does DH, but our health has improved tenfold by eliminating gluten. These are my favorites:
Wheat Belly 30 Minute (or Less!) Cookbook Against All Grain More recipes on her website. Nom Nom Paleo Take a peek at the website too. Elana's Pantry is a particularly good website, and she has a few good books too. ETA: One more! These pancakes are amazing. My former wheat-loving DH likes them better than wheat pancakes. I usually add a tablespoon of powdered gelatin to give them a little more oomph. Fluffy Little Almond Flour Pancakes
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