The Super Allergy Girl Cookbook; Gluten-free Casein-free Nut-free. [Paperback]

Lisa A. Lundy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2007

The Super Allergy Girl Cookbook contains recipes that are gluten, dairy, egg and nut free! Both children and adults will find pleasing recipes in this cookbook containing over 225 original and tested recipes. Cooking without gluten, dairy and other common food ingredients can be challenging, especially in terms of taste and texture. The Super Allergy Girl Cookbook enables you to make special recipes that taste great. In addition to the recipes, this cookbook contains over 100 pages of information that deals with special diet issues. Some of the topics included are: how to save money on expensive products and ingredients; how to save time when baking for people with food allergies; and special allergy ingredients and kitchen tools that can be purchased to make life easier.

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About the Author

The author, Lisa Lundy, has taught gluten-free and allergen-free baking classes, and has provided consultations with restaurants and a New York City bakery. She has been active in her local celiac and autism communities for many years. Lisa Lundy is a dynamic public speaker, credentialed by Toastmasters International to the Advanced Toastmaster Silver and Competent Leader level. She has a B.S. degree from Penn State University. She has been anaphylactic to tree nuts and coconut her whole life and is now the mother to three food allergy children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: Self Published; First, Third Printing edition (August 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979754208
• ISBN-13: 978-0979754203
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #325,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Author Lisa A. Lundy is a lively public speaker, consultant and author whose favorite role in the world is that of being a mother. She has three delightful children all of whom have either food allergies, celiac disease or food sensitivities. She has had a rich history of personal experience with allergies, both food and environmental, her entire life. She thrives on helping empower consumers to enjoy food without gluten, dairy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts and other allergens. She works closely with integrative physicians and other health care practitioners to bring a positive outlook and solid medical science to special diets. She has earned the status of Distinguished Toastmaster from Toastmasters International and loves public speaking on a variety of topics. More information about Lisa can be found on her website: www.TheSuperAllergyCookbook.com.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We love this cookbook!, August 11, 2008

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Denise (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Super Allergy Girl Cookbook; Gluten-free Casein-free Nut-free. (Paperback)

This cookbook has been a lifesaver for our family. Our son has autism and is on a gluten/casein-free diet and our daughter is gluten intolerant. There are plenty of GFCF cookbooks out there and we did okay with finding meals that they could eat.

Then, our baby was diagnosed with food allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, and eggs, and that changed everything! I tried baking GFCF desserts without eggs and had one disaster after the other. I eventually found a few things that worked, but I still needed more recipes.

I was thrilled to discover this cookbook because it addresses all of our allergies. I've made many recipes from it, and every single one so far has been a hit with the kids. We've enjoyed the main dishes (the General Tso's Chicken is amazing!), the snack mixes are great, and the desserts are delicious. I'd given up on trying to make brownies without wheat or eggs, but there are two brownie recipes in this book, and they're both incredible.

I've recommended this cookbook to many people. The only thing I'd point out is that some of the recipes call for Bragg's Liquid Aminos, which we don't use, or, alternately, soy sauce. Regular soy sauce has wheat in it, so it's important to look for wheat-free Tamari Soy Sauce, if avoiding wheat or gluten.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best rotation diet ideas ever, October 11, 2008

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Carrie "Workout" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Super Allergy Girl Cookbook; Gluten-free Casein-free Nut-free. (Paperback)

This cookbook is great. My daughter is on a rotation diet and it is impossible to find recipies that are varied and do not contain rice flour. This cookbook has recipies that uses many different flours and the results are amazing. I love how she adds club soda to her bread recipies and how it makes the flour so light and fluffy. The pig in the blanket recipe is a family favorite. If you have a child with intolerances or allergies buy this book.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars kid centric, needs a lot of specific ingredients, January 24, 2010

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Michelle Michaels (Prague, Czech Republic) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Super Allergy Girl Cookbook; Gluten-free Casein-free Nut-free. (Paperback)

Frankly, I'm boggled by all the 5 star reviews.

I bought this book because I have allergies to gluten, eggs and milk. I bought it on the strength of the reviews; I've been really disappointed with it. It calls for a lot of branded products like Energy-G egg replacer (in nearly all of the baking recipes), which isn't available to me where I live (in central Europe, or the rest of the world for that matter). Likewise, a lot of the flours she calls for aren't available. So while these recipes might be delicious, I'm unable to make them. Keep in mind you need access to a good bio shop, willing to make expensive online purchases, or buy a grain mill; and you need to live in the States. For baking (which is primarily why I bought the book) I've had better luck making egg and dairy substitutes from a normal gluten-free cook book. And if I can't get gluten free lasagna noodles, how can I make gluten free lasagna? And couldn't I have figured that out how to use gluten free noodles on my own, I mean do I really need a recipe for that?? I was looking for a cookbook with innovative recipe ideas, not a cookbook that says, "go buy this special product and make the foods you've always made." Or, "hey, why not make mashed potatoes without milk, or hash browns, those are naturally gluten free! To make gluten free stuffing, use gluten free bread and a normal recipe!" I can figure all that out for myself.


2nd issue: it's a kid centric book. It has snacks for kids, desserts for kids, and the main courses are generally simple and designed to appeal to unsophisticated taste buds. This isn't gourmet food folks.

For anyone who is a reasonably experienced cook and whose tastes go beyond mac and cheese, there are better books out there. For those who want to feed their gluten-free casein free kids and have no clue, this one's for you.