A collection of tried and true favorite recipes from the Grain Free Meal Plan menu subscription service. (this does NOT contain meal plans, see healthhomehappy.com for those) The cookbook contains over 70 wholesome recipes with full color pictures including everything from Breakfast Sausage to Kimchi to Chocolate Truffles.
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Cara believes that natural, sustainably produced and traditionally prepared food is designed by God to be best for the earth and people alike and enjoys learning more about this all the time. Her daughter, Hannah, has been grain free for over two years, and the whole family eats primarily grain free at home. Cara blogs at Health, Home, and Happiness (healthhomehappy.com) about incorporating traditional food, natural remedies, and healthy habits into real life. The goal of her writing is to encourage the average family that eating real wholesome foods is something that is a priority and can realistically be done.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By D. Stewart
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've followed Cara for years since she sold handmade items from a small Etsy store. She has always impressed me with her genuine, open, and teachable spirit and I've loved the community she has created through her website, Health, Home, and Happiness. Cara's ventures have always had honesty, authenticity and integrity. This book is no different.
This book is written by a busy mother of little ones who has developed simple, delicious recipes that can be prepared without a great deal of time, and with ingredients that are fairly available (if not at a health food store, then through the magic of internet shopping!) Many of the recipes have 6-7 ingredients or less. They are, as she says, kid-tested, though I would note that doesn't mean every child will love them. But if you are moving your family to a grain-free lifestyle, this book and Cara's subscription service offered at Health, Home, and Happiness is incredibly helpful in making that transition. Those who are familiar with Cara's meal plans through the subscriptions will not find new recipes here. This is a "best-of" book, after all!
I like that the book itself is small - 7x10 inches and less than 1/4 inch thick. Compared to some recent Paleo-food-blogger tomes, I find this much more likely to be referenced frequently. Cara includes a photo with every recipe, and while the photos are not slick or flashy, I find them to be very helpful in deciding what I want to make.
I am, perhaps, most fond of what Cara did and did not include in the book. First, she included brief (emphasis on "brief") explanations and insights, tips and tricks. She also included a wonderful two-page section titled "Sourcing High Quality Food" that a brief (again, emphasis on "brief") explanation of what one should seek when trying to feed one's family a whole foods, grain-free diet. What she did NOT include was a lengthy personal testimony, an overly-involved scientific explanation of why one would want to be grain-free, or a judgmental rant against the Standard American Diet. I'm thankful for that restraint on her part. It makes it possible that I'd pass this book on to others who have not jumped on the grain-free bandwagon just yet.
If is for this reason that I am most excited about this book. I receive the grain-free meal plans subscription so I've seen these recipes before. I didn't NEED this. But I had a hunch my husband, who was overwhelmed and intimidated and, frankly, put-off, by the vast amount of information in other enormous paleo/grain-free cookbooks, would find this book to be an easy read. And from Cara's explanations and suggestions, his interest was piqued and he's spent some time researching the reasons for being grain-free. He's no longer just humoring me, but developing his own understanding of this journey.
I think this book would be ideal for passing on to grandparents, parents, friends, etc., who are curious and open to learning more about this way of eating. Perhaps after seeing what this food looks like and reading the wholesome ingredient lists, one could direct those who want more information to Cara's site or other paleo/specific carbohydrate diet/ GAPS sites. In the meantime, order this book. You'll have in your hands a perfect introduction to the whole foods, grain-free life!
This book is written by a busy mother of little ones who has developed simple, delicious recipes that can be prepared without a great deal of time, and with ingredients that are fairly available (if not at a health food store, then through the magic of internet shopping!) Many of the recipes have 6-7 ingredients or less. They are, as she says, kid-tested, though I would note that doesn't mean every child will love them. But if you are moving your family to a grain-free lifestyle, this book and Cara's subscription service offered at Health, Home, and Happiness is incredibly helpful in making that transition. Those who are familiar with Cara's meal plans through the subscriptions will not find new recipes here. This is a "best-of" book, after all!
I like that the book itself is small - 7x10 inches and less than 1/4 inch thick. Compared to some recent Paleo-food-blogger tomes, I find this much more likely to be referenced frequently. Cara includes a photo with every recipe, and while the photos are not slick or flashy, I find them to be very helpful in deciding what I want to make.
I am, perhaps, most fond of what Cara did and did not include in the book. First, she included brief (emphasis on "brief") explanations and insights, tips and tricks. She also included a wonderful two-page section titled "Sourcing High Quality Food" that a brief (again, emphasis on "brief") explanation of what one should seek when trying to feed one's family a whole foods, grain-free diet. What she did NOT include was a lengthy personal testimony, an overly-involved scientific explanation of why one would want to be grain-free, or a judgmental rant against the Standard American Diet. I'm thankful for that restraint on her part. It makes it possible that I'd pass this book on to others who have not jumped on the grain-free bandwagon just yet.
If is for this reason that I am most excited about this book. I receive the grain-free meal plans subscription so I've seen these recipes before. I didn't NEED this. But I had a hunch my husband, who was overwhelmed and intimidated and, frankly, put-off, by the vast amount of information in other enormous paleo/grain-free cookbooks, would find this book to be an easy read. And from Cara's explanations and suggestions, his interest was piqued and he's spent some time researching the reasons for being grain-free. He's no longer just humoring me, but developing his own understanding of this journey.
I think this book would be ideal for passing on to grandparents, parents, friends, etc., who are curious and open to learning more about this way of eating. Perhaps after seeing what this food looks like and reading the wholesome ingredient lists, one could direct those who want more information to Cara's site or other paleo/specific carbohydrate diet/ GAPS sites. In the meantime, order this book. You'll have in your hands a perfect introduction to the whole foods, grain-free life!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Cara's recipes are by-and-large simple for the grain-free lifestyle, since it can be daunting at best when embarking on a new diet. The simple crepes with coconut flour have made cold "sandwiches" possible again, and we even use them for tacos. I love being able to see a photo of each dish to know what I'm getting into.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Cara has a way of taking the fear out of preparing grain-free meals. From what to buy at the grocery store, to step-by-step preparation instructions to pictures of the final product, all of the guessing is removed. The learning curve when removing what was formerly a dietary staple (wheat) can be steep, so why not benefit from someone who already walked that road? If you are just taking your first baby steps towards being grain-free or if you are experienced and need some fresh ideas, this book is for you. While not all of the recipes are also GAPS friendly, many are or are easily adaptable to the GAPS diet, so this book is also a gem of a resource for GAPS families as well.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Good
It's a decent book. If you have a lot of time to sit down and read I would recommend it.
Published 1 month ago by Kay
4.0 out of 5 stars
Grain free choices
This book is a good one. It is very hard to change the way you have eaten your entire life and stop eating all grains. It's possible to cut down, this book is a good one to use.
Published 1 month ago by Carmela Belanger
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thankful for This Information
I am working my way toward the GAPS diet. The more information and recipes that I can get my hands on, the better. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Karen S. Morris
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!
There are wonderful recipes in this little free book. I got lots of new ideas. Springtime is a time for me to start eating healthier, so it's perfect.
Published 1 month ago by PiecesOfAmber
4.0 out of 5 stars
Im happy
The recipes in this book are exactly what I have been looking for! I can not wait to try them!
Published 1 month ago by J. Boston
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nothing novel or inventive
This book might be great for those who are just starting out grain free but for someone experienced, you've probably thought of or seen these recipes before. Read more
Published 1 month ago by vp
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very interesting!!
Good
I thought t
his book has some very Good ideas to eat. Healthy
I will be trying a lot of them.
I thought t
his book has some very Good ideas to eat. Healthy
I will be trying a lot of them.
Published 2 months ago by Paul J. Connolly
4.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for me!
Having read from numerous sources the benefits of switching to a grain free diet, I have tried to give it a go, but am having trouble sticking with it. It seemed overwhelming. Read more
Published 2 months ago by dropdeadmediocre
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good, simple recipes
This is an excent book for the beginner; however, nothing fancy or too original for the experienced cook. A nice cookbook for the grain-free kitchen nonetheless.
Published 2 months ago by AJ
5.0 out of 5 stars
An amazing resource for GAPS families
My family started GAPS three weeks ago, but it took well over a year for me to get up the courage to actually begin. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Nicole R.
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