Cooking Gluten-Free! A Food Lover's Collection of Chef and Family Recipes Without Gluten or Wheat [Paperback]

Karen Robertson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2002

Cooking Gluten-Free sets a new standard in gluten-free baking and cooking--pleasing even the most discriminating palate. Celebrated chefs from across the country have contributed easy and delectable dinner recipes. Karen Robertson's gluten-free baked goods are made with a select flour mix that produces the highest quality product and tastes like delicious wheat-based goods. Over 190 recipes allow the wheat-free and gluten-free individual to enjoy food again.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A beautifully illustrated collection of tantalizing recipes presented simply and practically ... providing many gluten-free solutions for family favorites... -- Elaine Monarch, Executive Director, Celiac Disease Foundation

Gorgeous watercolors grace most pages... and a unique flour mix is used to create moist, tender baked goods. -- Gluten Intolerance Group Volume 25 2002

From the Publisher

Featuring America's Celebrated Chefs With Recipes for the Home Cook:

Michael Kornick, mk, Chicago
Tom Douglas, Dahlia Lounge, Seattle
Charlie Trotter, Charlie Trotter's, Chicago
Linda Yamada, The Beach House, Kauai
Gerry Hayden, Aureole, New York
Bob Kinkead, Kinkead's, Washington, D. C.
Dennis Leary, Rubicon, San Francisco
Kathey Casey, Kathy Casey Food Studios, Seattle
Lynne Vea, Seattle
Todd Gray, Equinox, Washington, D. C.
Hans Bergmann, Cacharel, Dallas-Ft. Worth
Ludger Szmania, Szmania's, Seattle
Christian Svalesen, 36 Degrees, Dallas
Barbara Figueroa, Seattle
Suzanne Goin, Lucques, West Hollywood
Christopher Kimball, Cook's Illustrated magazine
Erol Tugrul, Cafe Margaux, Cocoa, Florida
Thoa Nguyen, Chinoise Cafe, Seattle
Marcella Rosene, Pasta & Co. Seattle

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Product Details

• Paperback: 247 pages
• Publisher: Celiac Pub; 1St Edition edition (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970866003
• ISBN-13: 978-0970866004
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,709,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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106 of 107 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!, October 13, 2002

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Sam's Lackey (Puget Sound) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooking Gluten-Free! A Food Lover's Collection of Chef and Family Recipes Without Gluten or Wheat (Paperback)

Finally, a gluten-free cookbook with recipes for 2000's ! I was diagnosed at age 30 with Celiac Disease, and sorely missed my old way of eating. The first Gluten/Wheat free books I purchased seemed to have recipes from the 70's like tuna casserole, etc. (open a can of gluten free mushroom soup and pour it over gluten-free pasta, UGH!) I didn't eat that way before my diagnosis, and certainly didn't want to start. Also, I enjoy entertaining and it is important to me that when I cook for others, no one but me knows that the food is gluten-free. This cookbook features recipes I can serve my friends & family members with pride. For instance I served the blueberry muffins at a baby shower, and baked them for neighborhood firefighters to rave reviews. The last time I made the cornbread, there were no leftovers because my non-celiac friends all ate second and third helpings.If you are looking for recipes featuring FRESH seasonal ingredients, then this is the cookbook for you. I can't recommend it enough!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST GF BOOK EVER., February 25, 2004

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"positiveparenter" (Seattle, Wa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooking Gluten-Free! A Food Lover's Collection of Chef and Family Recipes Without Gluten or Wheat (Paperback)

I've been cooking GF for 6 years, and for most of that time I could improvise recipies that were MUCH better than the usual GF cookbooks.

But someone made the leap forward! The baked goods in this book use the state of the art flour combinations that allow you to make cookies, muffins, pizza crust, even TORTILLAS (!!!) that are EXACTLY the texture and flavor of wheat. No one even knows they are GF until you can't help yourself and start bragging :D

But this marvelous book doesn't stop there. Every entree is THE BEST entree of its kind I've ever cooked or eaten.

All sections of the book, from entrees to breakfast to desserts to baked goods has a wide range of recipies - from "basic staples of your menu" to "Blow the Socks off your guests at the Christmas Party or wedding!" This is delightful, as most cook books are either too simple to use for entertaining or too fancy for every day.

Honestly if you only ever buy ONE GF cookbook, give these people your money. Its the only one you'll ever need.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She got it right!, July 2, 2005

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J. Gilbert (Portland, OR.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cooking Gluten-Free! A Food Lover's Collection of Chef and Family Recipes Without Gluten or Wheat (Hardcover)

I was invited over to a fellow Celiac's house and bless her heart, she'd made three different varieties of gluten free baked goods. By far and away the BEST was the coffee cake recipe from this cook book. I tried not to make a pig of myself, but it was so good! It was light and fluffy [not gritty and dense like most GF breads and cakes]. I think I ate half all by myself! I'm not ashamed.

After a life time of eating gluten [too bad I know what stuff is "supposed" to taste like] I was diagnosed; I've been on the diet for 5 years now and have tried a lot of different avenues to get my dessert fix... this was the closest thing to the real deal. So if the coffee cake is any indication of the rest of the recipes in this book I'm gonna be one happy camper! [And my fellow Celiac assures me that this is the best GF cook book out there - we can all be happy for that!]