From the author of The G-Free Diet and the co-host of ABC’s The View comes a vital book about scrumptiously satisfying gluten-free food—with easy-to-follow recipes, healthy tips, and full-color photographs throughout—for families managing celiac disease as well as anyone who is concerned about their intake of wheat and other grains.
Growing up in a home where everyone came together at the dinner table, Elizabeth Hasselbeck savored the signature meatball, lasagna, and ziti dishes of her grandmother and great-grandmother, and the pierogies of her father’s heritage. But a decade ago, the Emmy Award–winning co-host of The View, New York Times bestselling author, and mother of three was diagnosed with celiac disease, and the family recipes she grew up suddenly became strictly off-limits. Or so she thought.
Getting rid of gluten, however, doesn’t have to mean giving up taste. Deliciously G-Free combines Hasselbeck’s knowledge for healthy living and passion for tasty food to bring you 100 delectable, easy-to-make, and family-friendly gluten-free recipes. By adding a variety of other ingredients to the fridge and pantry, she’s perfected scrumptious zero-gluten versions of old standards and new creations that would make her relatives proud, including
• Breakfasts to Remember: Egg Sandwiches, Coconut Raspberry Muffins, French Toast with Caramel Rum Banana, Biscuits, Frittata • All-Star Appetizers: Pork Pot Stickers, Stuffed Mushrooms, Smoked Salmon on Corn Fritters, Crab Cakes with Homemade Tartar Sauce, and Hot Artichoke Dip • Mouth-Watering Main Meals: Chicken Enchiladas, Quinoa Cornbread, Mac and Cheese, Lasagna, Pad Thai, Chimichurri Flank Steak, and Buttermilk Chicken • Deliciously Irresistible Desserts: Chocolista Chocolate Cupcakes, Blueberry Raspberry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Tiramisu, Birthday Cakes, and Double Chocolate Brownies
Loaded with gorgeous color photos, Deliciously G-Free also satisfies your taste buds with ideas for gourmet entertaining, kid-friendly concoctions, cool-weather comfort foods, and “Get Fit” G-Free recipes. Plus, Hasselbeck opens up about her own gluten-free journey—from getting diagnosed to getting her family on board—and shares tips for how to stock your kitchen, prevent cross-contamination, and whip up G-Free flour mixes that literally take the cake.
Looking great and feeling good from the inside-out is just one Deliciously G-Free meal away!
“Fried chicken, brownies, sliders, even spaghetti and meatballs and mile-high lasagna all gluten free?! My only complaint about Elisabeth’s Deliciously G-Free, is that I didn’t write it myself. She problem-solves in the tastiest of ways with the most requested recipes of our time—gluten free. Nicely done, blondie!”—Rachael Ray
“Deliciously G-Free gives you world-class advice on gluten from a world expert on her body. Elisabeth Hasselbeck offers elegant, passionate, and tasty advice everyone will adore.”—Dr. Mehmet Oz, co-author of YOU: The Owner’s Manual health series
“If you thought you needed to eat bland or dry gluten-free foods, think again! Using fresh, tasty, and safe ingredients, these recipes are inventive and mouthwateringly good. Elisabeth Hasselbeck has put the gourmet back into g-free cooking!”—Cynthia Beckman, director of development, Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University
“Deliciously G-Free gives you back all the taste and variety you thought you might be giving up with a gluten-free diet. Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s recipes are delicious and will more than satisfy! I congratulate her on her superb effort. Read the book and enjoy the fabulous gluten-free recipes!”—Peter HR Green, M.D., director, Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, and author of Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic
About the Author
Daytime Emmy Award winner Elisabeth Hasselbeck has been a co-host on ABC’s The View since 2003, and in 2010 she joined ABC News and Good Morning America as a contributor. The author of the New York Times bestseller The G-Free Diet, she has created all-natural NoGii gluten-free protein bars for the entire family. She lives in New York City with her husband, Tim Hasselbeck, ESPN NFL analyst and former NFL quarterback, and their three children, Grace, Taylor, and Isaiah.
This book is awesome! Of the recipes I've tried, I've been amazed by how good they taste, how light and "normal" they are. These are practical recipes for a family with small children, yet cater to "grown up" palettes as well. The dishes make me feel like I'm not missing anything by avoiding gluten, which makes it easy to avoid the bad stuff. The blueberry waffle recipe was dinner last night, and I closed my eyes and sighed with delight as I bit into a truly delicious waffle for the first time since going gluten free. No mix I've tried even comes close! That one recipe alone was worth the cost of the book, but of course there are many more that are simply divine. I highly recommend this book! I feel that Elizabeth has done the hard work for me, that I get to benefit from her decade of experience in finding and creating good recipes, and I look forward to her future publications on the topic. She knows what she's doing in a gluten free kitchen! Thank you! It's a wonderful book, and I will be referring it to all of my friends and family.
I have a couple of other gluten free cookbooks and they are more like Betty Crocker goes gluten free. This book is more contemporary and the recipes are tasty. My only complaint is that, with the exception of the salads, there is no nutritional information. That information would have made this 5 stars.
I have tried four recipes in Deliciously G Free so far, and they have all been outstanding. My kids thought that the Mango Fandango Shake tasted just like ice cream, and I LOVED the Black Forest Shake. Last night I made up a big double batch of the Sweet and Sour Chicken (yummy), and tonight I'm making the Beef and Broccoli. The Egg Muffins were also a big hit.
Although Elisabeth doesn't specifically annotate this, many of her recipes are both gluten and casein free. If your family was dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorder and cooking for a GF/CF diet, this book would have lots of kid friendly options for you. I'm going to be sharing this review on my blog!
Update: 1/20/12
I have now also tried the Beef and Broccoli recipe on page 121. It was excellent, but I didn't think the can of black beans was supposed to be there, so I just skipped that part. The pulled pork sandwiches on page 158 were good, and were an easy crock-pot dinner. The chocolate chip cookie recipe on page 215 has also been a hit, but does require a lot of non-standard flours. Luckily we live next to a natural foods co-op, and I have easy access to things like millet flour and Xanthan gum.
A final thing I'd like to point out is that on page 21 Elisabeth talks about mixing up large batches of "power flours" to make baking easier, and specifically mentions pancakes and waffles. But then there aren't any recipes for pancake and waffle "power flour" mixes. A typo?
Elisabeth Hasselbeck was formerly known to television audiences as a participant on the wildly popular second edition of "Survivor: The Australian Outback." Since taking her coveted seat on "The View" in 2003 she has been the focus of major magazine covers and articles including USA Weekend, Curious Parents, People, TV Guide, Fitness, Glamour, Us Weekly, Life, Pregnancy and ePregnancy. She has filled in on the FOX News Channel's "Fox and Friends," and has been a guest on "Hannity and Colmes," "Larry King Live," "The Martha Stewart Show," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Good Morning America. "
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