Gluten-Free: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes Your Family Will Love [Paperback]

Michael Cox (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 4, 2000

FOR CELIACS WHO LOVE FOOD --

A BEAUTIFUL BOOK OF DELECTABLE DISHES

Millions who cannot tolerate gluten in their diet no longer have to make do with cookbooks that provide safe but unappealing recipes. With more than 100 contemporary recipes that will delight the palate, please the eye, and satisfy families and guests -- celiac and nonceliac alike -- "Gluten-Free" offers a welcome alternative. Based on mouthwatering Mediterranean cuisine, "Gluten-Free" includes:

Tempting recipes for every meal of the day that don't rely on specialty ingredients: appealing appetizers such as Gazpacho; lunch and light supper treats such as Chicken with Basil and Almonds; substantial dinners like Seafood Paella; and a wonderful selection of desserts, from gluten-free breads and cakes to inventive fruit combinations.

Complete nutritional information on every recipe, conveniently provided in a table in the back of the book.

Important information on celiac disease and tips on how to choose ingredients that are safe to eat.

Illustrated with beautiful full-color photographs and packed with helpful information, "Gluten-Free" proves it is possible for celiacs to meet dietary demands and still explore an exciting new world of food.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Leon H. Rottmann President, The Celiac Sprue Association/United States of America, Inc. This is an excellent work and will make a fine contribution to the literature. -- Review

About the Author

Michael Cox, who suffers from celiac disease himself, designed and ran a restaurant in Covent Garden before moving to southern Spain in 1986, where he set up a guesthouse centering on good food. For years he has developed and perfected sophisticated yet healthy wheat-free dishes using mainly Mediterranean ingredients, most of which are naturally gluten-free.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Fireside (October 4, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068487251X
• ISBN-13: 978-0684872513
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,075,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful cookbook, but use with caution, March 21, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Gluten-Free: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes Your Family Will Love (Paperback)

This is an attractive cookbook and every recipe I have tried has been delicious and easy to follow. The dishes tend to be elegant and great for entertaining, but not too difficult for everyday family meals. However, I have noted a couple ingredients that are not gluten-free, such as blue cheese and beer. Overall, I highly recommend this cookbook, but do not rely on all ingredients listed to be gluten-free.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New recipes for Coeliacs, October 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Gluten-Free: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes Your Family Will Love (Paperback)

This atractively presented book has given our family a new lease of life with cooking for a gluten-freen diet. The recipes are easy to follow and well presented. The range of recipes presented in the book makes it easy to make a selection for any occasion. Dining out is nearly impossible on a gluten-free diet. This cookbook makes dining in a treat.The introduction to the book gives renewed interest in cooking for those people who suffer from food allergies (and those who have to eat with them).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an awesome cookbook, even apart from being gluten-free, April 9, 2008

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This review is from: Gluten-Free: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes Your Family Will Love (Paperback)

Michael Cox's Gluten Free cookboook is awesome. I was immediately drawn to it because it doesn't have a bunch of baked goods on the cover; most gluten-free cookbooks recreate painfully inferior versions of gluten-y food you used to love. That doesn't interest me at all. I want to make delicious food that happens to be gluten-free, and that's what this book is. For that reason, there's no weird ingredients that are hard to find, another plus. Also, he doesn't assume everyone has a lot of expensive kitchen equipment - he tells you how to do something with a food processor if you have one, but also if you don't, how to do it with everyday non-electric equipment.

Most of the recipes seem to come from Cox's experience cooking for his guest house in Spain, so there's a great Spanish/mediterranean flavor to it that is casually gluten-free.

Some recipes I've tried so far - homemade mayonnaise, pesto, cornbread - all delicious - I make these all the time! Figs in honey and wine - amazing, and ridiculously easy (most of his recipes seem to be quite easy and foolproof). I saved the extra fig/honey/wine syrup - it was a beautiful pink color, and served it on vanilla ice cream later. My chef friends used the recipe for chocolate hazelnut cake to make my birthday cake and *everyone* loved it, gluten-free or not. In fact, the same couple (they own a wonderful fine dining restaurant here) asked to borrow the book from me later - they don't eat gluten-free but really admired the recipes. And yesterday I made the swordfish in caper and tomato sauce. Really really good! and easy!

This is simply the best gluten-free cookbook out there. I wish he had a followup. I would buy it without hesitation. (oh, the other commenter is right - look out for the one recipe that calls for beer - use a gluten-free beer, and maybe substitute for blue cheese also if you're worried about that.) You will eat well with this cookbook.