Customer Reviews

The Lactose-Free Cookbook

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This is the silliest cookbook I have EVER read. Sheri Updike doesn't offer interesting new takes on the foods we all love; she substitutes lactose-free milk and margarine for regular milk and butter and claims to have created new recipes. She offers a "recipe" for Jiffy cornbread mix, using lactose-free milk and margarine! I could have done that when I was in middle school, but I was too busy baking dairy-free cornbread from scratch! And did I mention that Updike's writing is awful? For example, "According to personal taste, as the eggs cook the whites will become opaque and the yolks will harden." Actually, I'm pretty certain that regardless of my "personal taste," the eggs will cook as above--that's basic science--which, like basic writing, Updike apparently missed. Avoid this book!

I checked this book out of the library to see whether it was worth buying, and just 15 minutes into reading it, I went online and ordered it. This book contains a wonderful, well-researched collection of recipes, but what I liked best about it was the commentary at the beginning that discussed substitutions and products you can buy off-the-shelf that are already lactose-free. The author wisely points out something that so many "dairy-free" or "milk-free" information sources omit: Just because a product's ingredient listing doesn't contain the word "milk" does not necessarily mean the product has no lactose. She provides a helpful list of other ingredients besides milk and butter that actually contain lactose in amounts that may affect those who cannot tolerate it. I myself developed lactose intolerance in just the past few months, after 20-some years of tolerating dairy products with no problems. This book has been a godsend -- I've gone from panicky and nearly devastated (thinking that I could never have chocolate again!!!) to optimistic and relieved, after learning that lactose intolerance does NOT have to mean I'm doomed to eat only granola and rice for the rest of my life.

Now that I've finally found a local store that sells the Tofutti brand products used in a lot of the dessert recipes, I'm thrilled. The Hydrox cookie cheesecake turned out superb - no soy aftertaste.

The non-recipe commentary is enjoyable. The recipes are easy to follow, although some are quite involved. Unlike some of the other cookbooks, this one has more "real" recipes - actual foods that normally contain lactose.

This book is definitely worth adding to your collection if you're lactose intolerant. Be prepared to hunt a little for some of the ingredients though.

I was disappointed in the recipes in this cookbook. Perhaps they taste wonderful, but if I am just going to go to the store and buy lactose-free milk to replace the milk I used to use (which was free since it came from our own animals) do I really need a cookbook to tell me how to use it? I would think I can simply substitute lactose-free milk in the recipes I use now. That was not my goal in buying a lactose-free cookbook. I was hoping to find something that would show me how to get along without milk. I'm sure it fills a need for some, but not for those of us who are unwilling to go out and buy a substitute product.

I found the off-the-shelf safe list helpful, but almost all the recipes require dairy substitutes, many of which are difficult to find in my small rural community and most of which are soy-based. My husband is lactose intolerant. I am not, but I cannot eat soy. I was hoping for recipes that would help me get along without dairy products, not simply use soy-based substitutes. I don't want to fix two meals every night, one lactose-free for my husband and one soy-free for myself.

This recipe book provides a great deal of helpful information on alternative lactose free products and what to look for on the label to find lactose, as it may be hidden in some other ingredients. The recipes are delicious and simple. There is a wide variety of unique recipes to try. My husband and I are having the best time with the wonderful ice cream recipes! This recipe book is a must if you are lactose intollerant or have a lactose restricted diet. The book is well worth the low cost!

I've been having a rather difficult time coping with lactose intolerance. It's hard being a college student and finding "safe" foods to eat. Thanks to Sheri's book, I'm able to enjoy good food again, without the terrible consequences. I recieved my book yesterday, and immediately made the "Cheesy Pasta Bake". It is delicious! My roommates, who aren't lactose intolerant, thought I used real cheese when they tasted it! Thank you so much Sheri!

Books have been written on Lactose Intolerance that are very informational, but they lack what it takes to make living with the disorder easier.

Sheri's book goes beyond the normal "this is what lactose intolerance is" and provides us with how to prepare our favorite meals without sacrificing taste. It is truly genuine and NOT another book that offers less than tasteful, impossible to reproduce recipies. Its style is easy to read and understand and the recipies are far from complex.

It's refreshing to read a book by someone who lives so close to the disorder that she has more than book knowledge...she has a practical, working knowledge of the problem.

Sheri's book was all it said it was plus more! I can eat myfavorite foods again and make my own recipes Lactose-Free with thehelp of the Lactose-Free Cookbook. I didn't want to live without milk, and Sheri shows you how to get around the upset. Excellent book, Delicious food, a must have for the Lactose Intolerant. END

This is not only a wonderful coolbook with delicious recipes that are easy to cook, but it is a endless source of information on lactose intolerance. It tells you about the hidden dangers that await you on the supermarket shelves and how to select appropriate foods from the prepackaged food.