Simply Sugar and Gluten-Free: 180 Easy and Delicious Recipes You Can Make in 20 Minutes or Less [Paperback]

Amy Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2011

FABULOUS FOOD MADE HEALTHIER

Eliminating gluten and refined sugar from your diet doesn’t mean hours in the kitchen or expensive, exotic ingredients. Follow these smart strategies and simple techniques to create tasty, allergy-friendly meals in no time.

From hearty breakfasts to decadent desserts, Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free is chock-full of dishes as delicious as they are healthy.

•Banana Walnut Belgian Waffles
•Carrot and Jicama Slaw
•Chewy Granola Bars
•Crispy Prosciutto Deviled Eggs
•Chicken Cacciatore
•Deep Dish Lasagne
•Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies
•French Onion Soup
•Light and Moist Cornbread
•Oven-Baked Cumin Lime Tortilla Chips
•Pear and Spinach Salad with Lemon Truffle Vinaigrette
•Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos
•Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
•Veggie, Onion, and Prosciutto Pizza

Whether you’re going sugar-free and gluten-free because of an allergy or a desire to eat healthy, this book’s nutritious, satisfying, home-cooked meals will minimize weight gain and maximize good health.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

http://www.simplysugarandglutenfree.com/

Amy Green, M.Ed., runs the website, Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free where she shares her passion for healthy living. Over the years Green has learned that eating healthier doesn’t equal deprivation, has lived free from refined sugars and wheat since 2004 and, as a result, is maintaining a 60+ pound weight loss. A former elementary teacher and current small business owner, Amy is now a full time culinary arts student. She lives with her husband and four dogs in Dallas, Texas where she teaches local sugar-free, gluten-free cooking classes.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Ulysses Press; 1 edition (March 15, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569758654
• ISBN-13: 978-1569758656
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.9 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,846 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #31 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Special Diet > Diabetic & Sugar-Free
  • #34 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Diets & Weight Loss > Gluten Free
  • #81 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Special Diet > Allergies

More About the Author

Amy Green, M.Ed., authors the popular food blog Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free (www.SimplySugarAndGlutenFree.com), where she shares her passion for healthy living. She has abstained from refined sugars and wheat since 2004 and, as a result, is maintaining a 60-plus pound weight loss. Over the years, Amy has learned that eating healthier doesn't equal deprivation.

In addition to owning a small business, Amy is finishing her Pastry Arts Degree at Collin College in Frisco, Texas and teaches local sugar-free, gluten-free cooking classes. She holds a Bachelor of Psychology and a Master of Education, both from The Ohio State University. Previously, Amy taught elementary school and owned one of the premier pet care companies in the North Dallas area. She lives with her husband and four dogs in Dallas, Texas.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

76 of 76 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Really good cook book for the gluten free chef; relies heavily on bean flour mix. March 19, 2011

By WallyFam

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I've been gluten free for about 6 years. I have many gluten free cookbooks, but I was hooked on the promise of simplicity for the recipes in this book. I like the idea of quick, healthy meals for my family that also meet my dietary limitations. Tonight, I tried the mac and cheese and meatloaf. Both were delicious, and the family liked them as well! The recipes are fairly simple, and turned out very tasty. My only "complaint" - which I hope really isn't seen as a complaint but more of a fact - is that the 20 minutes part of the title means preparation time; it does not include cook time. But regardless, I look forward to trying more of the recipes.

As many other reviewers have mentioned, the tips are extremely helpful. There are tips for how to buy dried fruit, storing chickpeas in the fridge so homemade hummus will already be chilled, making double batches and freezing, etc. I love the idea of baking a big batch of brown rice or making extra quinoa and freezing for later use. I have a very active family, and this kind of meal planning for the sake of convenience is huge for us.

The only real negative for me is that Ms. Green's flour mix contains bean flour. I have not been able to tolerate the taste of bean flour in most other recipes (or its effects on my tummy if I eat too much). I seem to have a keen sense for the taste, and have only found a few recipes containing bean flour that I like (one is Bette Hagman's zucchini bread with pineapple, the other is Erin McKenna's Apple Cinnamon Toasties, which are both super yummy!)The mac & cheese I made tonight called for the bean flour mix, but I used sweet rice flour instead, and the recipe still turned out great.

If you have a dairy sensitivity, there are quite a few recipes that call for milk, cream, or cheese of some sort. For those with nut allergies, there are also recipes calling for nuts. In both cases, there are often notes at the end suggesting substitutions to make the recipes dairy or nut free, which I think is awesome! Many recipes are labelled vegan, dairy free, or egg free, to help chefs isolate recipes that will work best for them.

For those who have been disappointed that this book does in fact contain some sugar (in the form of palm sugar from coconut), you may want too look up cookbooks for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, like Grain Free Gourmet or Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. South Beach also contains many, many great and healthy recipes. Just remember the healthiest recipes are going to be those that use whole foods, not artificial sweeteners, which some SB recipes call for.

The bottom line for SS & GF is that is is simple, easy to follow, has an overall healthy approach, and a great variety of recipes. I will be using it quite frequently!

48 of 49 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Not really "Sugar-Free" May 27, 2012

By S. Kesten

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I purchased this book because I have completely cut all sugar and wheat out of my diet. I was so excited when I saw this book, because I thought, "Finally, someone has written a book which caters to both sugar free and gluten free eating!" Alas, many of the recipes in this book are chock full of sugars. Sure, they are disguised as Agave, Palm Sugar and Maple Syrup, but these are all just different forms of Sugar. Maybe these "unprocessed" forms of sugar are a tad better for your body than processed white table sugar, but if you are trying to watch your sugar intake due to candida, diabetes, unbalanced hormones, weight management, etc., then keep on looking, cause this isn't the book for you. And I've been reading reports lately that Agave might actually be worse than table sugar. Many types of Agave are highly processed and are really more like high fructose corn syrup (which is the worst). Having said that, there are some good recipes in the book and many of the entrees are sugar free, but then most entrees are. I'm still looking for a book which has breakfast, snack and desert type foods which are both TRULY sugar free and gluten free.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for Newbies to the Gluten Free Lifestyle! February 18, 2011

By R. Haacke

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Hearing that I had a gluten intolerance 3 months ago was one of the hardest experiences. My doctor sent me out the door with little help other than to "dont eat wheat". I felt lost and HUNGRY! I found Simply Sugar and Gluten Free through some searches on the internet, and have been so grateful to Amy for her amazing blog, I knew I needed this book!

I was surprised how thick the book is, and have loved the recipes I have tried so far. The only thing I would change is to add pictures of these dishes - I am a very visual person, and love to see pics of the food. BUT this book makes up for that in great recipes and info on how to get started. Gluten Free cooking is daunting, and even downright terrifying at first, especially learning about the dozens of different flours that can be quite expensive! This book makes it easy to understand, and she includes a recipe for an All-Purpose GF flour mix that is used in many recipes. There is a great section in the back of the book on each of the flours, sweeteners and various ingredients that is very helpful. I LOVE this book, and am excited to try each recipe.