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Special Diet Celebrations: no wheat, gluten, dairy, or eggs (Fenster, Carol Lee. Special Diet Series.)

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If you thought that you have to miss out on special treats because of food allergies or intolerances, think again! With recipes for everything from Cookies to Wedding Cakes, this book is just what you need. It is a complete guide to cooking special foods for those with food allergies or intolerances. Dr. Fenster writes from her own experience as a culinary professional and as an individual with wheat intolerance. In addition to original recipes, the book contains directions on how to make substitutions in other recipes and where to buy special products such as wheat-free flours. Her list of hidden sources of wheat, gluten, eggs, milk, corn and soy is an invaluable resource for those who need to avoid even small amounts of those foods. This book could help make cooking easy and eating enjoyable again!

This book is of immense value to parents who wish to implement the new gluten and casein free diet. New scientific studies on autism are indicating a relationship between the digestive system and the brain. (autistic enterocolitus) Parents substituting wheat (gluten) and dairy (casein) in their children's diet will find wonderful recipes for dietary substitutions. This book and the diet it supports are leading the way to bringing many children who fall within the autism spectrum back into our world. Judy DeHart Editor, GFCFdiet.com

This book was a tremendous help to me when I had to cook for weekend guests - since I was gluten intolerant and didn't want to make two different meals, this book contains recipes on how to make "normal" meals that everybody can enjoy, yet be gluten-free. What is especially helpful is the menu plans for special occasions - no more pulling my hair out trying to figure out what to serve. And when my birthday came up, I was thrilled to see all the different cake recipes I can use. The cake and muffin recipes I tried were light, fluffy and scrumptuous. My guests had no idea they were gluten-free. And there are even several cake shapes and decorating ideas that would be especially fun for children. I highly recommend this book for anyone that is gluten-intolerant or has food sensitivities.

Our 4 year old son has multiple food allergies. We started cooking dairy, egg and peanut free 10 months ago and we recently had to add wheat and gluten to the list of banned foods. This is the only cookbook that I could find that provided recipes that are wheat, gluten, egg and dairy free. Don't worry, if you can eggs and/or dairy this is still the cookbook for you. The recipes are given with and without eggs and dairy. I have used the dessert section extensively and some of the breads and breakfast recipes.

This book has been a lifesaver for our family. Anyone with a small child knows that they still want bread, pancakes, chocolate chip cookies, birthday cakes, and brownies. Everyone in the family enjoys the food we cook using this book - even our 2-1/2 year old.

The only thing I would caution new users on is to thoroughly read the recipes before starting and you may not want too many little helpers in the kitchen the first time. My first try at pancakes had to be disposed of!

Since I have checked this book out from our local library about five times, I guess it's time I bought one! I just baked the scones and I could not believe they did not use wheat flour, and I was the one who baked them! This book is wonderful and I honestly don't think I could stay gluten-free without it!

This is more than a cookbook. Special Diet Celebrations has helpful information on Celiac Disease and the gluten-free diet. Every recipe I have tried so far in "Special Diet Celebrations" is delicious. This is a "must have" cookbook for anyone on a gluten-free diet.

Doctor placed me on a gluten-dairy free diet and this book explains way of cooking without these items. The recipes in the publication are simple, tastie and fulfilling. It is well written and easy to follow.

Very informative book, but you'll have to reference the substitutes for certain ingredients in the recipes from the back of the book. Don't know why the author didn't already do this in the original recipes, but all in all, the meals are various and good.