Special Diet Solutions: Healthy Cooking Without Wheat, Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, Yeast, or Refined Sugar [Paperback]

Carol Fenster PhD. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1997

Enjoy your favorite dishes. . . without the ingredients you can't have. From our Special Diet Series of cookbooks. Wheat-free, gluten-free recipes for breads, desserts, breakfast dishes, sauces, salad dressings, and condiments can be made without dairy . . . or eggs . . . or refined sugar3/4or all of the above. Recipes use rice, bean, potato starch, and tapioca flours. Special yeast-free bread section. Nutrient values and diabetic food exchanges for each recipe. Ideal for those with celiac sprue and food sensitivities. See also Wheat-Free Recipes & Menus containing over 275 recipes for wheat and gluten-free dishes.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Most people think this book is worth the money just for the fantastic, nationally-acclaimed pizza recipe. But there are also 150 other recipes that allow you to enjoy your favorite dishes . . . without the ingredients you don't want. Wheat-free, gluten-free recipes for breads, desserts, breakfast dishes, sauces, salad dressings, and condiments can be made without dairy . . . or eggs . . . or refined sugar . . . or all of the above. Recipes use rice, bean, potato starch, and tapioca flours. Special yeast-free bread section. Nutrient values for each recipe. Ideal for people with food allergies and intolerances, celiac disease, autism (gluten-free,casein-free diet), auto-immune diseases, and those following the blood-type diets (especially Type O). This book is recognized as an important resource by the Celiac Disease Association, Gluten Intolerance Group of North America, Celiac Disease Foundation, Food Allergy Network, and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

It is recommended for celiacs by Ann Whelan in "Getting Rid of Gluten" in the April, 1999, issue of Vegetarian Times.

From the Author

My own food sensitivities and training as a home economist sparked my interest in special diets, so I wrote Special Diet Solutions. Today, I teach cooking classes for the nation's leading health food chains and offer hope to the millions of people who can't cook with the common baking ingredients of wheat, gluten, dairy, eggs, or sugar.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 241 pages
• Publisher: Savory Palate, Inc.; 3 edition (June 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889374008
• ISBN-13: 978-1889374000
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #674,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I hope you enjoy 1,000 Gluten-Free recipes. Let me know what your favorite recipe is.

Customer Reviews

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79 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, July 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Special Diet Solutions: Healthy Cooking Without Wheat, Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, Yeast, or Refined Sugar (Paperback)

I ordered this book hoping to make some recipes for my husband, who has many allergies. The title is misleading. Most of the recipes use brown sugar, which IS refined sugar and not healthy. Many recipes use dairy and eggs. This book is also not good for someone with allergies to corn or potato either as many contain these ingredients. I was disappointed and am sending it back.

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gratitude to the author, January 10, 2000

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This review is from: Special Diet Solutions: Healthy Cooking Without Wheat, Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, Yeast, or Refined Sugar (Paperback)

I wanted to take the time to write this review becuase I am so grateful to the author. I have baked virtually everything in this book. For the first time, I was able to bake a birthday cake for my 5 year old daughter. It was so good, that people at her party did not even realize it was her "special cake". They ate it, tofu icing and all! I cannot speak to the other recipes at the present time, however, I look forward to trying those as well. If you or your family are confronted with food sensitivities, you must try these recipies. You may just discover the same success and optimism that I did. The greatest reward is looking at my daughter's smile when she brings her snacks to school and blows out the birthday candles.

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb - excellent for anyone with multiple allergies, May 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Special Diet Solutions: Healthy Cooking Without Wheat, Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, Yeast, or Refined Sugar (Paperback)

The recipes in this book avoid all common allergens. It is practical, common sense cooking. The ingredients are easily available and appetizing. Since all of the recipes are allergy sensitive, I am not stuck with a book than I can only use part of. I think this is one of my best purchases yet, and I am delighted with it!