Customer Reviews

You Won't Believe It's Gluten-Free!: 500 Delicious, Foolproof Recipes for Healthy Living

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Before Celiac, I was an avid baker. I baked all of our breads (my children never knew what store brought bread was), and that is one of the hardest things that I've had to deal with. The smell of fresh baked bread, the way it feels when you're making it, etc. With this book I have been able to get back some of that nostalgic feeling of being in the kitchen and creating something truly wonderful. I use this cookbook almost daily and share it with anyone I can. I have tried many many other cookbooks and got so discouraged that I didn't want to try anything new. The smell of garbanzo bean flour was enough to make me stop using it. Not to mention the lead weight that came out of the oven every time I tried to bake with 4 or even 5 different flours. Thank you Roben for simplifying baking but while still providing my family with delicious treats from our kitchen. This book is truly a treat for anyone with gluten intolerance, celiac, or various other food allergies. Yeah for being back in the kitchen!!! Heather Jones

Since being diagnosed with celiac over the summer, I've bought over a dozen cookbooks with varying rates of success. I don't expect EVERYTHING I make to be a homerun the first time out - but this is the only cookbook I've purchased that I'm batting 0 out of 12 tries. In a few cases, I've made each incarnation of a recipe - thinking that if the cornstarch version didn't work than I might have better luck with the rice. Not so much. Everything I've tried has ended up in the trashcan. Heavy, brittle, sandy texture - and as those who are learning to deal with cooking know, the ingredients aren't cheap, so having to toss batch after batch is not encouraging me to continue to bother with this cookbook.

Sadly, I think the fact the author doesn't HAVE to eat gluten free herself comes out loud and clear. Frankly, I've had such bad luck I'm even reluctant to bother dropping this book off at the used bookstore - if someone really needs to learn how to cook gluten free, this would be a terrible way to start.

I'm surprised at all the good reviews this book has gotten, as I've heard through the gluten-free community that I'm in no way the first or only one left with a bad taste in my mouth over the recipes. I'm glad others have found success - but I'll never be able to recommend this book to anyone. It's harsh to say - but the only reason I give this cookbook even ONE star is because it isn't possible to give it none.

I have this book, and this is the best book that I have. The recipies are easy to follow, and adapt if you have other allgeries (like dairy). With in the first three days of recieving this book I made seven things from it. My favorite was the crackers...I could have crackers that have salt on them. YEA!!!! Get this book you will love it

This is absolutely the best gluten free cookbook available. I highly recommend it, especially to those new to the Gluten-free life.

This is a great book for finding a recipe that is quick, easy, and not as expensive. I have tried several of Roben's recipes, and I don't think I have had a bad experience with any of them! Granted, I wish there were more cookie recipes (I had to buy a different book with Christmas coming and all) but this is a top notch book if you enjoy preparing quick and easy dishes from scratch. If you have ever made biscuits from scratch, gluten or not, you know how much of a joy it is to be able to make them in 30 minutes, start to finish!

Try the cinnamon rolls, coffee cake, rolls, biscuits (my favorite!!), muffins, soups.. just try them all! It's exciting to see that you can make nearly anything, using one flour that matches your dietary needs (I'm addicted to potato starch now) and have fun with it!

Not as thorough as Bette Hagman's series, but for a busy family person who is looking to mimmick gluten-filled foods, this is the PERFECT book for you!

I'm thrilled to have finally found recipes that don't require lots of special flours and extra steps, yet yield delicious results. I made the corn-based banana bread this week, and it was as good as any I've ever tasted. In fact, when my mom stopped by and tried some, she wanted the recipe. (And she can eat gluten!)

The hamburger rolls turned out great, too. One batch made 8 rolls, (using cornmeal and cornstarch.) That recipe alone will save us a small fortune, as I have been buying the pricey frozen ones at the health food store.

I was very disappointed in this cookbook. It's a great concept to be able to covert recipes using different "flour" bases, but if you don't taste the end results, you have a failure. I tried only 2 recipes, first were the brownies made with oat flour and then the peanut butter cookies using potato starch. They were just horrible! The brownies were very thin and dry and the cookies weighed almost nothing and you needed a large glass of milk to wash down because it would stick in your throat that bad. Not only that, the tastes were very bland.

My copy of Roben Ryberg's first book is well worn and quite messy. When the new book arrived in the mail I tap-danced all the way back from the mailbox. I immediately devoured the book reading all the recipes cover to cover. It only took a few hours and I marked each recipe I wanted to try. By the time I was done the book was full of little post it note markers! I have now made over 50 of the recipes corndogs, cheese crackers, and my favorite, cheese sticks! What I like best is the fact that most of the recipes use one or 2 flours and multiple recipes are offered for each item. This is very important to those of us that have more than one intolerance. I highly recommend this book.

This is by far the best gluten free cookbook I have purchased! I have enjoyed cooking and have had food that I haven't had in over 1 1/2 years! You only need 1-2 flours, you don't have to make a special mix of 3-4 flours and when you live in a small town where you can't purchase what you need that's very important. The recipes are easy to follow and make and taste a lot like glutinous food, as far as I remember. I have had more positive results with the recipes in this cookbook than any other cookbook I have tried. She provides recipes that are nutritious. I would definately recommend this cookbook, especially to recently diagnosed celiacs.

This cookbook was very disappointing. When I read through it before I bought it I thought it would be really helpful because it had 2-4 different versions of the recipes, however that did not help. These recipes call for either way too much xantham gum or egg. The result is jello like cake or a cake tasting like baked egg(nasty). I have tried many of the recipes with no success. I have been eating gluten free for 3 yrs and have to for the rest of my life so I have to believe that there are better cookbooks out there.