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

by Carol Fenster PhD. (Author)

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Product Description
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.

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.

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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: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #225,287 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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74 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, July 16, 2001

By A Customer

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.

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Lori (florida) - See all my reviews

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.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has helped me to eat again!!!, January 8, 2002

By	Pilgrim South (United States) - See all my reviews

I have celiac, many allergies and sensitivities. When first diagnosed I went looking for some cookbooks to help me figure all this out and came home with an arm load. This one has been my mainstay, my good friend, my right arm!!! I don't know what I would do without it. When I could not eat yeast it gave me delicious non yeast gluten free recipes. When I could eat yeast again it gave me delicious gluten free recipes with yeast. It has breads, cakes, snacks, dressings you name it its in there. You just have to taste the brownies! My son-in-law thought they were the best he had ever tasted and he does not eat gluten free! It even has substitutes, resource lists and everything you need. It is beautifully laid out, easy to follow and everything is very, very delicious! Ask my family! No one even knows these are gluten free they are soooo good! If you are on a gluten free diet or have allergies or sensitivities this is a "must buy" book for you!