Gluten Free Diet Cookbook

A decade ago, celiac disease, gluten intolerance or the gluten-free lifestyle diet were relative unknowns in the vocabulary of dietary conditions and considerations. However, today, some 25% of Americans are concerned with gluten consumption. People affected are unable to eat foods with gluten, the storage proteins found in wheat, rye and barley. Celiac disease is the harshest end of the gluten-as-allergen end of the spectrum and is a serious condition. The solution for gluten allergy, celiac disease or a gluten intolerance is the same - avoid the ingestion of gluten containing foods. Gluten Free Diet Cookbook: Wheat Free Eating Choices for People with Celiac Disease is my first cookbook of gluten-free recipes.It is my personal collection of exciting and flavorsome recipes for the gluten-averse that are also quick and easy to prepare. You'll be surprised where you find gluten once you start looking: It's used as filler in soup and packaged foods and hidden in cough syrup, soy sauce, even shampoo, supplements and certain medications. And when you have an intolerance to gluten, inadvertently ingesting it may cause a severe reaction. This is why it is of the utmost importance to make sure that the meals you prepare are 100% gluten-free. This book was written out of necessity, since my husband was recently diagnosed with celiac disease. Ever since his diagnosis, I found myself learning as much as I could about gluten-free cooking. Since going gluten-free is the primary means to manage the disease symptoms, I learned to adapt many of my recipes to fit his new diet. My aim is to still keep my recipes as simple as possible without sacrificing taste and good nutrition. In Gluten Free Diet Cookbook: Wheat Free Eating Choices for People with Celiac Disease, you will find a nice collection of easy to prepare recipes that do not sacrifice on great taste. The recipes run the gamut from wine infused drinks, soups and salads, side dishes and snacks, sandwiches, entrées, and desserts. While a gluten-free diet may be restrictive in some aspects, it doesn't have to be all about deprivation. And the collection of recipes in Gluten Free Diet Cookbook: Wheat Free Eating Choices for People with Celiac Disease will open a world of healthy gluten-free foods to you.
About the Author: My name is Maria Holmes and I love to cook and eat fine tasting food that's good for you. There are few things as satisfying as sitting down to a homemade meal with those you love. I am by no means a professional chef, but I would like to think that I'm a good home cook. I especially love to create delicious meals that are easy to prepare and made with a minimum of fuss. I believe that if it takes too long to prepare, then it better be worth it! My interest in cooking came to me while I was working as a waitress in a small local café. I loved everything about it ... the amazing smells of simmering soup and freshly baked bread, the spicy aroma of a healthy bowl of gumbo, and the melt in your mouth goodness of an apple pie that just came out of the oven. The art of baking and cooking captivated my soul. My Incurable "Disease" But my newly found love for cooking came at a cost. I have developed a severe (but non-life-threatening) disease called "Low-Resistance-to-Yummy-Recipes-Syndrome" (a.k.a Cookbookitis). One of the symptoms of this disease is the complete inability to resist collecting cookbooks, magazines with recipes, even those little brand name mini-cookbooks positioned oh-so-temptingly next to grocery store checkout lanes. For years I tried to get around this by doing most of my major grocery shopping at Costco. But guess what? Costco started selling cookbooks and now my collection continues to grow. I'm slightly embarrassed to say that I have at least 500, maybe more, cookbooks (now I did say it's a disease!). I am going to try to inventory my collection of cookbooks soon. I'll let you know how many I have when I finally catalogue and classify all of them. With soooooo many cookbooks, I am always trying to find the best foods to feed my family. I am passionate about only serving my family meals that will strengthen, grow, and energize them. I have been reading my many cookbooks and started thinking about creating my own cookbooks and sharing my many creations with other avid home cooks. There is always so much to learn! You will notice that I try to keep my cooking style clean and simple. I know that the more simple I keep it, the more likely I'm going to succeed in consistently preparing beautiful and tasty meals. It's been a journey of learning and experimenting in the kitchen, but one that I've greatly enjoyed. I hope that my cookbooks will help you in your journey as well!