The gluten-free lifestyle has recently exploded in
popularity thanks to celebrities endorsing the diet for people who are not
intolerant to gluten. Because the lifestyle involves cooking a lot of meals
from scratch, people often find they’re eating healthier foods on this diet. Prior
to this, a gluten-free diet was reserved for those who are intolerant to gluten
and must remove it from their diets lest they get sick. If you’re interested in
the gluten-free lifestyle, whatever your reasons, why not come to the library
to check out some of our excellent gluten-free cookbooks?
If this is your first time trying gluten-free recipes, you
might want to give the Complete
Gluten-Free Diet and Nutrition Guide by Alexandra Anca a try. Along with
all the recipes, Anca’s book has a thirty day meal plan to get you started. Just
be prepared to experiment with many different ingredients, some of which may be
hard to find (although you may find it helpful to shop online for many of
them). Another option is Donna Washburn and Heather Butt’s Easy
Everyday Gluten-Free Cooking. Washburn and Butt are experts at
gluten-free baking who strive to make their recipes both nutritious and
delicious. You can also try Weeknight
Gluten Free by Kristine Kidd, which is full of easy and healthy recipes
that are perfect for those busy work nights.
One thing that many people eating gluten free miss is bread.
Luckily we have 125 Best
Gluten-Free Bread Machine Recipes by Donna Washburn and Heather Butt.
The recipes in this book make great-tasting breads, including sourdough,
Italian, banana and focaccia. If you are a bread lover, this is definitely a
book you’ll want to read.
Another great gluten-free option is paleo books as, by
definition, they use pre-agricultural (and therefore gluten free) foods. Danielle
Walker’s Against
All Grain: Delectable Paleo Recipes to Eat Well and Feel Great has some
excellent recipes, including a good sandwich bread and her Slow Cooker Sesame
Orange Chicken, which is excellent when served over the Coconut Lime
Cauliflower Rice. Along with Walker’s book, we have others such as Paleo
Cooking from Elana’s Pantry: Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Recipes by Elana
Amsterdam, which is an excellent introduction to Paleo cooking, and Paleo
Desserts: 125 Delicious Everyday Favorites, Gluten- and Grain-Free by Jane
Barthelemy.
Speaking of desserts, there’s no reason why you can’t enjoy
all of your favourites, with a bit of modification. If you like cookies, why
not check out Gluten-Free
Cookies: From Shortbreads to Snickerdoodles, Brownies to Biscotti: 50 Recipes
for Cookies You Can Crave by Luane Kohnke. If cupcakes are more your thing, give Gluten-Free
Cupcakes: 50 Irresistible Recipes Made With Almond and Coconut Flour by Elana
Amsterdam a try. For desserts with more of a French flair, you should try Gluten-Free
Gourmet Desserts and Baked Goods by Valerie Cupillard. While easy,
Cupillard’s recipes are not practical for everyday use, making them great for
special occasions.
Asian food is usually off-limits when you need a gluten-free
diet, but it doesn’t have to be. Laura Byrne Russell’s The
Gluten-Free Asian Kitchen: Recipes for Noodles, Dumplings, Sauces, and More shows you
how to make your favourite foods from many different Asian cultures gluten-free.
Her recipes include spring rolls, pot stickers, and all kinds of Asian pancakes
(like Chinese Green Onion Pancakes, Korean Seafood Pancakes and Mung bean
pancakes).
While these are all excellent cookbooks, this is by no means
an extensive list of what’s available at the library. From slow-cooker books to
vegetarian, physical books to ebooks, the library is sure to have a cookbook to
meet your gluten-free needs!
Shauna Kosoris
No comments:
Post a Comment