- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Kyle Cathie (27 May 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1856265420
- ISBN-13: 978-1856265423
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 20.8 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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Coeliac disease is a life-long condition caused by a reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and other similar proteins found in rye, barley and oats. The symptoms can start at any age: in children a failure to thrive, irritability, diarrhoea and vomiting; in adults anaemia, diarrhoea, weight-loss, fatigue and abdominal pain. There is at present no cure for coeliac disease, but by following a gluten-free diet for life the symptoms will disappear. On a less serious note, a wheat-free diet is also a trendy dietary and lifestyle choice, which can help reduce weight, bloating and indigestion. This is the first cookbook to be created by a chef, in consultation with a nutritionist, especially for coeliacs. This book contains over 100 gluten-free recipes that have been created to tempt your tastebuds whilst managing the symptoms of coeliac disease. A gluten-free diet is also a particularly restrictive diet and this book will help you to cook gourmet-quality meals for friends and family. The first part of the book explains the symptoms and factors that can influence the condition. It also discusses how to implement good eating habits with the least disruption, essential reading for everybody with gluten or wheat intolerance. Darina Allen then uses her wealth of culinary experience to prove that gluten-free eating need not mean boring food. She has created over 100 tempting gluten-free dishes, including those that traditionally contain gluten, for example, chicken and tarragon pie, home-made lasagne, bread and butter pudding, tiramisu, banana bread and granola. Recipes are divided into meal types - breakfast, light meals, main courses, soups, salads, snacks and desserts.
About the Author
Darina Allen is Ireland's best-known food ambassador and author of Irish Traditional Cooking and Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cookery Course. She cofounded the Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland in 1981 and has run several one-day cookery demonstrations for coeliacs at the school. Rosemary Kearney runs her own catering business, Rosemary & Thyme. She has a degree in Food Science and has trained at the Ballymaloe School.
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56 of 57 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When I was informed that my ailments were down to a Gluten (Gliadin) intollerance, I was relieved but concerned about how it would affect my everyday meals. Research kept pointing me towards this cookbook, which I finally purchased. What a joy. I am an avid cook so I was prepared for some complicated recipes ... but that didn't happen. The ingredients list for a recipe may seem daunting but there is nothing difficult about the method - in fact the methods used are pretty much the same as any good recipe book. I found that large Tesco and Waitrose stock the ingredients required.
I'm a big fan of yorkshire pudding (it's in the blood) and was scepticle that there could be any gluten free version, let alone the delicious recipe in this book (worth a sainthood in my view!). The pastry recipes are also brilliant. I've had success with every recipe tried so far and as an added bonus, my family have really enjoyed eating the same meals as me instead of opting for gluten versions.
I'm a big fan of yorkshire pudding (it's in the blood) and was scepticle that there could be any gluten free version, let alone the delicious recipe in this book (worth a sainthood in my view!). The pastry recipes are also brilliant. I've had success with every recipe tried so far and as an added bonus, my family have really enjoyed eating the same meals as me instead of opting for gluten versions.
35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have just been diagnosed with Coeliac Disease and was told to go away and "look it up". Thanks to the internet I did. I found this book while I was struggling to find some useful practical help. It explains what Coeliac Disease is and its varied symptoms. It also gives a run down of what descriptions manufacturers give on labels that mean the product has gluten included. There's also a section on naturally gluten free foods and eating out. The recipes are easy to follow and have a wide variety to choose from, even for someone as "picky" as me. All in all, I feel that this book helped to ease my mind about a life changing problem and I learned that I am not alone.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
brilliant easy to follow recipes which always work and are also a hit with non suffers of coeliac disease chocolate brownies are amazing
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Back to feeling normal
Having developed an intollerance to wheat, eating became very restricted, tedious and boring. I purchased this book and now I can bake a tasty bread for my sandwiches (shop bought... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mega
Healthy Gluten-free Eating
I have used this book over and over when catering for people with a gluten allergy. Superb recipes which the whole family can enjoy.
Published 15 months ago by DHH
An excellent, practical all-rounder
If you are starting out on a gluten-free diet, this book is a godsend. If you get no other cookery books, get this one. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2010 by Gruntyfenlass
Not as healthy as hoped!
This book has a lot of good and delicious new recipes for a Gluten & Wheat free diet however I wouldn't say they were healthy. Read more
Published on 11 Sep 2009 by Pip
Gluten free cooking made easy
So far I have made two dishes from the "Healthy Gluten-free Eating" cookbook and found that they have turned out exactly as shown in the recipe picture. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2009 by Mrs. K. J. Oliver
good lookin' cookin'
I must say, I've not made time to try all the recipe's, and do find it more convenient to buy ready mixed gluten free flour packets, whether it be cake flour, bread flour, etc. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2009 by M. M. Bruce
Not a bad job, but hoped for more
I had hoped for much from this book: as a newly diagnosed coeliac I wasn't scared of gluten-free cooking and living, I was actually looking forward to it because it would mean I... Read more
Published on 2 May 2009 by M. Denyer
Excellent!
This is a really good cookbook for those with dietary issues. I avoid gluten and dairy, and although this book was just gluten free, it is easy to substitute soy milk or other... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2008 by Mickeyfreebs
Building recipes triumphantly out of fresh ingredients
Once you or someone you cook for are diagnosed as coeliac, you have a choice: either you try to keep your diet much as it was using gluten-free alternative versions of products, or... Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2008 by Earthshaker
Lovely although a little complex...
A well balanced array of recipes in all. The recipes call for a myriad of ingredients, I make a fab Vicky sponge just substituting normal SR flour for Gluten Free SR flour and I... Read more
Published on 9 July 2008 by N. Humphrys
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