Essential G-F cookbook!
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I have been a huge fan of America's Test Kitchen for years. Their recipes and reviews are spot-on. Newly diagnosed with celiac, I have been struggling to find tasty recipes that my family will also enjoy (who wants to cook double meals?). I've also yearned to have the background to try to adapt some of my old favorites to GF. This book does it all! It offers the perfect mix of glorious color pictures, science/theory, and step-by-step instructions for ALL types of yummy foods for all occasions. This is a winner that never gets put away. I also appreciate the substitutions for the most common commercial flour mixes, with the anticipated outcomes for each. (However, their recipe for all-purpose basic flour blend is easy, stores well in the refrigerator, and costs a fraction of the store-bought versions.) Really a brilliant book, highly recommend!
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Lots of easy basic recipes for you to use in your never ending quest to cook and bake GF. You also will get advice on conversion of basic recipes.
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Gina Homolkas lastest New York Times Bestseller cookbook, Skinnytaste Fast and Slow, delivers seasonal whole foods that are family-friendly, quick and easy to prepare. Each chapter contains slow cooker recipes and under 30 minute recipes. The author has a very informative blog that is complete with weekly meal plans too. Gina has married her passion for cooking and photography into this beautiful cookbook. Each recipe is accompanied with a full page delightful photograph. The cookbook has this very useful key. In addition, each recipe contains a chart of nutritional information such as this one. My favorite thing about this cookbook is how user-friendly it is. The first chapter contains an entire month of meal plans all laid out nicely and neatly for you! These are the titles of the chapters: Healthy Mornings, Chilis, Soups, and Stews, One-Bowl Meals, Zoodles, Squashta, Pasta and Sauce, Taco Night, Poultry Mains, Meat Lover Mains, Fish and Seafood Mains, Meatless Mains, On the Side, The Sweeter Side. This is a comprehensive book with over 300 pages and 140 recipes. Each chapter contains fast recipes so that you can get your meal on the table in less time than it takes to watch your favorite TV show. Each chapter also contains slow cooker recipes so that you can come home to a fabulous masterpiece. Gina has packed in low carb, Whole 30, Paleo, vegetarian, and gluten free meals into this cookbook. I give this cookbook 5 stars!
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I stumbled across Pati Jinich's show one day, on Create TV.  I absolutely love this gal...her cooking is authentic and she gives tons of helpful tips for us novices trying to learn how to cook authentic Mexican dishes.  I confess, I checked it out from the library first before I ordered it, just to see if there were any weird ingredients or overly long, complicated recipes that would overwhelm me.  Nope, not all...the recipes are written clearly and concisely and sound absolutely delicious. I can't wait to try the recipes in her latest cookbook!
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I've been following Stephanie's blog for longer than I can remember and have had this book pre-ordered for longer than I can remember.  :-)

I have made the Pumpkin Spice Latte, more than one fondue, and the Moroccan Lentil Soup, just to name a few.  They were all extremely tasty, and I have been waiting so long for this cookbook to come out so I can browse through the recipes in print rather than online.

Stephanie's wit and her willingness to try anything are what initially drew me in, and I was concerned that maybe the book wouldn't replicate her recipes and style completely.  However, I am happy to say that everything in the book lives up to my highest expectations.  I am now going to order multiple copies to give as Christmas gifts because out of the several slow cooker cookbooks I have, this one outshines them all.  It's honestly the only one you'll ever need.

Plus, you've really gotta try the Lentil Soup.  My husband and I love it so much I've made it several times and have been waiting on the fall weather to make it again.  It's time!  :-)

Buy this book, and I promise, you really won't regret it!

Update on March 19, 2010:  More recipes to try:  Brown Sugar Chicken; Chicken Parmesan; Turkey Breast with Onion, Butter, and White Wine; Chicken and Brown Rice Casserole

Also, I bought 8 additional copies of this book and gave them to friends as gifts.  So far, each friend has come back to me and told me how much they love this book.  They especially recommend the Chicken Parmesan, the Chicken and Brown Rice Casserole, and the Moroccan Lentil Soup.  Happy Cooking!!
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A wide range of recipes, a clear method of instruction, the fact that  I'm gluten-intolerant and allergic to wheat and the sheer amount of recipes make this one of my favorite cookbooks.  May not be so useful for those without a true need for it, but if you're GF, you've GOT to have this one.
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One of my favorite cookbooks and one I actually use!  Gina makes cooking smooth with her amazing directions and pictures.  I love how she gives you other options if you wanted.  The best part is...she has food in her book that you would actually cook and want to eat! You NEED this cookbook!
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I was so excited to receive my copy Against the Grain, and my excitement was well justified. This cookbook is fantastic! From the gorgeous cover (and back photos) to the easy to use layout, and the no muss-no fuss ease of the recipes. I've already had fun and success with the recipes like the skillet pizza and the carolina key lime cookies, yum!
Nancy Cain came to the gluten-free lifestyle due to her celiacs disease and others in her household, also owning a bakery by the same name in Vermont provide us with all her trial and error to receive these well formed recipes and ideas. I don't have celiacs, however so feel many sensitivities to gluten and am always seeking new and fresh ways to add my old favorites into the meal planning without the side effects I often feel from items with gluten. This cook book really offered that opportunity to my menu planning and with delicious options to boot. I really recommend this book if you're open to trying new and simple ways of baking and cooking minus the gluten in your life.

** This book was sent to me for the purpose of review
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This book is chock-full of great recipes that have been adapted to be gluten free. My daughter has celiac disease, and as a result I have a GF kitchen; while I try to cook with whole foods as often as possible, there are occasions when we're all just craving "regular" food. I have loved America's Test Kitchen ever since I began teaching myself to cook over a decade and a half ago, and this book is a great addition to their library.

I hosted a birthday party for my daughter last week, and prepared a full spread of GF foods for 14 people who do NOT eat GF, 4 vegetarians, and 1 person who conforms to both of those categories (most were adults, not kids). I made the mango, black bean & quinoa salad as a main vegetarian dish; the recipe made a substantial amount and was mostly gone by the end of the party, which shocked me because many of our guests have never tried quinoa, let alone pronounce it. The dressing was very spicy on its own, but when mixed with the grains and veggies it was tamed down and this was a knock-out dish that everyone enjoyed.

The real hit of the night, though, was the chocolate angel pie. I'd never made a meringue before, let alone baked one as a crust, nor had I made a custard. There were quite a few steps to the process and this pie did take awhile to bake and sit, but it was absolutely worth it. Everyone raved about it.

I'm looking forward to trying more recipes from this book as time goes on!
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Lots of great recipes for every skill level!
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I love the recipes, they really work,and there are easy replacements for a lot of staple foods. I like this book the best among my GF cookbook collection.
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One of my treasures in my collection. Have passed on some of the recipes to my relatives in Germany and all are raving about them.
I will buy some more of this same book as a "Thank you" for a hosts of dinner invitations I received.
A Pleasure of a Book! Gina is such an inventive great cook!
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I registered for this cookbook when I got married in 2003 mostly because I thought it was pretty in the store. Little did I know it had so many great recipes! The turkey recipe and tips alone is worth the book! The spice rub for the fajitas is so simple and delicious, the chocolate chip cookies divine and I love the jalepeno corn! Every recipe I've tried comes out great with no modifications, though they can be on the heavy side and not really our everyday eating. Definitely my go to book for company and special occasions or when I'm in the mood to make something special.
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I have both books written by Nicole Hunn and I am absolutely amazed that every recipe turns out great and tastes great, too!  I've learned that Nicole personally perfects each recipe before it is released so ensure consistent product quality.  When I started making things from her books, my husband and son (who aren't GF) were amazed at how good the items tasted in comparison with other GF products I have tried.  For example, the chocolate donuts on the cover actually looked like the photo and tasted wonderful. These recipes truly are Quick & Easy and GOOD!  I won't buy another GF cookbook that requires multiple types of flour-that's too much hassle!  Buy this cookbook-you won't be sorry!
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I am gluten-free and usually working on being vegan (no eggs or dairy). I have tried several GF cookbooks, recipes, premade mixes, etc. over the years with varying levels of success and satisfaction.

My niece was diagnosed last year with a bunch of allergies: wheat, soy, egg yolk (but not the white, weirdly), dairy, some tree nuts. My father wanted to bake rolls for her that she could eat (and that her mother could eat as well, as my niece is still nursing). He was searching online and found a recipe for dinner rolls. They turned out so well that he tracked down the book that the recipe came from and ordered three copies of it: one for him, one for my sister, and one for me. This is that book.

Well. We made the rolls together at Christmas. They were truly the best GF rolls I have ever had. Period. I made them again earlier this month, also the chocolate chip bar cookies, and the blueberry boy bait (that last item is in the oven even as I type these words). The bar cookies were very good -- another sister, who has no dietary restrictions, said she couldn't tell that anything was missing from them, and that they were yummy. I expect the blueberry boy bait to be very good as well -- the batter was certainly tasty!

I've read through the recipes for this book and am interested and impressed. The author has really put a lot of thought into the recipes and care into the book. The layout is terrific -- it's attractive, readable, and the French flaps are very handy in keeping the book marked at the pages you want. I look forward to baking many more recipes from this.

My one minor quibble: each recipe uses several dishes/utensils. For example, tonight's recipe used: mixer, bowl for mixing the egg replacer, bowl for mixing the flour (which I repurposed later for another task), whisk, spoon, spatula, teaspoons, two measuring cups, bowl for mixing the topping, pan...I think I'm forgetting something. They are all necessary, and the recipes turning out so wonderfully shows that, but it's a little annoying.

That said, if you are a GF baker, I would say that this is the best GF-free cookbook I know of. It beats the pants of the Bette Hagman books, which are by no means bad. They are just not this good.
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I am not a cook but I am a BIG holiday baker. I was very pleased that this book had simple straight forward recipes that are not complicated at all. On almost all of the recipes the author gives alternatives....add this, or add that if you like x better. Irish soda bread, stollen, a Yule log, chocolate flourless tort. Also empanadas, spring rolls, pop overs..they are all in here. My number one I am going to try: gf graham crackers!! They look totally easy and nummy. Molten chocolate cakes.... Yes please! Nice but not too long section on flours, binders like guar gum and xanthan, no lecture sections like I have found in other GF books. Over all very good book for my growing GF baking collection.
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I recently bought both volume one and two of these cookbooks.  They are right!  It is essential!  I have been gluten free for 6 years, and have tried many cookbooks.  These are definitely the best.  It explains most gluten free flours, what they work best in, how they can be substituted, and several recipes for each.  Before now, I just used a general flour blend, that didn't have much nutrition.  Now I get to make dishes with buckwheat, sorghum, almond flour, etc.  This adds a lot of needed variety in my diet.  A must have cookbook, even if you aren't gluten free!