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Gluten free/ dairy free

crawley_girl
crawley_girl Posts: 2,010 Forumite
Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
in Old style MoneySaving
Hi people

Does anyone have or know of a good receipe book for people with gluten and dairy intolerances? Have looked on Amazon but not all books have reviews so it is hard to decide. Something simple would be great.

Thanks for taking the time to read my post

:heartpuls CG :heartpuls
Ever wonder about those people who spend £2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward.

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  • Long_tall_sally
    Long_tall_sally Posts: 1,086 Forumite
    I've just got a really good one out of the library called Allergy-free Cookbook by alice Sherwood, ISBN 978-1-4053-1260-8. It gives really clear & easy to follow recipes for sorts of every day food and gives no eggs, no dairy, no gluten and no nuts versions of each recipe. I find it much better than Phil Vickery's recent gluten free book that he has recently published.
    HTH
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  • pink_numbers
    pink_numbers Posts: 917 Forumite
    Hi, I have to avoid gluten and sugar, and did buy one of those fancy cookbooks. However, I have never cooked from them! I tend to google recipes online for something I want to cook, there is so much information out there on this that it's quicker to find them online.

    Try using your online resource first, and if you find it is not giving you enough, then maybe buy a book?
  • crawley_girl
    crawley_girl Posts: 2,010 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    It's for a christmas present for my sister's boyfriend so I would prefer a book - but thank you for your suggestions :)
    Ever wonder about those people who spend £2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward.
  • LondonDreamer
    LondonDreamer Posts: 725 Forumite
    edited 6 December 2009 at 5:58PM
    If you want a cake book, "Red Velvet and Chocolate Heartache" by Harry Eastwood is fab and beautiful to look at. I rarely post so can't post links yet, but it's at Amazon for around £12. It's also in the WH Smith sale if you'd prefer to see it in person first.

    I can't have dairy myself and from memory, there was only one recipe (apart from the buttercream icings which could be easily substituted) which had any dairy in it. Pretty sure they were gluten free as well (most of the recipes called for ground almonds and rice flour, not wheat) but this wasn't something I was taking as much notice of.

    Hope that helps. :)
  • pink_numbers
    pink_numbers Posts: 917 Forumite
    crawley_girl wrote: »
    It's for a christmas present for my sister's boyfriend so I would prefer a book - but thank you for your suggestions :)

    ahhh sorry, yes, a book would be much nicer than a note saying "look it up yourself!" :D
  • crawley_girl
    crawley_girl Posts: 2,010 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    pink_numbers wrote: »
    ahhh sorry, yes, a book would be much nicer than a note saying "look it up yourself!" :D

    Ha ha ha! That really tickled me!!!!
    Ever wonder about those people who spend £2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward.
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