Let us All Eat Cake: Gluten-Free Recipes for Everyone's Favorite Cakes by Catherine Ruehle with Sarah Scheffel

           We have suggested several cookbooks over the months to take care of your sweet tooth.  They have consisted of what I would call “house baking”: cookies, brownies, pies, and cakes.  The cookbook Let Us All Eat Cake by Catherine Ruehle with Sarah Scheffel is what I would call a wonderful visit to a patisserie. 

When picking up this book, right away you are hooked by the cover.  It is a picture of a Caramel Cream Cake, consisting of a white cake with caramel filling and caramel buttercream.  The start of a beautifully photographed cookbook, this cake is just the thing to make you want to open the cover and explore every page.  As you look through the pages, you will see that a gluten free regimen does not mean you can’t have a wonderful dessert.

Check out Let Us All Eat Cake from the library or purchase it from your preferred bookseller. It is available for order from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Boswell Book Company.

Gluten-Free Classic Snacks by Nicole Hunn and Gluten Free on a Shoestring Website

           We are always looking for new gluten free cookbooks.  This time we found one that takes care of all those guilty pleasure treats you may be missing.  It’s Gluten-Free Classic Snacks by Nicole Hunn.  Whether it’s the old-fashioned filled cupcake with a curlicue on top, or your favorite Girl Scout cookie, you will probably find it in this book.  Borrow Gluten-Free Classic Snacks from the library to try it out.  The book is also available for purchase from Boswell Book Company, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. 

              While reviewing this book, I found a mention of Nicole Hunn’s website, Gluten Free on a Shoestring (glutenfreeonashoestring.com). It’s a good site for gluten free information and recipes. Since I am always looking for more recipes, I was glad to see this site had a lot to choose from. 

            I hope you enjoy both the book and the website.

flourless. by Nicole Spiridakis

          I am someone who likes to be able to pronounce the ingredients I am eating.  All too often when I look at food packages I find words that are difficult for me to say.  Unless I have had the item before, this usually means I put whatever I’m looking at back on the shelf.  Recently gluten-free cookbooks, especially the baking ones, have been treated the same way.  I want what I am making to be naturally gluten-free.  Putting in an additional stabilizing ingredient in order to make my gluten-free baked good successful is not what I am looking to do.  That is why I love the book flourless.: Recipes for Naturally Gluten-Free Desserts. 

Every recipe in flourless. is made from natural, easily recognized ingredients.  I don’t believe there was a single one where I had to wonder what an ingredient was or how to pronounce it.  The recipes also range from the traditional (Peanut Butter Cookies) to the creative (Almond Cake with Balsamic-Roasted Strawberries).  My mom made the Oatie Squares.  They were really good, and they made me even more interested in trying the other recipes.

I suggest borrowing flourless. from the library. It will give you a chance to experience the book before actually purchasing. Then if you decide you want to own it, the book is available for purchase from Boswell Book Company, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. Once you have it home, enjoy baking naturally gluten-free.

The Cooking Light Gluten-Free Cookbook: Simple Food Solutions for Everyday Meals

             I think everyone has had a moment when all they want is a home cooked meal.  They’re tired of restaurants, and even something premade from the store isn’t appealing.  That’s because there is nothing like a home cooked meal.  The time and effort it takes to put a meal together makes everything taste better.  That personal touch somehow makes everything more flavorful than if it were bought somewhere.  If you have a food allergy, this extra effort is especially appreciated.  It’s not always easy to cook around an allergy.  When someone makes something you can eat, no matter how it tastes, it’s always wonderful.  It shows how much that person cares, and proves that the only thing better than a home cooked meal is someone making one for you.

                The Cooking Light Gluten-Free Cookbook: Simple Food Solutions for Everyday Meals is a great book to find recipes that can be cooked at home and are gluten-free.  It contains recipes for every meal of the day and includes an informational section about how to live a gluten-free life.  The recipes stretch across different cultures and a lot of them are naturally gluten-free.  This is great because shopping is so much easier when you don’t have to stand in the aisles reading packages.  Other recipes include notes about certain ingredients, suggesting you investigate them before purchasing.  An example of this is sausage.  Not all sausage is gluten-free.  The book recommends you look into products, such as sausage, to make sure the one you’re thinking of buying is gluten-free before purchasing.  Another thing the book mentions is whether or not a recipe is dairy-free.  As a person who comes from a family where both gluten and dairy are a concern, this is a very good thing.

                If you’re not sure about buying yet another cookbook, check this one out from the library.  It’s a great way to experience cookbooks without having to purchase them right away.  Then once you’re ready to buy The Cooking Light Gluten-Free Cookbook, you can order it from Boswell Book Company, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.

Gluten-Free on a Shoestring Bakes Bread: Biscuits, Bagels, Buns, and More by Nicole Hunn

              Thanks to The Great British Baking Show, I have become absolutely fascinated with baking.  This is especially true with bread, for some reason.  With this new found interest, I decided to look for different bread baking books on the library website.  That is where I came across Gluten-Free on a Shoestring Bakes Bread: Biscuits, Bagels, Buns, and More.  It seemed interesting and I reserved the book not knowing what I was going to get once it arrived.

                I got a lot.  First are the recipes for the gluten-free flour blends.  Then there are the different bread loaves.  After that it is a huge amount of goodies.  I’m not talking about just sweet things, but all those things we come across that we have to wonder about whether or not they are gluten-free.  I’m talking about tortillas, muffins, pancakes, garlic knots, pizza doughs, pita bread, and crepes.  Those are just some of the recipes in this book.  Then on top of that, the back section has more recipes suggesting how you can use the bread you have baked.  That is, of course, if it hasn’t all been eaten yet.  Bread does not always last long in my house.

                As I mentioned, I borrowed this book from the library.  It’s a great way to take some time with a book before deciding whether or not it is one you want to own.  If you’re ready to purchase Gluten-Free on a Shoestring Bakes Bread, it can be ordered from Boswell Book Company as well as Amazon and Barnes and Noble.