Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies

Prepare gluten-free dishes that are delicious and nutritious Want to create tasty gluten-free meals and snacks? Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies is loaded with more than 150 wheat-and gluten-free recipes. These sweet, spicy, and aromatic dishes prove that living the gluten-free lifestyle can be not only fun and easy, but delicious and nutritious too! This practical, guide shows you how to find and select the right ingredients and prepare classic healthy dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. You'll find out what you can and can't use in gluten-free cooking, learn to spot the hidden gluten in foods, discover surprising ways to save money when you go shopping, and even manage your weight. You'll also learn how to convert your current favorite recipes to gluten-free delights using ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. Covers the medical, practical, and emotional aspects of living gluten-free Includes more than 150 tasty recipes, including gluten-free ethnic dishes and a section of quick and easy starter recipes, which is new to this edition Shows you how to boost nutrition and flavor in your dishes Gives you the know-how to make any meal gluten free Complete with delightful lists of gluten-free comfort foods and kid's favorites, as well as tips for converting a kitchen to a gluten-free workspace, Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies is the best way yet to stay happy, healthy, well-fed, and wheatless!

Prepare gluten-free dishes that are delicious and nutritiousWant to create tasty gluten-free meals and snacks?Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies is loaded with more than 150wheat-and gluten-free recipes. These sweet, spicy, and aromaticdishes prove that living the gluten-free lifestyle can be not onlyfun and easy, but delicious and nutritious too!This practical, guide shows you how to find and select the rightingredients and prepare classic healthy dishes for breakfastlunch, dinner, and dessert. You'll find out what you can and can'tuse in gluten-free cooking, learn to spot the hidden gluten infoods, discover surprising ways to save money when you go shoppingand even manage your weight. You'll also learn how to convert yourcurrent favorite recipes to gluten-free delights using ingredientsyou probably already have in your kitchen.* Covers the medical, practical, and emotional aspects of livinggluten-free* Includes more than 150 tasty recipes, including gluten-freeethnic dishes and a section of quick and easy starter recipeswhich is new to this edition* Shows you how to boost nutrition and flavor in your dishes* Gives you the know-how to make any meal gluten freeComplete with delightful lists of gluten-free comfort foods andkid's favorites, as well as tips for converting a kitchen to agluten-free workspace, Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies isthe best way yet to stay happy, healthy, well-fed, andwheatless!

Introduction 1Part I: Preparing for Your Gluten-Free CookingAdventures 7Chapter 1: Gluten-Free: Not Just a Diet, It's a Lifestyle9Chapter 2: So Why Cook Gluten-Free, Anyway? 19Chapter 3: What's Gluten-Free and What Isn't? 39Chapter 4: Making Nutrition Your Mission When You'reCooking Gluten-Free 55Chapter 5: Setting Up Your Kitchen and Pantry 65Chapter 6: Planning Out Your Gluten-Free Week 75Chapter 7: Shopping for the Gluten-Free Stuff You Need 81Chapter 8: You Don't Always Need Recipes 87Part II: Mouthwatering Main Courses 99Chapter 9: Gluten-Free Flours: Your Foundation for Great Breadsand Pastries 101Chapter 10: Fast Fixes: Making It Quick & Easy 107Chapter 11: Breakfast: Don't Leave Home Without It 127Chapter 12: Brilliant Brunches, Luscious Lunches 157Chapter 13: Diving into the Melting Pot: Ethnic Dishes 179Chapter 14: Something's Fishy 'Round Here 199Chapter 15: Tastes Like Chicken: Poultry Dishes 209Chapter 16: Meat Matters 223Chapter 17: Making Memories with Meatless Dishes 241Part III: Dishes to Enjoy Before, After, or Any Time 261Chapter 18: Appetizing Appetizers 263Chapter 19: Salads with Pizzazz 275Chapter 20: Slurpilicious Soups 287Chapter 21: Stupendous Snacks 303Chapter 22: Decadent Desserts 315Part IV: The Part of Tens 333Chapter 23: Ten Easy-to-Prepare Comfort Foods 335Chapter 24: Ten Ideas for Cooking Gluten-Free with the Kids339Appendix: Metric Conversion Guide 343Index 347