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Flavor,flavor,flavor, yummy dishes full of flavor.Fabulous granola with tons of nuts, coconut, dried cranberries, raisins and gluten -free oats and jummy natural wholesome sweetners.How about :sesame-coconut onion rings with orange marmalade dipping sauce? yummmm...There are a pelthora a super delicious salad dressings to make. A chapter on battered and fried foods, which although not a super healty food, I no from time to time I have to be "bad" and eat something I love like Halapeno Poppers, Fried Mozz Sticks -- grilled pizza crust, --- rosemary gary bafuettes, pepproni/pesto cheese wheels, quick and easy monkey bread. Then there are foods like Russian teacakes, chocolate=espresso cookies, lazy ladies apple crisp. There is a section on "understanding gluten-free flours, doughs, and batters, very helpful especially for a newbie like me. Descriptions of the products used in gluten free cooking that may be unfamiliar to the everyday cook, there origins, properties, even consistenies and their uses/ place in the gluten free life. There is a wonderful list of substitutions, extremely helpful for this kind of diet. Techniques on what to use and how to add more flavor . There is a pasta chapter which includes a recipe to make potato gnocchi. How about some Shrimp Eggrolls or substitute chicken or what ever meat you like. This book is my new go to for all the yummy foods I thought I would never be able to eat again, and the author was in culinary school when he was diagnosed with celiac disease. He is a fabulous cook and being a celliac himself knows what foods we crave that we are not allowed to eat anymore and understands that making it all taste fabulous while keeping us healthy is what it is all about. My favorie Gluten Free cookbook for fantastic flavors
