Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking: 30-Minute Meals without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Fish, Shellfish, and Sesame [A Cookbook] Kindle Edition

First, allow me to state that no single book can be your only resource when you are trying to navigate multiple food allergies. Second, I must say that this book has been one of my top resources for coping with my son's dairy, fish, peanut and corn allergies. The book includes plenty of products that contain corn, but it's a nice change of pace to substitute one item in a recipe instead of three.The dishes I've made so far (4 of them) are delicious, and my family really enjoys them. Any mother of a food allergic child can attest to how good it feels to have your child empty his plate instead of taking a few bites before complaining of an itchy face or upset tummy; or alternatively saying that your meticulously allergen-free meal is "yucky."A few reviewers complain that the recipes contain processed items like margarine or cheese substitute. I have to roll my eyes a little bit at that. The point of the book is that it contains FAST, EASY, DELICIOUS allergen-free meals. If you have to go out to the coconut tree and make coconut spread from scratch every night, you are going to get really hungry. If you make everything from scratch all the time and have little kids running around, you become exhausted. Trust me. I know. I don't mind buying a few processed things occasionally if it will save me a little bit of sanity.But seriously, if you need to (and I do) you can make your own margarine. The book "Go Dairy Free," also sold an Amazon, will tell you how.My only small complaint is that some foods really taste better when you make them the old fashioned way, but, again, when you live with multiple allergies, you spend most of your time in the kitchen. Having any meal that can be done in a short period of time is a God-send.The book encourages you to buy the Vidalia Chop Wizard to speed things up. Cybele is right. It's worth every penny. Buy that and this book together.UPDATE 5 Years later: This is still one of my favorite, go-to cookbooks. I've used a lot of recipes from the book and they are all great. I also have her baking cookbook and "Whole Foods Allergy Cookbook." And get the Vidalia Chop Wizard. I'm on my second one now.

"Allery-Free and Easy Cooking" has been exactly what I needed. My husband and daughter have celiac disease and my daughter is allergic to peanuts, eggs, soy, and sesame. Needless to say, it can be very difficult to find meals to make that are safe but that our whole family will enjoy. I have been dedicated to not making two meals each night for my family and also to making my allergic daughter feel included as much as possible with the whole family. Lately that has meant being stuck in a dinner rut cooking the same few meals. I had been anticipating Cybele Pascal's new cookbook for a long time because I use her "Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook" all the time. This cookbook has opened up a whole new world of eating once again for my family. The night I received it, I made the Chili Mac featured on the front cover. It was easy, quick and really delicious. Everyone in my family liked it, which is something that is hard to find.Also, since my husband's and daughter's diagnosis, I've learned to cook more and more things from scratch, which often takes a long time. It seemed that more time in the kitchen was just the way it was. It's thrilling for me to have a cookbook free of all my daughter's allergens, tastes great, and only takes 30 minutes to make! I'm very excited to learn about coconut aminos since my daughter is allergic to soy and we'd entirely given up Asian food, which we used to love. I'm now looking forward to making Chicken Lettuce Cups with Hoisin Sauce, Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry, Chicken Fried Rice and more, all without soy. I can't believe how many recipes are in this book and it's such a relief to not have to worry about what I might have to substitute in a "normal" recipe. I also like that Cybele included instructions on how to add back in ingredients that your family may not be allergic to. So if you can eat dairy or wheat or one of the other allergens, you will still find this cookbook incredibly useful. If you are cooking for people with multiple food allergies, I would highly recommend "Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking."

Do many recipes! Just what I needed

This is a really great cookbook with tons of allergy free recipes from an author who has professionally cooked and has a family and herself coping with food allergies. I have tried several recipes from the book and my family and I really enjoyed each one we have tried so far. The recipes don't take long to make and they are packed with flavour. There is no gluten, wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish or sesame in any of the recipes. I have tried the Salisbury Steak with Mashed Potatoes, Tomato Soup, Penne with Hemp Seed Pesto and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes, Sunbutter Dan Dan noodles, Teriyaki Chicken Thighs, Thai Turkey Larb, Thai Chile Sauce, Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry, Beef Stroganoff with Buttery Noodles, Center-Cut Pork Chops with Apricot Glaze, Garam Masala Lamb Chops with Cumin Quinoa, and my family enjoyed them all. There are many more recipes to try such as Pot Pie, Pizza, Lamb Kofta Kebabs, Twice Baked Potatoes, salads, stews, chile, etc. that we are looking forward to tasting. I will definitely be looking out for more cookbooks and recipes by Cybele Pascal, especially since many other allergy cookbooks I have tried have not had the same quality of recipes nor the number off allergens removed that I have needed, forcing me to either abandon half the recipes as being unsuitable or else the taste just wasn't there. This cookbook is a winner and it is nice to finally be able to eat most of the recipes in a cookbook!

I'm g free lactose and egg free, this book is a must to get your health back. Invest in yourself and get all your favorites in one book! Click and buy, what are you waiting for?! ❤️ from the W Coast/Canada

Excellent cookbook! Recipes are ever so good

It has been helpful in the different options for salty foods. Would be great to have a couple of sweet recipes. I bought because my husband has been diagnosed with EoE and the road for the last three months has been bumpy and very difficult.