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Best coeliac cookery books?
« on: July 26, 2010, 11:19:41 AM »
Could anyone recommend good cookery books for coeliacs? SIL was recently diagnosed and now needs to make dietary changes.

Thanks in advance!  :)
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Re: Best coeliac cookery books?
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2010, 12:06:38 PM »
I can't recommend a book in the UK, but I did a lot of research on this as it's one of the many diseases they thought my son might have.

If your SIL is used to cooking at home (i.e. doesn't rely on packaged and processed foods a lot), then it will be an easier transition for her. Unfortunately, gluten shows up in places it has no business in when it comes to processed foods!

If she cooks from scratch, then the hardest thing to replace will be bread. If she's a big bread eater, that will probably become her holy grail. ;) IIRC, there is a good gluten-free bakery in the north somewhere that does mail order (I think I posted about it on here somewhere). I seem to recall The Guardian also ran a piece on the perfect gluten-free bread that had a recipe.

A lot of traditional British dishes are already gluten-free: cottage and shepherd's pie, bangers and mash, even fish and chips can be done with a corn-based coating. Gluten-free pasta is also pretty decent.

It's really the bread that's the hard part. My son was not impressed with any of the store-bought substitutes. Fortunately for us, we did not have to stay on the diet so I never really got involved in intensive bread-testing after that.

HTH a bit. I'll see if I can find any of my notes about cook books later today.
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Re: Best coeliac cookery books?
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2010, 08:16:50 PM »
Now I knew you'd be the one with a knowledgeable answer.

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Re: Best coeliac cookery books?
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2010, 08:21:30 AM »
Aww, unfortunately these autoimmune disorders like coeliac are becoming more and more common.  I'm sorry to hear this. 

This website (although its a diabetes website, ceoliac and type 1 diabetes are linked together) has an incredible amount of resources in one place.

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Re: Best coeliac cookery books?
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2010, 08:40:11 AM »
I don't know about cookbooks.  I think my MiL just sort of cooks like she used to, but as Balmerhon said, she doesn't eat much processed food.  She even has to be careful with things like chocolate bars and ice cream.

If you're ever in the US or have someone who is going there, I totally recommend Pamela's bakery products.  The cookies are so good that *everyone* I know loves them.  My favourites are the chocolate chunks.  I don't know if they're sold in Canada, but every time anyone makes a trip to the US, my MiL has to get a few boxes:

http://www.pamelasproducts.com/

Honestly, I don't know how good the non-cookie products are, but the cookies rock.


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Re: Best coeliac cookery books?
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2010, 09:11:14 AM »
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Re: Best coeliac cookery books?
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2010, 06:36:26 PM »
This might be a good resource if your SIL uses a slow cooker.

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/

My MIL and BIL were both diagnosed a few years ago, and MIL has used a lot of recipes from this blog.  The blogger is American, and there are a few recipes that call for American items, but MIL has not had any problems coming up with substitutes (she lives in Ireland).  A few of the recipes aren't gluten-free, but each entry is clearly marked at the bottom :)
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Re: Best coeliac cookery books?
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2010, 07:05:01 PM »
Awesome! Keep 'em coming!   :)


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