Healthy Gluten-Free Cooking: 150 Recipes for Food Lover… (2024)

Darina Allen, Rosemary Kearney

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"Life without wheat takes on a delicious new meaning in this cookbook that uses culinary creativity to solve the biggest lifestyle challenge for those with celiac disease. Chef Darina Allen and nutrition expert Rosemary Kearney, who has celiac, have developed a cuisine for people whose passion for food is severely restricted by a health-impeding resistance to foods containing even a minute amount of gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains. And the students at Ireland's Ballymaloe Cookery School, which Allen founded and where Kearney teaches, have given it a five-star rating." "Those who grew up with the condition or who have been recently diagnosed will be introduced to expertly crafted gluten-free versions of formerly taboo dishes such as soda bread, breakfast biscuits, pizza, Yorkshire pudding, and pot pie. Allen shows those who love to cook how to make a gluten-free roux that works just as effectively as wheat flour to thicken gravies and sauces and also how to make it into a classic bechamel sauce. Kearney gives her secret to making a crispy gluten-free pie crust that is "a little harder to work but worth mastering." There are also recipes for cream sauces, such as Irish whiskey cream; breakfast sweets, such as good-old American buttermilk pancakes and blueberry muffins; an international selection of main events, such as Thai fish cakes with dipping sauce and Indian pakoras; and lots of pastas, such as French-inspired cannelloni and a newly inspired version of macaroni and cheese featuring smoked salmon." In the first part of the book, Kearney offers make-no-mistakes advice on selecting gluten-free ingredients and products, reading labels for hidden terms for gluten, keeping a gluten-free cupboard, and dining out without disaster. The real mark of mastery of this team's gluten-free cuisine is that taste is not sacrificed in any dish. Allen and Kearney have achieved the ultimate in healthy cooking - creating a mouth-watering cuisine that meets a sp

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Darina Allen

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Darina Allen established Ballymaloe Cookery School in 1983 with her brother Rory O'Connell. Author of over 10 books and presenter on 6 Television series, her main passion and her daily task is to impart her knowledge to the students at the Ballymaloe Cookery School.

Darina Allen is Ireland’s best known cook and a best-selling author who presented nine series of her cookery programme, *Simply Delicious*, on television in Ireland. She is a passionate and committed teacher, and her awards have included:

Good Food Ireland’s Cookery School of the Year 2012/2013
José Navarro Foundation Award at the Green Awards 2011
IACP Cooking Teacher of theYear 2005.
A tireless ambassador for Irish food both at home and abroad, Darina has been instrumental in setting up the Farmers’ Market Movement in Ireland. Slow Food is a passion for her, and she is the councillor for Ireland in the Slow Food Movement and President of East Cork Convivium of Slow Food. Through the East Cork Educational Fund, she runs a programme for local primary schools to help local children learn about food from garden to plate.

In 2013 she helped launch the Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine which plays host to a stellar line up of chefs and writers and has very quickly become an unmissable event on the international culinary calendar.

Dubbed "The Julia Child of Ireland" by the San Francisco Chronicle, Darina has written a number of best-selling, award-winning books including: 30 Years at Ballymaloe (Winner Cookbook of the year for the Irish Book Awards 2013) | Forgotten Skills, winner of the André Simon Food Book of the Year and Listowel Food Fair Book of the Year Award in 2010 | Easy Entertaining, winner of the 2006 Chefs and Restaurants Award from the IACP | Irish Traditional Cooking | Ballymaloe Cookery Course | A Year at Ballymaloe | Healthy Gluten-freeEating* (with Rosemary Kearney) | the Simply Delicious series of books to accompany her TV series of the same name.

She holds many positions in leading food organisations including:
Member of Taste Council of Irish Food Board
Chair of Artisan Food Forum of FoodSafety Authority of Ireland
Trustee of Irish Organic Centre
Patron ofIrish Seedsavers
Member of Eurotoques (European Association of Chefs
Guild of Foodwriters in UK and Ireland
IACP (International Association ofCulinary Professionals).

Healthy Gluten-Free Cooking: 150 Recipes for Food Lover… (2024)

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What foods would a person with a gluten intolerance not be able to eat? ›

In general, avoid the following foods if you have celiac disease: Cereals, breads, or other grain products that include wheat, rye, barley, or oats. This includes white or whole-wheat flour (including cookies, crackers, cakes, and most other baked goods), semolina, couscous, bread crumbs, most pastas, and malt.

What are 5 ingredients to avoid in a gluten-free diet? ›

1) Read the ingredient label. Avoid all products with wheat, rye, barley, malt, or triticale in the ingredient label. Even if a packaged food product is labeled "gluten-free," you should check for these ingredients as mistakes in labeling can happen. The only exception for this is wheat starch.

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Does peanut butter have gluten? ›

It's important to know that peanuts, peanut butter, peanut flour and peanut oil are considered naturally gluten-free foods. Gluten is a form of protein found in wheat, barley and rye (2).

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Gluten belly, also known as wheat belly, is a common phrase that refers to stomach swelling after eating gluten as a result of bloating. Along with bloating, one may also develop symptoms such as stomach pain, flatulence, or irregular bowel movements.

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Avoid all products with barley, rye, triticale (a cross between wheat and rye), farina, graham flour, semolina, and any other kind of flour, including self-rising and durum, not labeled gluten-free. Be careful of corn and rice products.

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What is a good meal for someone with celiac disease? ›

Many foods, such as meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, rice, and potatoes, without additives or some seasonings, are naturally gluten-free. Flour made from gluten-free foods, such as potatoes, rice, corn, soy, nuts, cassava, amaranth, quinoa, buckwheat, or beans are safe to eat.

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The simple answer is yes — potatoes are gluten-free. Gluten is a type of protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and other grains. Potatoes aren't grains, they're a type of starchy vegetable.

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Most sources of healthy fat, such as the following, are gluten-free. Foods that are safe to eat if you have a gluten intolerance include nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruits, fish, poultry, dairy products, gluten-free grains, and legumes.

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What can I eat if my stomach hurts from gluten? ›

Eat simple, light meals to avoid irritating your stomach further such as soups, gluten free toast and smoothies. Nourish your insides with probiotic and prebiotic foods and supplements to help your intestines recover. Ultimately, you have to ride out the “glutening” with rest.

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In its natural form, both peanuts and peanut butter are gluten-free.