I wasn't quite sure what to expect from Elisabeth Hasselbeck's new gluten-free cookbook, Deliciously G-Free. On the one hand, I respect Hasselbeck for helping to raise awareness of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity -- she's done quite a lot for the cause. But on the other hand, she's also been a bit of a controversial figure in the gluten-free community (she has referred to celiac as an "allergy," which of course it's not).
Regardless, I picked up Deliciously G-Free with an open mind and the hope that I'd find some interesting new recipes to try. Well, I did find some interesting recipes -- her French toast with caramel rum bananas looks great, for example. And the book does contain some good tips to avoid gluten in a shared kitchen.
However, as I explain in greater detail in my review of Deliciously G-Free, I think this gluten-free cookbook is best-suited to those who are brand-new to the gluten-free diet, and who haven't yet figured out how to substitute ingredients to make old favorites gluten-free. This is a decent basic gluten-free cookbook ... but it's not much more than that.
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Image © Elisabeth Hasselbeck
