Recipes

[BamBam]

Ya know, I've spent a small fortune in "Gluten Free" cookbooks in the past couple years, only to learn the fact that most any "cooking" (meaning lunch or supper) recipe can be converted to gluten free just by making sure your ingredients are gluten free (unless you are making something with dough). For instance, I was looking up the recipe for Jambaylaya. In my taste of home cookbook, which I love dearly, it shows me how to make it. In my "gluten free" cookbook, it is almost the same exact recipe with only the words 'gluten free' soup broth, or 'gluten free' pasta, or gluten free tomato sauce.

So truthfully, I don't know what all the fuss is about cooking! They are making a small fortune on those of us that think we need a whole new

Now baking, that is a different story!!

BamBam

[jenvan]

That's true! And if you're like me, you hardly ever follow a recipe without making changes to it anyway

[swittenauer]

Thanks for that advice. I was headed to Ebay to order some cookbooks but what you said makes perfect sense.

[rma451]

hi ,

I too am pretty new to this gluten-free cooking I was diagnosed in may after biopsy was positive.

I have cooked for years but didnt trust my instincts and went out and bought several new books on cooking gluten-free. MOst were a hugh dissappointment.

I took and found that sites that post gluten-free recipes was my best source for converting my tried and true recipes. Once I found a mixture of flours I liked ,and started using, I found I was very happy and it just gets easier to convert now.

I also found that the best cookbooks are my older ones with many basic recipes . many even use potato flour or whole sections on diffrent crusts I never even thought of gluten-free . using nuts or coconut.

anyway my point , sorry tend to ramble,lol dont waste your money, check out some of the recipes right here and on other gluten-free sites.

One recipe I found for pumpkin bread gluten-free I just changesd the spices I had always used in mine, put my preference of flours and it was amazing. My husband said he thought it was better,lol.

good luck