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Prepare gluten-free dishes that are delicious and nutritious Want to create tasty gluten-free meals and snacks? Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies is loaded with more than 150 wheat-and gluten-free recipes. These sweet, spicy, and aromatic dishes prove that living the gluten-free lifestyle can be not only fun and easy, but delicious and nutritious too! This practical, guide shows you how to find and select the right ingredients and prepare classic healthy dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. You'll find out what you can and can't use in gluten-free cooking, learn to spot the hidden gluten in foods, discover surprising ways to save money when you go shopping, and even manage your weight. You'll also learn how to convert your current favorite recipes to gluten-free delights using ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. * Covers the medical, practical, and emotional aspects of living gluten-free * Includes more than 150 tasty recipes, including gluten-free ethnic dishes and a section of quick and easy starter recipes, which is new to this edition * Shows you how to boost nutrition and flavor in your dishes * Gives you the know-how to make any meal gluten free Complete with delightful lists of gluten-free comfort foods and kid's favorites, as well as tips for converting a kitchen to a gluten-free workspace, Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies is the best way yet to stay happy, healthy, well-fed, and wheatless!

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Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies®, 2nd Edition

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Table of Contents

Introduction
About This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
What You’re Not to Read
Foolish Assumptions
How This Book Is Organized
Part I: Preparing for Your Gluten-Free Cooking Adventures
Part II: Mouthwatering Main Courses
Part III: Dishes to Enjoy Before, After, or Any Time
Part IV: The Part of Tens
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I: Preparing for Your Gluten-Free Cooking Adventures
Chapter 1: Gluten-Free: Not Just a Diet, It’s a Lifestyle
Defining Gluten in Layman’s Terms
Wheat worries
Common foods that contain gluten
Deciding Whether You Should Be Gluten-Free
Doing Gluten-Free Nutritiously
Getting Ready to Cook
Figuring out what to buy and where to buy it
Setting up your kitchen
Cooking without Recipes (But You Can Use Them if You Like)
Getting Excited about the Gluten-Free Lifestyle
Gluten-free doesn’t mean flavor-free
Getting out and about
Raising kids to love the lifestyle
Setting realistic expectations
Arming yourself with good information
Chapter 2: So Why Cook Gluten-Free, Anyway?
Wheat May Not Be Good for Anyone
1. Humans don’t fully digest wheat
2. Wheat is a pro-inflammatory agent
3. Wheat can cause leaky gut syndrome
4. Refined wheat has little nutritional value
5. Wheat may cause wrinkles
6. Wheat may contribute to menopausal symptoms
7. Wheat is one of the top-eight allergens
8. Wheat can mess up your blood sugar levels
9. Wheat can make you fat
10. Many people have gluten sensitivity or celiac disease and don’t know it
Recognizing Different Types of Gluten-Related Problems
Allergies to gluten-containing foods
Distinguishing between gluten sensitivity and celiac disease
Sorting Out the Symptoms of Gluten Intolerance
Pinpointing gastrointestinal symptoms
Checking out non-gastrointestinal symptoms
Watching for symptoms in kids
Considering Your Options for Testing
Looking into tests
Going gluten-free without testing
Realizing the Consequences of Cheating
Compromising your health
Developing associated conditions
Understanding How Gluten Affects Behavior
Connecting gluten and autism
Delving into depression and other mood disorders
Chapter 3: What’s Gluten-Free and What Isn’t?
Avoiding These Definite No-Nos
Getting the Green Light: Definitely Okay Foods
Snooping for Hidden Gluten
Ending the controversy about “questionable” ingredients
Knowing which foods to question
Getting to Know Gluten-Free Alternatives
Amaranth
Arrowroot
Buckwheat/groats/kasha
Garfava
Job’s Tears
Mesquite (pinole)
Millet
Montina (Indian ricegrass)
Quinoa (hie)
Ragi
Rice
Sorghum
Soy
Tapioca (gari, cassava, casaba, manioc, yucca)
Taro root
Teff (tef)
Reading Labels and Getting Answers (Most of the Time)
Labeling gluten-free: The law and what it means
Gluten-free certification
Contacting manufacturers
Chapter 4: Making Nutrition Your Mission When You’re Cooking Gluten-Free
Feeling Optimal Requires Optimum Nutrition
Fueling versus filling
Getting enough nutrients when you’re gluten-free
Choosing a Healthier Approach to the Gluten-Free Diet
The unhealthy way
The healthy way
Watching Your Blood Sugar
Moving beyond rice, corn, and potatoes
Understanding the glycemic index of foods
Relating a gluten-free diet to the glycemic index
Choosing healthy starches for that “fill-me-up” feeling
Managing Your Weight When You’re Gluten-Free
Losing or maintaining weight
Dealing with (uh-oh) weight gain
Adding some pounds if you’re underweight
Chapter 5: Setting Up Your Kitchen and Pantry
To Be or Not to Be 100 Percent Gluten-Free
Conquering Contamination Concerns
Keeping crumbs at bay
Protecting jars from cross-contamination
Using utensils in food preparation
Storing food
Considering cookware
Sharing Is Caring When You’re Cooking Both Ways
Planning your menus for easy meal prep
Using appliances to make cooking easier
Changing a few techniques in your two-way kitchen
Chapter 6: Planning Out Your Gluten-Free Week
Starting the Day with Breakfast
Mapping Light Meals and Snacks
Going for Heartier Main Meals
Being Festive: Special Occasions and Holidays
Chapter 7: Shopping for the Gluten-Free Stuff You Need
Coming Up with a Shopping Strategy
Sticking to natural foods
Buying the occasional manmade item
Scouting Out the Best Stores
Visiting your local grocery stores
Shopping at specialty stores
Buying online
Saving Money on Ridiculously Expensive Ingredients
Chapter 8: You Don’t Always Need Recipes
Transforming Any Meal into a Gluten-Free Delight
Finding fun substitutions
Putting mindless meals on the menu
Converting a Gluten-Filled Recipe into a Gluten-Free Recipe
Converting the ingredients
Interpreting the instructions
Messing with Mixes
Don’t let the price tag fool you
They’re easy to find
Part II: Mouthwatering Main Courses
Chapter 9: Gluten-Free Flours: Your Foundation for Great Breads and Pastries
Baking Bread without Wheat Flour
Looking at Alternative Flours
Baking for Success: A Few Tips
Creating the Gluten-Free Flour Mixture
Chapter 10: Fast Fixes: Making It Quick & Easy
When Every Minute Counts: Breakfast on the Run
Serving up Speedy Salads and Snacks
Doing Desserts Quickly
Chapter 11: Breakfast: Don’t Leave Home Without It
Starting the Day the Gluten-Free Way
Adding Sizzle to Your Morning
Rise and Shine! Breads and Bagels
Choosing and prepping yeast
Working the dough: You don’t need Popeye arms
Creating the crust
Troubleshooting breads
What a Sweet Idea! Pastries and Muffins
Whipping Up Pancakes and Waffles
Chapter 12: Brilliant Brunches, Luscious Lunches
Breaking for Brunches
Midday Munchables, Gluten-Free Style
Meals on the move
Quickie cold lunches
Satisfying salads
Hot or cold sandwiches
Creating Wraps and Other Sandwich Containers
Eating Pizza (No Foolin’)
Crafting Quick Midday Casseroles
Chapter 13: Diving into the Melting Pot: Ethnic Dishes
Asian-Style Gluten Free
Taking Gluten-Free South of the Border
Italian Favorites: Hold the Gluten!
Chapter 14: Something’s Fishy ’Round Here
Reeling in Compliments with Fish and Seafood Dishes
Broiling, Baking, and Poaching Fish
Trying Seafood in Crepes and Casseroles
Chapter 15: Tastes Like Chicken: Poultry Dishes
Flocking to Baked, Broiled, and Pan-Fried Dishes
Making Poultry Casseroles That Will Fly Off the Plate
Chapter 16: Meat Matters
Gluten-Free . . . If You’re Game
Eyeing the Main Attractions: Beef, Pork, and Lamb
Mixing Up Meals with Ground Meats
Chapter 17: Making Memories with Meatless Dishes
Veggin’ Out with Side Dishes
Packing Some Punch with Pastas and Starches
Serving Vegetable Dishes as the Main Attraction
Part III: Dishes to Enjoy Before, After, or Any Time
Chapter 18: Appetizing Appetizers
Choosing the Right Appetizers for the Occasion
Taking a Dip with Cold Appetizers
Serving Up Some Hors D’oeurves from the Oven
Chapter 19: Salads with Pizzazz
Viewing Fruit and Vegetable Options
Combining Greens with Meats
Chapter 20: Slurpilicious Soups
No Glutens and Swimming with Flavor
Making Broths and Hearty Soups
Going Vegetarian: Meatless Marvels
Chili, Chowders, and Stews: A More Filling Chow
Chapter 21: Stupendous Snacks
Snackin’ Healthy
Cool Snacks for Chillin’ Out
Fixing Salts and Sweets to Satisfy Your Munchies
Chapter 22: Decadent Desserts
Pies and Cobblers You Can’t Resist
Crafting Cookies and Cakes from Scratch
Surprising Guests with Fancy Finales
Part IV: The Part of Tens
Chapter 23: Ten Easy-to-Prepare Comfort Foods
Get Your Kicks with an Easy Mix
Mom’s Old-Fashioned Meatloaf
No Woes with Nachos
Potato Salad with a Past
Heavenly Homemade Veggie Soup (Add the Gluten-Free Pasta!)
Whip Up Some Pudding
Chow Down New England Style
Super Simple “Mac-a-Cheese”
Chase Away the Winter Blahs with a Big Bowl of Chili
Cheeseburgers in Paradise
Chapter 24: Ten Ideas for Cooking Gluten-Free with the Kids
Have a Lasagna Night
Use Cooking to Teach Ingredient Insights
Jazz Up Meals with Colorful Vegetables
Throw a Homemade Pizza Party
Try Some Herbalicious Preparations
Make It Fancy Schmancy
Have Fun with Food Facts
Make Candy
Add Some Fun to Breakfast
Picnic in the Playroom
Appendix: Metric Conversion Guide
Cheat Sheet

Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies®, 2nd Edition

by Danna Korn

Author of Living Gluten-Free For Dummies

Connie Sarros

Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies®, 2nd Edition

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About the Authors

Danna Korn is also the author of Living Gluten-Free For Dummies; Gluten-Free Kids; Wheat-Free, Worry-Free: The Art of Happy, Healthy, Gluten-Free Living; and Kids with Celiac Disease: A Family Guide to Raising Happy, Healthy Gluten-Free Children. Often referred to as “The Gluten-Free Guru” and respected as one of the leading authorities on the gluten-free diet and the medical conditions that benefit from it, she speaks around the world to healthcare professionals, celiacs, parents of celiacs, parents of autistic kids involved in a gluten-free/casein-free dietary intervention program, and others on or considering a gluten-free lifestyle. She has been invited twice to be a presenter at the International Symposium on Celiac Disease, and is frequently featured in the media.

Danna has been researching celiac disease and gluten sensitivity since her son, Tyler, was diagnosed with the condition in 1991. That same year, she founded Raising Our Celiac Kids (ROCK), a support group for families of children on a gluten-free diet. Today, Danna leads more than 100 chapters of ROCK worldwide. She is a partner with General Mills on its gluten-free initiatives and acts as a consultant to retailers, food manufacturers, testing companies, dietitians, nutritionists, and people newly diagnosed with gluten intolerance and celiac disease.

Danna is founder and CEO (Chief Energizing Officer) of Sonic Boom Wellness, a software company that gamifies corporate wellness. Based in Carlsbad, California, Sonic Boom is one of San Diego’s fastest-growing companies.

Connie Sarros is a pioneer in writing gluten-free cookbooks for celiacs, beginning at a time when few people had even heard of the disease. She has written six cookbooks, a “Newly Diagnosed Survival Kit,” and made a DVD that covers all you need to know about gluten-free cooking. She writes weekly menus for people with additional dietary restrictions and distributes two monthly newsletters. Connie is also a staff writer for other celiac newsletters, and she frequently contributes to celiac magazines.

In addition to being a featured speaker at national celiac conferences, Connie travels the country, speaking to celiac and autistic support groups and often meets with dietitians to explain the gluten-free diet.

Cindy Kleckner, RD, LD, is a registered and licensed dietitian and culinary nutrition expert who also co-authored Hypertension Cookbook For Dummies. She resides in North Texas and has a nutrition consulting practice, working with many quality organizations including the Cooper Clinic, (www.cooper aerobics.com), Mary Kay Corporation, Dallas Cowboy Football Club, Enterhealth, and Senior Select Home Health Services. She consults with restaurants to establish nutrition benchmarks and teaches nutrition at Collin College Institute for Culinary Arts and Hospitality to inspire culinary professionals to raise the bar in nutrition. She firmly believes good nutrition and good taste can co-exist.

Cindy works individually with clients as a nutrition coach and in groups through her high energy presentations and culinary demonstrations to educate, motivate, inspire, and entertain. As a former media spokesperson for the Texas Dietetic Association, her passion is to translate the science of nutrition into practical solutions for busy people. When not helping others meet their lifestyle goals, Cindy enjoys competitive tennis, travel, fitness, and gourmet cooking. Cindy is married with two sons who are her master taste testers!

Authors’ Acknowledgments

Danna Korn: Books are interesting. Authors get all the glory, publishers get all the money, and everyone in between gets forgotten! Well, let it be noted that I haven’t forgotten anyone who has made this and my other books possible, starting first and foremost with my family.

After I finished my first book, I swore I’d never do another. And I’ve made — and broken — that promise five more times. It’s with an immense amount of gratitude that I applaud my kids, who understand that they are my highest priorities, even when I have to bury myself in front of a computer for hours on deadline. To Tyler, who is the reason I felt compelled to help others after I found myself treading in the deep end of the gluten-free pool so many years ago — and to Kelsie, a constant source of optimism and inspiration — both of you fill me with so much pride and joy, and your love and support is truly my greatest motivator. To my hot hubby Bryan, not only are you the love of my life, but you encourage me to keep swimming even when I feel like I’m drowning.

Without “real” recipe writers, this book would be little more than zany concoctions that I made up. So thank you, “real” recipe writers, not only for adding substance and validity to this real cookbook, but for your personal touches that helped make this so much more than just a book of recipes.

I’d like to offer a huge thank you to the amazing team at Wiley Publishing, starting with Mike Lewis, acquisitions editor, who got this book rolling and Chad Sievers, my project editor who kept everything on schedule this second time around. Thank you to everyone for bearing with me on yet another For Dummies book, and for your attention to detail, keeping me on track, and for putting up with my retuvenantly quirky sense of humor and the overabundance of made-up words.

Connie Sarros: In January, 2007, I received a phone call from Danna Korn asking if I would like to create recipes for a new book, Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies. From my heart, I thank Danna for this opportunity and for the confidence she had in me. I would be remiss if I didn’t also thank her for her patience and guidance throughout this entire venture. She is absolutely amazing!

I am still awed that John Wiley & Sons chose me to assist Danna with a For Dummies book. I am sincerely thankful to the publisher and especially to our editors, Mike Lewis and Chad Sievers, for their help and assistance throughout each phase of the book.

None of my six books would have been written at all if it hadn’t been for my father, a celiac, who truly delighted in eating good food. And my dear husband: He has been so patient and understanding as, night after night, he would be my official taste-tester. Some nights we had feasts; other nights my good intentions would end up in the disposal and he would smile as he settled for eggs or a cup of soup. The support of my family has been unwavering.

A less obvious “thanks” is extended to the celiacs in the support groups across the nation. Your feedback and your shared stories gave me the needed encouragement to continue to stretch myself, creating new recipes to respond to your expressed needs. My part in the writing of this book would not have been possible without your confidence and support throughout the years.

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Introduction

When I was asked to write Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies, I panicked. Sure, I know plenty about the gluten-free lifestyle — I’ve been living (and loving) it since 1991, and am proud to frequently be referred to as “The Gluten-Free Guru.” I had already written Living Gluten-Free For Dummies, so I was familiar with the format of a For Dummies book. So why the panic?

Because although I love to cook, I’m a little — ahem — unconventional in my methods. Take measuring, for example. I don’t. Oh, and recipes? Nope. I usually can’t get past the list of ingredients before going my own way and modifying the recipe to suit my needs.

My ideas for recipes in this book went something like this: “Take a bunch of chicken and sauté it in butter.” (Oops — forgot to tell you to cut it and heat the butter — you should have known that.) “Add a dab of whatever spices sound good to you at the moment — maybe a few globs of diced tomatoes and some veggies. When it’s done, put it on the gluten-free rice noodles” (that I forgot to tell you to prepare in advance). “Voilà! You have chicken stir-fry on noodles!” That didn’t go over too well.

So this book offers you a compromise. I believe in helping people figure out how to make anything gluten-free — without recipes, complicated terms, or ingredients you’ll have to fly to Paris to purchase. Chapter 8 shows you how to do that using simple substitutions that you probably already have on hand.

And for those of you Real Cooks who love recipes, we have Real Recipes written by Real Cookbook Author Connie Sarros. Connie specializes in gluten-free cooking, and her recipes are easy to follow and absolutely amazing. She tends to emphasize good nutrition, which also is a passion of mine, and she introduces unique ingredients that are nutritious, delicious, and offer diverse flavors and consistencies. With Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies, Second Edition, we provide additional recipes with Cindy Kleck’s help. Cindy has done a great job of simplifying some of the more difficult creations.

Although this book focuses on cooking gluten-free, it also touches on medical conditions that benefit from a gluten-free lifestyle, nutritional considerations, and other practical questions and issues that you may face being gluten-free. This, though, isn’t as much about lifestyle as it is about cooking. If you’re interested in knowing more about living (and loving) the gluten-free lifestyle, read Living Gluten-Free For Dummies (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.).

Written in the easy-to-follow-and-incredibly-comprehensive For Dummies style, this book is the reference guide you need to help you create incredible gluten-free delights.

About This Book

In this second edition of Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies, we’ve updated it with a new design so you can find one recipe on one page for easy reference. (Don’t you hate having to turn the page when you’re cooking, and then get the pages all sticky?) We’ve also replaced some of the more difficult recipes with 20 or so new, easier recipes written by Cindy Kleck. In this updated edition, you can also find a new chapter on meal-planning with our suggestions to make your life a little less hectic.

Readers had asked for a couple of new recipe sections, and we listened. We’ve added two new recipe chapters — one on quick-and-easy meals and one on ethnic foods.

Like any For Dummies book, this book makes it easy to skip around and read whatever floats your boat at the time. But if you’re new to gluten-free cooking, I suggest you read the book in order. There are considerations that you’ll want to know about for gluten-free cooking that don’t relate to regular cooking, such as cross-contamination. To ensure you’re making a safe gluten-free meal, make sure you read Chapter 5 before you start cooking.

Chapter 1 provides an overview of the book, so if you read nothing else, you can at least have an intelligent conversation about gluten-free cooking at the next party you attend. And by golly, won’t you be the life of the party!

For those of you who’ve been cooking gluten-free for years, you’re probably just dying to dig in and try Connie’s and Cindy’s amazing recipes. I encourage you to do so, but remember that rules have changed and some things that used to be off-limits on the gluten-free diet no longer are. You may want to take a look at Chapter 3 to see if something you’ve been avoiding is now considered safe.

By the way, I should mention that the recipes in this book have been tested by the publisher’s professional recipe tester, so I’m pretty sure they all work as intended.

Conventions Used in This Book

For Dummies books are known for having consistent ground rules and conventions. Some of those used in this book include

Made-up words are just part of my vocabulary — you’ll get used to it, and they’re not hard to figure out. For instance, a glutenivore is someone who eats gluten; glutenated means a product has been contaminated with gluten. Glutenilicious is a scrumptious gluten-free meal, and glutenologism is a made-up word having to do with gluten!

When I refer to ingredients throughout this book, you can assume I’m referring to the gluten-free version. Soy sauce, for example — I don’t say “gluten-free soy sauce” in the ingredients list. You can assume you should use a gluten-free version (please, do I really need to say that?!?).

Recipes are designated as vegetarian by using a little tomato icon.

Nutritional facts accompany all the recipes and are based on the actual ingredients found as the recipes appear in this book. If you make substitutions, the facts may not be valid.

Speaking of substitutions, feel free to make them. Chapter 8 offers lots of ideas for being creative when creating your concoctions.

A mixture of gluten-free flours works best when baking. Check out Chapter 9 for a gluten-free flour recipe and advice for storing and using gluten-free flour.

Milk substitutes can be used in place of milk in most recipes (hence the clever name milk “substitute”).

Unless otherwise noted, all eggs are large.

Butter and margarine are interchangeable.

All temperatures are Fahrenheit.

When a recipe calls for salt and/or pepper, use regular table salt and freshly ground black pepper.

We use 90 percent lean ground beef when a recipe requires that old standby. It tastes good, has the right amount of fat for our purposes, and isn’t hard on the budget.

All Web addresses appear in monofont.

And follow these tips to help ensure your recipes come out tasting scrumptious:

Read through the recipe from start to finish before you begin cooking. That way, you’ll know what tools and pans you need, what ingredients to set on the counter, how the steps progress, and how much time you’ll need.

Preheat ovens and broilers at least 15 minutes before you slide the dish in.

What You’re Not to Read

Well first of all, I’m impressed that you’re reading this. This is the Introduction, folks! Aren’t you just dying to dig into the good stuff?!? Because you’re an introduction reader, you’re likely to read all the stuff you don’t need to read, but if you want to skip something, feel free to skip the sidebars. Sidebars are extra bits of information you’ll find in shaded boxes throughout the chapters. I think they’re sometimes more interesting than the chapters themselves, but you’re welcome to skip them if you’d like.

Foolish Assumptions

When we author types sit down to write a book, we make a bunch of assumptions about our readers — at the same time, you make assumptions about the author. Here are some assumptions I’ve made about you:

You’re interested in gluten-free cooking (that one was easy).

You’re interested because you’ve been diagnosed with a condition that requires a gluten-free diet, you’re cooking for someone who’s been diagnosed with a condition that requires a gluten-free diet, or you’re interested in being gluten-free for personal interest or health reasons.

You’re most likely interested in the recipes, but you may also be interested in nutrition, knowing how to make your kitchen as safe as possible for cooking gluten-free foods, and cooking any food gluten-free without the aid of recipes.

You may have read the many reasons a gluten-free diet is healthier, and you’ve decided to give it a try.

You’re either a newbie and know very little about the gluten-free diet, or you’ve been at this for a while and are looking for new ideas. Either way, I have you covered.

No matter why you’re cooking gluten-free, you’ll find that cooking gluten-free is an art form, and one that sometimes takes a little innovation on your part to figure out what is and isn’t allowed on the diet.

Likewise, while I’ve made assumptions about you, you can make a couple of assumptions about me and what you’ll read in this book:

I’m an expert on the gluten-free diet, and am known to many as “The Gluten-Free Guru.” I’ve been researching the gluten-free lifestyle since 1991, when my son was diagnosed with celiac disease. With absolutely no resources available to me, I set out to learn everything I can — and to help others live and love the lifestyle.

Unlike many authors of gluten-free cookbooks or resource materials, I do live the lifestyle. Granted, I didn’t go gluten-free back in ’91 when my son was diagnosed with celiac disease; I didn’t “see the light” until 2002, when I was writing my second book and realized gluten isn’t good for anyone. I’ve been gluten-free ever since.

Connie, author of the recipes in this book, is gluten-free as well. She’s the author of several gluten-free cookbooks and is a sought-after speaker, as well.

Although this book is loaded with lots of great information about the medical conditions that benefit from a gluten-free diet, it’s not intended to serve as medical advice. See your health-care professional for further guidance if you feel you need it.

How This Book Is Organized

Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies is easy to navigate. All the parts that should go together do. The book starts out with general information about the gluten-free diet and medical conditions that it benefits; it’s an overview of why you might be gluten-free or consider going gluten-free. From there, it gets into preparing to cook, which leads to the recipes. Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies wraps up with the Part of Tens, familiar favorites in all For Dummies books. Here’s how the four parts break down:

Part I: Preparing for Your Gluten-Free Cooking Adventures

The eight chapters in this part encompass everything but the recipes. Chapter 1 is a brief overview of the entire book. The next seven chapters discuss what is and isn’t gluten-free, nutrition, shopping, setting up your kitchen, and figuring out how to cook anything gluten-free — without recipes.

Part II: Mouthwatering Main Courses

Part II dives right in, with recipes for main courses served up by Connie. With an emphasis on nutrition and unique ingredients, Connie’s recipes are easy to follow, yet absolutely amazing.

Part III: Dishes to Enjoy Before, After, or Any Time

In this part, you find recipes for appetizers, salads, soups, and snacks. Desserts and baked goods round out this part, with decadent and delicious dishes you’d never guess were gluten-free.

Part IV: The Part of Tens

Without the Part of Tens, a For Dummies book is a For Dum — it’s not finished. All For Dummies books finish with a Part of Tens, which in this book consists of two chapters, each with (get this) ten tips or ideas relating to gluten-free cooking. You can find one chapter with suggestions for gluten-free comfort foods and another with ideas for cooking gluten-free with the kids.

Icons Used in This Book

Like all For Dummies books, this book has icons to call out tidbits of information. Here’s what the icons mean:

Can you guess what the Tipicon is for? Yep — it’s for calling out tips that will help you with your gluten-free cooking.

You’ll find friendly reminders throughout this book, marked with a Remembericon that looks like this. These are pieces of information that are important enough to have you make note of.

Text flagged with this icon can keep you out of cooking-related or diet-related trouble.

Where to Go from Here

Where to go from here is completely up to you. Like any For Dummies book, you can skip around if you want. You may want to curl up in a snuggly chair and read the first part for background information, or you may want to grab your apron (do people still wear those?) and dive into the recipes!

Part I

Preparing for Your Gluten-Free Cooking Adventures

In this part . . .

Here we give you all the preliminary info you need about gluten-free cooking before you dive in and try the recipes. We cover what is and isn’t gluten-free, nutrition, shopping, setting up your kitchen, and figuring out how to cook anything gluten-free even when you don’t have recipes.

Chapter 1

Gluten-Free: Not Just a Diet, It’s a Lifestyle

In This Chapter

Making long-term choices

Getting the goods on gluten

If you’ve been eating gluten (technically and in DannaSpeak that would make you a glutenivore) for a long time — like, oh, say, most of your life — then giving up foods as you know them like bread, pasta, pizza, cookies, crackers, and, yes, beer may seem like a tough transition at first.

Did I say diet? Because this is really more than that — it’s a lifestyle. Sure, it’s a diet in the sense that it concerns the things you put in your mouth, but for most people, choosing to be gluten-free is a long-term commitment, and one that affects every aspect of their lives.

Making lifestyle changes requires conscious changes in your outlook on eating. It requires long-term commitments and a great deal of education. Starting with, “What gluten, anyway?!?” This chapter serves as a jumping-off point into the world of gluten-free cooking.

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