Special Diet Celebrations: no wheat, gluten, dairy, or eggs (Fenster, Carol Lee. Special Diet Series.)

The second edition of this book has been renamed to Gluten-Free Celebrations: Memorable Meals without Wheat. It's also been updated to reflect the latest gluten-free culinary techniques, the latest flours, and boasts an extensive appendix to help you with ingredient subsitutions.

Carol offers hundreds of recipes that help you celebrate special moments with food that everyone will enjoy! Recipes for all those favorite foods we crave on a gluten-free diet. Such as crusty breads, crispy pizza, decadent brownies, flaky pie crust, and old-fashioned biscuits.

Exciting menus help you design the perfect meal so that everyone looks lovely, tastes great, and all the flavors and colors of the meal complement each other.

This book has been a lifesaver for our family. Anyone with a small child knows that they still want bread, pancakes, chocolate chip cookies, birthday cakes, and brownies. Everyone in the family enjoys the food we cook using this book - even our 2-1/2 year old.

The only thing I would caution new users on is to thoroughly read the recipes before starting and you may not want too many little helpers in the kitchen the first time. My first try at pancakes had to be disposed of!


This book is wonderful!   April 13, 2002
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

Since I have checked this book out from our local library about five times, I guess it's time I bought one! I just baked the scones and I could not believe they did not use wheat flour, and I was the one who baked them! This book is wonderful and I honestly don't think I could stay gluten-free without it!


Wonderful recipes and menus for special occasions   February 7, 2001
 27 out of 27 found this review helpful

This book was a tremendous help to me when I had to cook for weekend guests - since I was gluten intolerant and didn't want to make two different meals, this book contains recipes on how to make "normal" meals that everybody can enjoy, yet be gluten-free. What is especially helpful is the menu plans for special occasions - no more pulling my hair out trying to figure out what to serve. And when my birthday came up, I was thrilled to see all the different cake recipes I can use. The cake and muffin recipes I tried were light, fluffy and scrumptuous. My guests had no idea they were gluten-free. And there are even several cake shapes and decorating ideas that would be especially fun for children. I highly recommend this book for anyone that is gluten-intolerant or has food sensitivities.


You no longer have to miss out on special treats.   September 9, 1999
 50 out of 51 found this review helpful

If you thought that you have to miss out on special treats because of food allergies or intolerances, think again! With recipes for everything from Cookies to Wedding Cakes, this book is just what you need. It is a complete guide to cooking special foods for those with food allergies or intolerances. Dr. Fenster writes from her own experience as a culinary professional and as an individual with wheat intolerance. In addition to original recipes, the book contains directions on how to make substitutions in other recipes and where to buy special products such as wheat-free flours. Her list of hidden sources of wheat, gluten, eggs, milk, corn and soy is an invaluable resource for those who need to avoid even small amounts of those foods. This book could help make cooking easy and eating enjoyable again!


A "Must Have" cookbook for anyone on a gluten-free diet   August 12, 1999
 12 out of 13 found this review helpful

This is more than a cookbook. Special Diet Celebrations has helpful information on Celiac Disease and the gluten-free diet. Every recipe I have tried so far in "Special Diet Celebrations" is delicious. This is a "must have" cookbook for anyone on a gluten-free diet.