Review of Healthy Gluten-Free Cooking by Darina Allen and Rosemary Kearney

Chefs Darina Allen and Rosemary Kearney give gluten free cooks an international collection of healthy recipes with a focus on whole, fresh foods. Their recipes are inspired by 8 years of teaching cooking courses for Celiacs at Balleymaloe Cookery School located in County Cork, Ireland.

If you are looking for new, chef-inspired gluten free recipes, with emphasis on nutrition, Healthy Gluten-Free Cooking is an inspirational cookbook.

Acclaimed Irish Chef Darina Allen and Chef/Instructor Rosemary Kearney have been developing gluten free recipes and teaching gluten free courses at Ballymaloe Cookery school since 2008. Their mutual experience and love of fresh, whole foods shine through in the 150 recipes in Healthy Gluten-Free Cooking.

These creative chefs offer up a selection of tempting dessert recipes, including Balleymaloe Chocolate Almond Gâteau and Lady Dundee's Orange Cake but their pasta recipes, main dish recipes and basic recipes for Yorkshire pudding/popovers, béchamel sauce, roux and high quality broths fill a void missing in many gluten free cookbooks.

Gnocchi with Pesto, Zucchini and Feta Fritters, Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls with Shrimp and Fresh Herbs and Pork en Croûte with Mushroom and Thyme Leaf Stuffing and Apple Sauce are just a few of the gluten free culinary gems to be found in this book.

There are 8 recipe chapters in Healthy Gluten-Free Cooking:

1. Breakfasts and Brunches
2. Soups and Salads
3. Appetizers
4. Pasta
5. Main Courses
6. Breads and Biscuits
7. Cakes and Desserts
8. Basic Recipes include sauces, pesto, popovers/Yorkshire pudding, pizza, mushroom cream, fresh broths and more.

If you love to cook, are looking for high-quality, nutritious gluten free fare, with classic culinary recipes- this cookbook, full of gorgeous photographs should be a welcome addition to your gluten free cookbook collection.