8 Degrees of Ingredients Review

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(More customer reviews)Amazingly, 1 out of every 3 people has a food intolerance or allergy. This staggering number can make it hard to cook safe and delicious foods for family and friends. No longer!
Melisa K. Priem's book, 8 Degrees of Ingredients, is chock full of recipes made to suit a wide variety of restrictive diets: gluten-free, dairy-free, peanut-free, etc. All the recipes are free of the top 8 food allergens (milk, egg, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish, peanuts and tree nuts). The recipes range from comfort foods like meatloaf to the fancy pan-seared duck breast with cherry wine sauce. Many recipes will appeal to kids as well - my toddler could not get enough of the gyro kebobs!
As a naturopathic doctor, I recommend this as great resource to my patients with food intolerances and those following a hypoallergenic diet to discover their own food sensitivities. Often their eyes will glaze over when we first discuss eliminating major allergens (soy, wheat, dairy, nuts, etc.) from their diet. Most typical American cooking contains many of these potential allergens, so following a hypoallergenic diet can feel quite overwhelming. Directing them to this cookbook has been a huge comfort that yes, they will be able to continue to eat tasty and familiar foods!
The recipes themselves are clear and concise. They contain easy-to-follow directions for even a novice cook, explaining how to braise a pork chop or cook whole grains, for example. The recipes are very flavorful, seasoned liberally with herbs and spices. An especially rich section is the desserts. This is often where hypoallergenic recipes are extremely lacking. Candies, cookies, cakes and puddings offer many choices for the sweet tooth on a restrictive diet. The whoopie pies are fantastic. It is hard to believe that those pies are gluten, dairy, and egg-free!
My concerns with 8 Degrees of Ingredients are few but pointed. I find it very surprising that more people have a sensitivity to fish, than to corn or nightshade plants (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant), as that is not what I see in my practice. I also would have liked photos included of the recipes. Photos always make a recipe seem more enticing to make.
Overall, this is a great cookbook for those with food intolerances/allergies and for the people who cook for them. For the beginning cook to the seasoned chef, there are tons of delicious hypoallergenic meals to be made!
Armchair Interviews says: Those with allergies will love this book.

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A must-have, comprehensive COOKBOOK including over 250 everyday recipes, all free of the 8 most common food allergens!Recipes use everyday, simple ingredients found in most grocery stores.For those suffering from food allergies, sensitivities, and intolerances, and the people who cook for them.

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