Customer Reviews
Ruby wedding cake enjoyed by all! - By: L. J. Davis, 22 Sep 2008 
"Cooking without made easy" arrived justin time for me to hand it to our daughter for her to cook our Ruby Wedding anniversary cake for the small family celebration we were having. She baked the rhubarb & vanilla cake, & instead of icing it she covered it with pink rose-petals. It looked good, & tasted delicious! In fact all the family enjoyed it, & now our granddaughter age 9 is looking forward to trying other recipes for me.
Until I bought this book, our family & friends would ask me to bring food for myself to any celebrations, as I am allergic to wheat & sugar (painful blisters on my lips)while milk products only set off an upset tummy & mild eczema. At last, people can make make me a treat which they can enjoy cooking & eating too. So far I have not needed to use the book myself, but am sure I could use several of the recipesin spite of my ill health, low energy & lack of culinary skills.
Best book for recepies that are 'free from' - By: Lejla Somun-Krupalija, 27 Jan 2007 This book was a life saverin our home. My daughter is on a gluten, casein & sugar free diet & I am on an anti-Candida diet. Until this book we ate free from meals poorly adapted from the originals that we were not allowed to eat. The Cooking Without Made Easy gave us instant, simple dishes, that taste great, do not require expensive or delicatessen ingridients. Also for shopping outside UK, for international readers, this is very easy to follow. What I also like about the book is that every time there is an ingredient that one might be allergic to it is considered optional or an is alternative provided. There is a variety for vegetarian meals, & a very good selection of meat meals.
Among all the books I have purshasedin the last two years, this is the best ever & almost every page is marked with a favourite tick. Highly recommended!
Life Saver - By: S. Reeves, 28 Aug 2006 This book was a real "life saver" for me when my husband was diagnosed with candida problem (which we had never heard of) & was put on yeast, dairy & sugar free diet. To start with some of the receipies were out as they contained tomatoes, which were on the band list but the book gave me ideas & pointed mein the right direction & the suggested alternative ingrediants were very useful. He is now a lot better but we still use the receipies - they are all quick & easy & never fail to taste wonderful. Two friends have recently been diagnosed with wheat, glutten & dairy allergies & I have bought them copies of this book which has become their bible! If you love bread (like my husband)but can't have yeast try soda bread!
Highly recommended - By: Reader, 27 Apr 2006 This book really was more than a cook book to me; it was an inspiration especially when I read the introduction. I have now vowed to change my diet, using the 'Cooking Without' recommendations & recipes, to improve my life & it really has made a difference. 'Cooking without made easy' is a fantastic book to complete the trilogy of the 'Cooking Without' series, all of which are an asset to any kitchen. The fact that those with or without a specific diet to adhere to can enjoy the recipes is a credit to the book, as all recipes are tasty with simple to follow instructions. The desserts, cakes & biscuits are so delicious that I have surprised many a guest to my house when I tell them that there is no sugar or milkin the ingredients! Hopefully this book & the trilogy will change others lives as it has changed mine. I have recommended this book & othersin the series to many friends & family & highly recommend it to you.
Thank you for this book! - By: , 03 Nov 2005 
I've spent the past four weeks scouring supermarket labels & health food stores for something to eat (I'm meant to be avoiding wheat, dairy & sugar)- I'm fed up with houmous & oat cakes! Most of the books I've read include recipes requiring masses of weird-sounding ingredients & complicated instructions. This book really does keep it simple, with many recipes requiring no more than six or eight ingredients. It covers the whole range of meal types, from soup & dips through snacks & main courses, to desserts & cakes (difficult to find when you're avoiding added sugar).
Sadly there's no bread recipe, which is the thing I most want to find (bought bread substitutes & baking mixes are expensive & horrible). I could have done without the first 26 pages of personal testimonies & stuff about 'uncovering your life path',which I lost patience with quite quickly - I was really only interestedin the food!
