As you all know, I have coeliac disease and therefore cannot eat anything with gluten or wheat in it. There are many many others in the same boat as well as some that have other food allergies or intolerance’s which means they have to avoid dairy, nuts, soy and egg. Unfortunately many of them are children and it is a challenge for the parents to know what to cook.
Cooking allergy free can be a challenge, especially when you are first diagnosed as your head is spinning and you think you cannot eat anything decent again. You wonder if I will ever get to eat cakes or muffins again. Plus when you are a busy mum having to deal with it yourself or for your children you need all the help you can get.
So when the lovely people at Wakefield Press contacted me and asked me to check out a new one bowl allergy free cookbook, I couldn’t wait to do so. This cookbook appealed to me on so many levels. Firstly because it was allergy free. Secondly because it was one bowl baking. You cannot get much simpler than that. Thirdly because it promised me that most recipes could be made with 15 minutes prep time, vital as I am busy mum, I don’t have time to spend baking.
When I received One Bowl Allergy Free Baking by Linda Bosnic, I wasn’t disappointed. A quick flick through the book showed me there was plenty of recipes, lots of variety and all looked very easy to make.
This is an allergy free cookbook so not specifically gluten free, there are a few recipes in here that have oats and while the author recommends gluten free oats to make them gluten free, well we know it isn’t that simple, as the oats in Australia are not guaranteed to be gluten free. If you require gluten free food, then you certainly can take the risk, that’s your choice but myself as a super sensitive coeliac, I won’t be.
Another down side is the lack of pictures. We have been spoilt these days by most cookbooks have lovely photos to gaze at. There are no photos of yummy treats in this cookbook as I suspect it keeps the cost down. As a confident baker, the lack of photos doesn’t bother me, but for new cooks it may deter them.
What I do love is the information at the beginning. Lots of lovely tips about being allergy free and keeping cross contamination at bay. Also how to store the food and how to deal with birthday parties if catering for an allergy free child.
There are some handy recipes at the back like how to make dairy free condensed milk and chocolate sauce.
I couldn’t wait to delve in and give a few recipes a go. I had some playdates coming up that would be perfect to give the recipes in the book a trial run.
I made coconut cake, chocolate brownie, banana and choc muffins and chocolate chip cookies.
<<< Banana Choc Chip Muffins
Coconut Cake >>>
Linda mentions at the start of the book that if you are cooking gluten free then it is usually best to do so on the day of consuming and if you are having to store the items it is best to store them in airtight containers. I am glad she mentioned this as this is something I found. I store baked goods in Tupperware as I found they last longer or freeze them if you can. I cook a batch of muffins for the week, put some in the Tupperware and some in the freezer and this what works for me.
I had lots of fun cooking the recipes. Each one of them were simple, easy and took one bowl to make. Everything was delicious and my guests also enjoyed them. Coconut cake was a stand out and the chocolate brownie was delicious. So very yummy and I have in fact made this one again. I have ear marked cherry ripe slice, chocolate bubble bars and sultana loaf to make soon.
Details:
- One Bowl Allergy Free Baking is out now for $19.95 and can be purchased at Wakefield Press or One Bowl Baking website. I also found it at Booktopia.
- Available in paperback and has 160 pages
- at 216 x 148 mm it is a handy size and wont take up too much room
- and one of you can win your own copy!
That’s right! Thanks to Wakefield Press,one of my lovely readers can win their own copy. How cool is that? It is such a handy cookbook.
Giveaway Details
- to enter, simply leave a comment on this post
- open until midnight AEDT Friday 3rd December 2010
- Australian postal address only
OOh yum some new recipes to try, the coconut cake looks delicious
Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy of the cookbook
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My family needs new recipes to try. The Coconut Cake does look pretty good.
Finally we are recognising that people with allergies like to enjoy food as well. The book looks fantastic, totally agree on the coconut recipe.
Oh awesome! I’ve got my coeliac cousin in the family Kris Kringle and I’ve been wondering what to get her.
This would be a great addition to my cookbook library. Have a great week!
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sounds yummy!!!
Cooking for kids birthday parties can be hard but this book sound like it has a few recipes to offer for just that.
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Perfect for someone who loves entertaining (me) but who has friends with kids who have allergies I can still invite them over and let the kids eat whatever everyone else is eating.
Sounds yum!
Alergy free or not I’d love my wife to cook me some of these! Plus good for my son who is sensitive to certain foods!
With four kids in the house, I can never get enough easy recipes to try. Thanks for the great competition.
Fantastic idea! One Bowl means less mess for Mum and ‘allergy free’ means all the thinking is done. Couldn’t be easier, thankyou
Can’t wait to have a look at this book. My partner is coeliac and loves his sweets! Simple one bowl food that’s quick and easy is a godsend, especially if I can prepare gluten free this way!
Finally a cookbook good enough to eat…thanks, this will help with my daughters meals
Does the bowl on the front cover come with the cookbook?
I’m allergic to dairy, eggs & wheat so I collect allergy free cookbooks. I spend Sunday night baking a few goodies to keep me going in the week, and yes I also freeze so they last me. If Iforget, I have to live on rice cakes! (extremely boring not to mention tasteless!).
Hooray! I need more ideas for allergy free baking, I am stuck in a rut and my kids are getting bored
Both kids have a dairy intolerance and one of them is gluten intolerant too. I panicked when their food intolerances was first discovered, but coming across books like these gives me some comfort 
This would be a great first cookbook for my daughter who has just moved out of home.
This book is my Christmas miracle!
Just been diagnosed – so this would seriously help with the confusion
Would love to win a copy of this book as the recipes look very inviting and they sound like something our son with Autism would eat.
Hi – I am planning for my son’s sixth birthday party next year – already! Planning a full gluten free party so he can eat whatever he wants and this book sounds like it would be a perfect tool to help me out
I’m always looking for new yummy gluten free recipes. I’ll have to keep an eye out for it at the shops (if I don’t win one first!
What a fantastic cook book. recipes sound very edible and easy 2 make which is a must with 4 kids in my house and glutten free, what a bonus.
One Bowl I love not many dishes
Allergy Free the way to go
Looks great thanks you putting this cook book together
As a Childcare cook I’m always on the look out for new recipes for the children that have allergies and intolerances. This would come in handy and help me cook some yummy new things for them giving them a nice variety.
No longer will have to cook the same egg-less cake recipe for my Hubby’s family, who’s religious beliefs mean they don’t eat egg. A bit of variety at the next birthday do!
Finally someone has made a practical kid friendly recipe book- hooray!! I really need this book as i love to cook and struggle to cater for my kids needs!
Oh wow i’ve been looking for a book just like this. Our 18 month old son has a severe egg allergy and we are yet to find out if he has others. I’d love to bake him some yummy recipes – so far I have only one egg free recipe and that can get boring!
This will be a great help when i have my friend for dinner thanks
My youngsters always share their munchies at school, which worries me knowing some youngsters can not have some foods, this will help me feel very comfortable & allow my littleone to share with her new friends
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Thanks for the opportunity to win this fantastic one-bowl cookbook. My daughter would love a copy of this cookbook, it would make life so much easier for her.
If I can’t win a copy of my own, which would arrive befor my birthday & Christmas. I will definately be putting it on my Christmas wish list.
My husband is having trouble with different foods and this looks great for all the family. Thanks
3 in our family are dairy intolerant, and it’s quite a challenge at times. A recipe for condensed milk would certainly make things a lot easier as most of my old trusted recipes contain this. Would love to try out some new ones too.
This book looks great, just the inspiration I need to get baking for Christmas! Would be great to have other ‘naughty’ snacks to choose from.
We have a son aged five and two sets if twins, aged 3 and 1. Our household is crazy but fun! I love to cook but have little time to bake from fussy recipe books!
This book sounds like one for me and I’d love to cook gluten free.
What a great sounding cookbook. I have a few food intolerances and would love to add this book to my library.
Would love to win this wonderful cookbook for my young nephew who is allergic to gluten and dairy and misses out on delicious food other kids his age get to enjoy!
With a son just diagnosed coeliac this would be a godsend! It’s really put our household in a spin at mealtimes!
Quick, easy and gluten free. I like that.
Thank you for sharing this book. Our family eliminated gluten and dairy and eggs after finding out our young daughter has bad allergies recently. I will definately be buying it. Have a Merry Christmas.
I have a family of coeliac eaters!! And I am always finding it diffucult to cook for them. This book answers all our prayers!!!
Lovely book…and it solves the terrible issue of it being so difficult to cook most allergy free recipes!
One Bowl Allergy Free? So it’s gluten free & reduces washing up? My type of book!
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i was sold at one bowl! looks like a fantastic cooking book =)
This looks awesome, I would love to try the receipes!
Having recently found out that I could have coeliac disease, I was very excited to see that there are books like this! This books looks fantastic.
Everyone in my household from hubby to bubby-
is such a fuss, whatever I do it’s never enough,
allergies, rashes to lots of things,
One Bowl Allergy Free Baking Cookbook – I’d love to see the change it brings!
Working in one hospital kitchen, and my partner cheffing in another, this book would be positively fantastic.
Would love a copy!
Working nights I cook my families meals before I go to work. Then with the usual housework this would save me a bundle of time.
Thankyou for the opportunity
Regards
Hi, one of my good friends at work has just been diagnosed as coeliac. She is one of those wonderful people who helps everyone else selflessly – all the time. This morning she forgot her gluten free bread and couldn’t have breakfast or lunch because of this. I really felt bad for her as I ate my porridge and then my sandwich. I know she is just getting used to eating gluten free and is finding it frustrating at times and I would love to be able to give her a copy of this book for xmas to help her on her journey with her new gluten free life.
Baking treats that you just can’t beat.
Good for the soul and made in one bowl.
Look forward to trying them all.
I can’t cook
but with this book
quick, easy & simple
all in one bowl
I could bake some yummy treats
Coelic disease is an awful thing, great to have a cooking book specific.
One bowl AND allergy free you guys are life savers…thankyou
Just started the RAPH Elimination Diet for our son with Aspergers .. Keen to really see what all these preservatives do to us! Boo looks chocker ith good ideas for a bit of variety!
Would love to give this book to my Niece for Christmas and then borrow it back from her sometimes.
Phew! I have just been diagnosed with a plethora of allergies. What a relief to see I do not have to give up the sweets!!
Would love a copy for Christmas!
As a recently diagnosed allergy sufferer I think I have been saved by this book! Thanks so much for reviewing it. It makes me feel not all is lost!
I would love to try this book, for lactose intolerance…would get baking right away
What a great addition for my kitchen recipe books. An excellent help for people being coeliacs.
this would be great have allergy to nuts and these are yummy recipes
thanks
Sounds perfect for making quick tasty treats for the playgroup Christmas party without worrying about allergies and annoying other mums!
Lovely recipe book to share with my children.
Sounds like a fabulous idea – not much to wash up, plus lots of new recipe ideas. I have a wheat allergy, so this would be a great addition to my cookbook collection!
it would be a really great edition to my cook book collection, i am always looking for new ideas to cook for the family
Its tough with kids that have allergies, as parents we all wish we could keep the kids allergy free at all times. With a son who constantly struggles with one allergy after another it is great to see cookbooks such as this coming out so they don’t miss out on all the yummy things in life!
Mmmm yum, some of these would come in handy with all the silly visitors I’m expecting over the season. Ooops think I think I meant the silly season
Yey… finally an answer to the cardboard food i’ve been makingg. Anything to make my life a little easier would be so fantastic.
anthing that can be made in a one bowl sounds pretty good to me being allergy free is a bonus
anything that can be made in a one bowl sounds pretty good to be being
allergy free is a bonus
Great book, would love to win this.
Oh so can’t wait to try it! Love cooking for my friends!
This cookbook looks great! Especially being allergy free! Perfect
What a great Christmas present idea.
I love baking; and one bowl baking – how good is that.
This is a great addition for my little kitchen, as i have allergy to some nuts and these are good recepies, perfect for making fast tasty treats for myself and husbands Christmas without worrying about my allergies.
Food allergies are a daily challenge. What a great cookbook – opens up our choices while having fun in the kitchen. Well done Linda. People living with allergies thank you.
I would love to give this to my sister in law as she has coeliac disease and would like to try some new recipes.
Allergy free baking,
Assists my decision making,
With recipes galore,
I have more to explore,
One Bowl Allergy Free Baking Cookbook,
Is cherished by this family cook.
This book is a must for any cook! We all have friends and family members who we could surprise with a little treat from this cookbook
with 3 kids with excema I would love to try this out and see if it helps
I WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS FOR MY SISTER WHO HAS A LITTLE GIRL WITH ALLERGIES.
will be able to cook some yummies for work mates without worrying that they can’t have any
With 4 young allergy sufferers, and my “delicate” husband, I am the biggest sufferer of all !!!! This book could make my life so much easier.
Sounds like a great book we have a lot of allergies in our family, especially wheat and dairy, and its not easy to find good books
Sounds just like what our family needs! Hoping we are a winner
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Brilliant idea for a cookbook.
This is IDEAL!
My BFF’s daughter is a Coeliac and wants to become a chef… what a great way to start her off!
My husband is allergic to everything! Even me sometimes ha ha……this will welcome him home with food he can digest!
As a Mum of three growing children who all suffer from various allergies, this cookbook is just awesome! Can’t wait to make the Cherry Ripe Slice and Choc Brownies…just for starters!
With the increase of allergies in school, this is a great book to get ideas for food to take for birthday and Christmas parties.
what a great book
I have a partner who is allergic to preservatives.. which means just about everything these days. Cooking can be very difficult as there are a lot of natural preservatives in fruit and vegies. We need more of these books around to give us new ideas. Well done!!
Hi Look forward to seeing this book. I really enjoy baking in my spare time and the kids love helping me too.
Who said allergies make food boring, you just need a helping hand – a great cookbook!
Always looking for new recipes,
My husband has a lot of food allergies – this cookbook looks great. A lot of recipes that I have found over the years are very labour intensive – these look like they will be a LOT easier. Thanks heaps!!!
I’ve just recently been diagnosed with collitis and all the changes in cooking/diet have been a huge adjustment. This would be fab.
Would love this for my sister. She has a little fellow with allergies and we are still learning what he can and can’t have.
Awesome book, amazing treats to share with everyone, not just for people with allergies. Will no longer feel left out at parties, BBQs and pot luck lunches.
Great to have time to experiment now we are retired
about time a book like this came on the market
Sounds like the perfect cookbook for a working mum like me. Simple, quick recipes – all of which can be served up to other children without fear or allergic reactions! Love it!
this would be a fantastic help to be able to make things that is good for everyone
Bring on allergy free cookbooks, the more the better, it is so hard to find recipes that turn out really well without dairy and wheat. Thanks
I have nieces and nephews with food allergies and anaphylaxis. It is always difficult when I have parties or babysit as I never know what to make for them. This recipe book would certainly give me a lot of delicious choices. Yum!
This book looks fantastic. With a son with allergies I’ve made many revolting cakes trying to bake without eggs or milk. One such birthday cake when the only thing edible was the icing! Tasted like a bitter dish sponge. Thank you for making such a fantastic cook book!
With a 5 year old who has to have gluten free, I struggle everyday to come up with new and exciting recipes for him. This book has it all and I would love to try all of the fantastic recipes shown and more.
i hope i win
I’m trying to sort out some stomach issues so this may be a good start.
This cookbook looks way brilliant! A must for every shelf and in every busy kitchen
One bowl allergy-free cooking . Makes difficult things easy. thanks!
Finally a cook book my teenage stepdaughter can use to cook with for her allergies. The book looks fantastic and I am sure she would get great education for recipes that she can use for the rest of her life.
Fantastic! I need som ideas when cooking for my kids kindy and school fetes!
Fantastic! At last something that quick and easy and the rest of the family can enjoy as well. Thank you
Choc chip muffins look delicious, looks to be a great book
I have irritable bowel syndrome so this book will be very useful and much appreciated.
YUM
Great Book, some good ideas!
recipes looks good great to have a allergy free cookbook as I work with children that have disabilities and allergys and it is quick and easy thanks
With a boyfriend with blood type A who would love cooking gluten free says that would be healthy for him i would love to cook your recipes o see what benefit he gains
“I’m hosting Christmas lunch this year I have coeliac, lactose free and Onion intolerant guests attending…..this book would certainly take a “Wheat” off my shoulders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Recently found out I have an intolerance to wheat, this book would be a great help!
Oh yum that looks delicious. What a great cookbook.
I would love to win this cookbook! I need all the help I can get
wow what a fantastic guide! i own an indoor play centre for toddlers and would love to add this to our resource centre for our parents.
What a wonderful long awaited book…………..life will be simplier for many people and a great pressie for christmas
I’ve been told I can’t have kids so I’m taking control of my health and body by adopting a gluten free lifestyle. I know this will help with the beginning of my journey
I am always lloking for new recipes and keeping meals interesting. This would be a great addition. Thanks Very Much.
Fantastic interesting recipes for all the family. Can’t wait to try it.
what a fantastic book. Makes me want to go straight into the kitchen and start cooking. My kids love food and this will give them heaps of choices now.
I love the idea of cooking with only 1 bowl… I’ll choose playing with my kids over washing up every day of the week
This cookbook looks very interesting and a must for my lively and energetic family
Newly discovered as gluten intolerent, life has gotten hard, and expensive!
A book holding heaps of fast, easy and delicious GF recipes would help heaps!
Recipes that save busy mums time are the way to go! Thank you for having the book as a prize…….looks wonderful!
Looks perfect!!
What a great concept!
I have recently been diagnosed with coeliac and it is so difficult to find good tasty recipes that have good tasty ingredients. Thank you for writing a book that assists with the mine field of gluten free eating.
Finally a cookbook that makes it easier for allergy sufferers to eat what they want, when they want. Keep up the good work!
Always hard to think of original recipes when entertaining friends with gluten intolerance. Choc recipes look great.
whatt a great idea,there are so many out there with allergies so this is a blessing in disguise for many suffers, well done!!
Awesome, quick and easy, I like
Quick, easy, and allergy free!!!!! Does it get any better?????
Wow, your comments really struck a cord with me. I cook Gluten Free food for my son and it is such a challenge I gave up and just started buying the mixes. My son has Autism and eating gluten free helps keep him calmer. It was a huge challenge with a new diagnosis and new diet so its nice to know there is a cook book that could help make things easier. Thanks for your post.
Excellent! Bring on the cooking classes. The kids in my class who have allegies will think I’m the best teacher in the world.
I’d find this book very useful. We are quite allergy prone!