Art of Chocolate or Food Allergy Survival Guide

Art of Chocolate: Techniques and Recipes for Simply Spectacular Desserts and Confections

Author: Elaine Gonzalez

This is not just a book of masterful recipes, tips, techniques, and meticulously detailed, easy-to-follow instructions. It is an extravagant paean to decadent desserts. Filled with luscious creations and lavish artistry—Chocolate Swan Truffles, Enchanted Forest Torte—this definitive guide to working with chocolate is unusual because it is written with beginners in mind. A cooking teacher with decades of experience, Elaine Gonz‡lez has devised innovative techniques to put the art of working with chocolate within everyone's reach. After mastering a few basics, any cook can create shimmering cakes, seductive truffles, and amazing chocolate sculptures. With The Art of Chocolate, even novices will soon roll, curl, twist, coax, and nudge chocolate to dizzying heights of fantasy.

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Food Allergy Survival Guide: Surviving and Thriving with Food Allergies and Sensitivities

Author: Vesanto Melina

Three leading authorities in dietetics, nutrition, and vegetarian cooking give invaluable advice for those with food sensitivities and their families. The authors offer a unique combination of scientific research, culinary expertise, and practical tips based on sound experience to help you plan nutritionally sound and satisfying meals. A diet free of "problem" foods doesn't have to be limiting or boring. Uncover a new world of delicious and nourishing dishes, from the familiar to the exotic, that will appeal to everyone, whether or not they have food sensitivities.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgements	4
	Introduction	5
Chapter 1	What Are Food Sensitivities?	7
Chapter 2	Creating and Maintaining a Healthy Intestinal Boundary	19
Chapter 3	Food Sensitivities and Various Conditions	35
Chapter 4	Discovering What Ails Us: Testing for Food Sensitivities	65
Chapter 5	Foods, Label Reading, and Alternatives	75
Chapter 6	Wheat and Gluten Sensitivities and Celiac Disease	105
Chapter 7	Living with Food Sensitivities: Feelings, Safety, and Exercise	119
Chapter 8	Nutrition Planning for Adults and Children	129
Chapter 9	Kitchen Basics and Cooking Fundamentals	159
Chapter 10
	Recipes	169
	Baking Basics	179
	Great Seasonings and Spice Mixes	213
	Banner Breakfasts	223
	Dips and Spreads	239
	Salads and Dressings	255
	Satisfying Soups	297
	Main Dishes	307
	Sauces and Gravies	334
	Simple Sides	341
	More Treats and Sweets	351
	Resources	363
	Food Diary Form	368
	Appendixes	369
	Index	371
	About the Authors	382