The Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook: How to Bake without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts and Sesame
by Cybele Pascal
We turned Right Hand Diva Katie loose with The Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook: How to Bake without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, and Sesame and she came back with a glowing review plus Bluebary Boy Bait coffee cake, which was declared a 10 out of 10 not only by team Diva, but also by Katie's blueberry loving hubby! If, like Katie, your Guest of Honor suffers from food allergies or intollerance but wishes she could enjoy baking and all the yummy treats everyone else can eat, this book is a fantastic resource.
The first section teaches bakers how to stock a pantry with allergen-free foods and products and discusses possible hidden sources of allergens.Chapter 2 is devoted to techniques for baking allergen-free. Allergic to eggs? The Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook gives a variety of replacement options. Lactose intolerant? Learn how to substitute coconut milk, hemp milk, and rice milk successfully. There's even a resource section with an ingredient buyer's guide and information about support organizations for people with allergies and/or intolerances.
With Cybele Pascal's recipe book, your favorite allergy sufferer doesn't have to give up on baking. Order The Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook online today or pick up a copy at your favorite local bookseller.
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book
Ice Cream gurus Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield—yes, that Ben & Jerry—have adapted their recipes and techniques for your home ice cream maker. Who knew? Well, turns out our favorite ice cream addict at Team Diva. When she got hold of the Donvier™ Ice Cream Maker we reviewed, she started whipping up some amazing concoctions. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream, no problem for her! Heath Bar Crunch, no problem for her! Dastardly Mash, you'd think she worked at Ben & Jerry's! We demanded to know her secret and she pulled out a slightly battered version of this brilliant little tome.
As if she was born to illuminate the world about Ben & Jerry's theory, she explained:
- You don't have to be a pro to make incredibly delicious ice cream; and
- There's no such thing as an unredeemingly bad batch of homemade ice cream.
Then she led her new disciples at Team Diva through some of the easy recipes and showed us that we too, with the help of this book, could learn to keep chunks of malted milk ball from sinking to the bottom of our French Vanilla during mixing. A heavenly light shone down upon us while we poured Hot Apple Cinnamon Raisin Topping over our Grape Nuts Maple Ice Cream and were transported to paradise. Get yours at
Pat the Bunny
by Dorothy Kunhardt
Some books are so beloved by little folks that they have become part of our shared culture. Pat the Bunny is like that. Since it was first published in 1940, over six million children have patted the bunny, looked in the mirror, poked, chewed, and played with this book until it was in tatters. In fact, if you give a copy of Pat the Bunny to a mother-to-be, she'll probably “awwww” over it, remembering her own loved-to-pieces copy.
The perfect gift for a Bookworm Baby Shower, make sure Pat the Bunny (Touch and Feel Book)
