Carrie S. Forbes - The Everything Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Cookbook: Includes Butternut Squash with Walnuts and Vanilla, Peruvian Roast Chicken with Red Potatoes, Lamb ... Pumpkin Spice Lattes...and hundreds more!

WHEN YOU GO GLUTEN-FREE, many people assume that you are doomed to a life of bland, tasteless food. This is a common misconception. By using everyday ingredients such as meat, vegetables, herbs, and spices, it is possible to create simple, delicious, and naturally gluten-free meals. Using a slow cooker to create these meals makes the process even easier.

Suddenly learning that you have to follow a gluten-free diet due to health problems can be an extremely overwhelming diagnosis. Yet, because of the increased awareness of celiac disease and wheat allergies in recent years, more and more gluten-free foods are becoming readily available. A growing number of chain restaurants now offer gluten-free menus, and its become common practice for grocery stores to add gluten-free labels to safe foods on their store shelves.

However, the high cost of specialty gluten-free food items, both in restaurants and stores, can become a huge financial burden for families. By making your own gluten-free meals, you will not only be saving money, but you will also be feeding your family much healthier meals. You will have more control over the ingredients in your foods, along with making sure the foods are safe by preventing cross-contamination in your home kitchen.

Hopefully, you will use this cookbook as a guide for learning the basics of gluten-free cooking. It will provide you with an abundance of gluten-free main dishes, side dishes, breads, desserts, holiday recipes, and even kid-friendly favorites to make sure there is something for everyoneeven when youre on a limited budget.

The fundamental recipes in this book should be used as templates for creating meals that you and your family will love. I have also included tips and hints in each section for ideas on shopping, eating out, and keeping your kitchen safe from cross-contamination.

Many of the recipes include foods that are fresh and inherently gluten-free, such as poultry, meat, vegetables, fruits, eggs, and dairy. Additionally, numerous recipes offer substitution suggestions for other food intolerances so that you can easily make meals that are also dairy/casein-free or soy-free.