Simple As Pie: Recipes Everyone Can Eat and Enjoy

By Elle Lynn

Food is something that brings us together and unites us. There is nothing more uncomfortable than attending a party that you can’t eat anything other than a salad without dressing. This cookbook is here to rescue you from only eating the steamed veggies and rubber chicken or gross pre-packaged gluten-free foods in the "special meal"!
My family meals are no longer like this. I make those family favorites that are usually untouchable and now most of my family don’t know the difference. The few that do, know because I told them and love my gluten-free versions still! Now as my intention is food for all, I do understand that we all have vegan and vegetarian family members too and I have provided notes for the modifications that can be made to accommodate their needs too!
Allergies are no fun for anyone. It can strain social activities with friend and make holidays feel like a strain to those with the allergies and those preparing the food. My sincere goal is to bring back our family favorites for all to enjoy together again so that we can focus on our friends and family and not whether we will need our epi-pen and a trip to the hospital! After all, the best part about food is sharing it with each other!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elle Lynn
• Release date: Nov 18, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370004805

Elle Lynn

Over the years, Elle has been a bit of a jack of all trades, so the speak. She’s always made her best effort at whatever she took on for the engineering field to guest services in different capacities and even in the kitchens she’s worked in. She believes that each of these experiences have benefited in bringing her to where she is today. When she was diagnosed with a wheat allergy nine years ago, she struggled initially as I’m sure many have. A couple of mistakes that scared her made her more of reading thee labels. At the same time, she realized what was and was not in the gluten free food that she could eat. This sparked a new passion; after a few fails with a couple gluten free blends and recipes, she threw them out the window and brushed off her old favorites. Elle was not going to let these favorites she loved fizzle and began working on her first gluten-free conversion. Lemon Bars: an all-time Elle Fav! They were fantastic and the kids loved them! Her journey has been nearly a decade including making the holiday favorites for the family gatherings, recipe testing on co-workers who happily obliged, and creating special requests and menus. Her joy is seeing everyone enjoying a meal together without feeling left out or tastes-deprived (which is a sin in Elle’s world). Elle’s newest adventure is as a writer. She’s been blogging for a year and thoroughly enjoys it, but as a busy mom with a high schooler and a special needs child with a heavy medical schedule she is extremely limited on time. She began work on her newest book which will launch in Nov. 2016. Pies, of course, for the holiday season. She’ll continue her dessert series through 2017 and plans to launch some online gluten free courses in early 2017 as well. Keep your eyes on this busy mom as she hits the ebook scene this year. The recipes she shares are gluten free, but she also provides the alterations to make them fit most allergies and food preferences, such as Vegan. Elle wants nothing more than to give the joy and pleasure of a fantastic meal with each recipe.

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Food is something that brings us together and unites us. There is nothing more uncomfortable than attending a party that you can’t eat anything other than a salad without dressing. Even worse, when they buy gluten-free stuff for you, while well meaning, it tastes like cardboard. It is the thought that counts, but they feel awful even though you sincerely appreciate the gesture or you have a massive stomach ache from shoving this crap in your mouth as to not make anyone feel bad. Either way, you’re the one with the special meal. I don’t know about you, but I’d much prefer to enjoy what everyone else is eating!

My family meals are no longer like this! I make those family favorites that are usually wheat loaded and untouchable and now most of my family don’t know the difference. The few that do, know because I told them and love my gluten-free versions still! Now as my intention is food for all, I do understand that we all have Vegan and Vegetarian family members too. I have provided notes for each recipe on the modifications that can be made to accommodate their needs too!

This cookbook is here to rescue you from gross pre-packaged gluten-free foods! Since gluten-free has become so prevalent whether out of necessity or choice, it’s in high demand today! The problem is that most the foods in the store are gross and make many people feel bloated and yucky! You can purchase fresh made desserts from a gluten-free bakery if you have access to one and there are some frozen brands out there that aren’t too bad, but it’s frozen EWW! Also, there are some great mixes and blends available now too! I will use one of my favorites in this eBook. However, it’s not cheap or convenient to run out and grab cake mix or brownie mix every time you have people coming over or need something for a bake sale or potluck! Plus, many of these mixes don’t taste great! So, we have resigned to crumbly, disintegrating treats that usually make us regret them after the fact (and not in a good way!). I’m here to show you a better way!! Gluten-free holidays can be enjoyed by all now!! No more separate pies for you!! I volunteer to make the desserts for the holidays now and everyone loves them! It’s not a fantasy, it’s totally possible and I’m here to show you how!

To start, I’m not going to go into what gluten-free is and what it means because I’m going to assume by this point, you know. If you do not, feel free to download any of the numerous free or $2.99 or less gluten-free eBooks out there and check it out. They go into the types of flour and some even go into great breakdowns on creating different blends. I’m not going to waste your time. If you’re like me, you probably won’t even read this preface unless it’s to decide whether it’s worth your money or not. I’m going to tell you right off the bat that it is!

Over the last 9 years, I’ve acquired expensive gluten-free cookbooks from big name producers,