Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations: A Year of Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes for Every Occasion [A Cookbook] Hardcover – September 27, 2016

I've been cooking gluten free, and largely dairy free, for years now. However I recently switched to paleo for my baking needs (grains are fine for me so long as they're not milled.) What I took away the most from this book was how much I remembered I loved cooking good food. I'm someone that loved cooking since before switching to gf/non dairy diet. However I think a lot of that joy in making dishes went away at some point and I didn't even realize it! Every page is beautifully composed and it made me excited to cook the recipes. What I also love about the book is that it's something I can grow with as my family grows. There are so many wonderful options for simply my husband and I. And then more options once we start a family. I really like that I can go tot this book over my lifetime to plan out our occasions, it's well balanced that way. Where as some recipe books I've found can be a bit centered on celebrating with a family.Another thing I liked is that I hadn't realized simply how many holidays and causes for celebration there were in general! For some reason, in my mind, I thought the book would focus more on providing many options of dishes for the 'main' holidays, as in Thanksgiving and Christmas. However this book covers events that I hadn't even thought of like game day and basic Autumn dinner party. Initially I didn't like this arrangement as much, I thought I would've preferred a larger variety of options per holiday and fewer events. (There are lots of options per holiday, it's more that they're planned out for you as a full menu per meal. So that you don't have to really stress about figuring out how to make a balanced menu per event.) However now that I really get how this book can grow with me for life, I dig it. I also really think this book would be phenomenal then for anyone just starting out on a new diet or lifestyle like this. It will get you through anything you need for a year of events.The only note I'd make is that if you don't happen to follow the basic Christian holiday system and/or are expecting celebratory foods from other cultures holiday systems, you won't find them here. While I don't personally find this to be a problem. I could see this being a deal breaker for some. However I also don't perceive that the author was intending to be closed minded here. It's more that when you read her book, she shares in a way that you are a part of her family and their traditions. She shares these traditions in a very sincere way. So I think for her to branch into cultures (that I presume) she doesn't follow intimately would've created a very contrived and disingenuous book and recipes.So far I've made the blender bread a few times, stuffing, green bean casserole and apple pie...basically Thanksgiving!. I love the mushroom cream base for the green beans so much that I think I might try to turn it into a cream of mushroom soup this winter. The apple pie dough felt a bit different than I expected to work with. It wasn't hard to work with as I could still make a lattice top. But it just felt odd...it tasted great though! I only mention it because I wonder if it's versatile enough if you wanted manipulate it into something beyond basic sheet formations that are well supported....but still...almond flour pie crust! The only trouble I had was with the blender bread and then subsequently when I went to use it in the stuffing. I have a KA Diamond Blender that chews through the nuts and such in the dough well. But the second I add the coconut flour to the mix the blender gets a bit clogged and fussy. When I add the extra water as indicated, the bread turns out really wet one baked. It was so wet that I had to dehydrate it significantly before using it for stuffing. The stuffing recipe calls to dehydrate it with a bit of butter. But there's no way the butter would've taken to the bread cubes as it was so wet. So I don't know if this is really a recipe issue, as it could be the combination of blender capability with the brand of coconut flour I used. With the second loaf of bread I threw into my food processor once it got fussy in the blender (but after I added the water) and the processing went much more smoothly after that. So I might try using my food processor in the future or maybe a combo of the machines.All in all I'm really glad to have found this book and Danielle Walkers work. The way she sets up cooking is very familiar to me since before I made any dietary changes. So I'm sure that anyone with a basic sense of wisdom in the kitchen cooking will be able to jump into this book without much trouble. I couldn't have asked for a better book that I didn't even realize I needed so badly!Edited:I forgot I made the Bacon Carbonara for my husbands birthday and it was delicious. And the then the pancakes, OMG the pancakes! I've never been a big pancake eater in my life. But these are amazing, I love them. I've been contemplating using them as bread on a monte cristo sandwich because I think they'd be excellent as such!

I am sharing this review as a fan and follower of Danielle Walker. I have both Against All Grain and Meals Made Simple and have been using them as part of my weekly menu plans for a couple of years now. I attempted gluten free & dairy free recipes prior to her books and was always left discouraged by a kitchen disaster and an out of control grocery budget. She has managed to create simple recipes that are packed full of flavor and healthy ingredients that quickly become our new normal.I had the privilege of previewing this NEW book for the past month and am SO EXCITED to have it in my collection!!! The list is long of why I love it… here it goes: Hard cover, lays flat, pictures on each page, menu style intro of each section, serving size listed on each recipe, make ahead instructions, tid bits, conversion and substitution charts, recipe index, special diets index(egg-free, nut-free, nightshade free, SCD/GAPS) also top ten tips for effortless entertaining, ingredient glossary, and kitchen gear. I love how it starts with New Years Eve and flows through the entire calendar year highlighting holidays and occasions… Celebrations!Though these are ‘special’ meals, they are easily becoming some of my families everyday favorites. I was brave enough to serve some of the dishes to friends that don’t have diet restrictions/food allergies, and to their and my surprise they loved what they tried and it actually created a curiosity that led to them looking further into healthier eating.If you are looking for gluten free/dairy free/paleo recipes that are worth passing down to future generations… THIS IS what you need![pictured: knife - and - fork pork ribs (pg 124) / christmas fudge (pg 312) / ginger ale (pg181) / roasted autumn harvest salad (pg223) / peach cobbler (pg132) / baked "beans" (pg128) / breakfast sausage casserole (pg)]

This is such a great collection of recipes. My 11 yr old son has allergies to gluten, dairy, and soy and it can be difficult to find things that he likes AND can actually eat. In addition to that, I’m at the beginning of autoimmune issues myself. I was watching Lily Rhodes (I’ve watched their family’s videos for years now & she just started her own channel) on YouTube baking a chocolate cake and she had THIS book on the counter and was using a recipe from it. I ordered it immediately (their family has autoimmune issues so I knew it would be something we could use). 😄 I was so excited after looking through this book that I bought 2 more of Danielle Walker’s cookbooks: Against All Grain and Eat What You Love. Finally, some good food my kids and I can all eat together. 😌

Ich kenne alle Bücher der Autorin und habe sehr sehr viel nach ihren Rezepten gekocht/gebacken. Bis heute hat mich kein Rezept enttäuscht (das ich vorher appetitlich fand). Aus diesem Buch habe ich (leider) noch nicht allzu viel gekocht, da ich kleine Kinder habe und so viel Festlichkeit bei uns noch nicht in Frage kommt (weil mir das oft schlicht zu aufwändig ist). Aber das "blender bread" ist das beste Brot, das wir bisher ausprobiert haben.Ich schreibe diese Rezension, um darauf aufmerksam zu machen. Sollten Sie also noch auf der Suche nach einem wirklich guten Paleo-Brot sein, könnte das blender bread auch Ihr Herz gewinnen!Nun ein weiterer Tip:Meine Kinder konnten das Brot, so wie es aus dem Ofen kommt nicht richtig schmieren (es ist dann ziemlich weich) und fanden es auch zu eiig (immerhin 8 Eier sind drin). Also habe ich das gesamte Brot in dünne Scheiben geschnitten. Das geht ziemlich gut, wenn das Brot ganz abgekühlt ist. Die Scheiben habe ich auf dem Gitter ausgebreitet und unter dem Grill auf MAX etwa 4-5 Minuten gegrillt, die Scheiben dann umgedreht und nochmal etwa 3-4 Minuten getoastet.Dann werden sie härter, wie normales getoastetes Brot und gar nicht mehr eiig. Seitdem gibt es (natürlich nur ab und zu) kein anderes Paleobrot mehr bei uns. Wir hatten vorher bestimmt 5-6 Rezepte ausprobiert.Übrigens: wir verwenden statt der angegebenen Mandelmilch lieber Kokosmilch. Die haben wir nämlich immer da (und Mandelmilch fast nie). Sie lassen sich gut austauschen, ich mache aber trotzdem etwas Wasser (ca. 3 El) extra dazu.Kauft Euch das Buch, diese Frau ist wirklich talentiert!!

My daughter has some food intolerance issues as well as being coeliac. She is delighted with this book as it gives her great ideas for recipes she can enjoy depite the restrictive diet. It complements her collection of Danielle's wonderful books. We had some gorgeous Halloween food following recipes from the book and are looking forward to sampling Danielle's Christmas ideas.

libro in lingua inglese e se non sbaglio il terzo di Danielle Walker. Si tratta di un libro sulla cucina senza glutine per le occasioni di festa.ha molte ricette per impasti base e non solite ricette con mix di farine generiche. mi piace per la ricerca e l'impegno che Danielle mette nelle ricette.

Las recetas para todas las celebraciones que tengas en el año; desde cumpleaños hasta pascuas o incluso Navidad. Excelentes y fáciles recetas para las personas que no consumen gluten ni lácteos o que simplemente desean llevar un estilo de vida más saludable.

I have Danielle's other two cookbooks, her e-books, and regularly use recipes from her website. As someone with food sensitivities, I eat a primarily paleo diet, which helps keep my symptoms under control. Danielle's books have provided me with lots of recipes to replace my old standbys, which I can't eat anymore, and they are all delicious. Celebrations continues this tradition.From this cookbook specifically, so far I've made the Christmas Fudge, Cranberry Sauce, Maple Pumpkin Pie, and the Berry Tart with Vanilla Bean Custard. In every case, I've fed them to my family (including my picky little boy) and to visitors, who all eat a more standard diet; in all cases, everyone raved about the food!Thanks again to Danielle for working so hard on creating beautiful cookbooks which cater to those of us who have to avoid a lot of traditional ingredients!