Review: Creative Cooking for Colitis (**and CONTEST**)
What I Liked:
Before reviewing this cookbook, I had no idea what colitis was, let alone how to cook for it. But after reading about the disease, and understanding what it's like to live with colitis, I can definitely see why a cookbook like this is necessary. I liked that I could essentially pick this cookbook up the day I came home with a diagnosis and have a tool that would help me cope with a difficult disease.
I made several of the recipes, myself. I can definitely see how they are simplified for the lifestyle of adding foods to test your body's response to them. I found that they would be just fine to make for family meals. It's not the type of cooking where the person with colitis would have to make a separate meal from what their family ate. I liked that a lot. I made the Stroganoff, which I liked. We also made the Rice Pudding, which I thought was fun, and could even be a palate of-sorts to add more foods to. Could be lots of fun. We added dried blueberries, and I enjoyed it a lot. I tried the Sweet Potato, which I'd never tried before and will definitely make again. And I made the Orange Pancakes (which are like crepes), which were great. I even had a big bag of oranges I'd just bought, so I used fresh orange juice, which made it just that much better. I highly recommend this cookbook to anyone who has colitis or knows someone who has it. She's also marked the recipes that would work well for weight loss, which I found helpful. Definitely check it out.
Also, $1 of each cookbook sale goes to the Jadyn Fred Foundation to help support children in need of financial assistance for medical costs outside insurance coverage! You can buy a copy here.
I made several of the recipes, myself. I can definitely see how they are simplified for the lifestyle of adding foods to test your body's response to them. I found that they would be just fine to make for family meals. It's not the type of cooking where the person with colitis would have to make a separate meal from what their family ate. I liked that a lot. I made the Stroganoff, which I liked. We also made the Rice Pudding, which I thought was fun, and could even be a palate of-sorts to add more foods to. Could be lots of fun. We added dried blueberries, and I enjoyed it a lot. I tried the Sweet Potato, which I'd never tried before and will definitely make again. And I made the Orange Pancakes (which are like crepes), which were great. I even had a big bag of oranges I'd just bought, so I used fresh orange juice, which made it just that much better. I highly recommend this cookbook to anyone who has colitis or knows someone who has it. She's also marked the recipes that would work well for weight loss, which I found helpful. Definitely check it out.
Also, $1 of each cookbook sale goes to the Jadyn Fred Foundation to help support children in need of financial assistance for medical costs outside insurance coverage! You can buy a copy here.
Summary:
Beautiful cook book with simple to simply elaborate recipes sure to thrill you and your family. 25 Tips and Recipes on how to start living and eating confidently again! Full color photos for every recipe. Insider tips on cooking, eating with families, colitis diet, and shopping. Lovely recipes for elegant parties and holiday treats. Available in e-format or CD format.
Author Bio:
Find Angela Breidenbach online:
http://WritingByFaith.
**CONTEST** Angie has graciously allowed me to give away one copy of the cookbook. So everyone who comments on this blog post! Let us know if you have questions about colitis, or about cooking creatively for colitis. Angela will be stopping by periodically today to answer questions and respond to comments. So please feel free to ask anything or make a comment! (Make sure, if you comment without a Blogger profile, that you leave a way to contact you!)
**CONTEST** Angie has graciously allowed me to give away one copy of the cookbook. So everyone who comments on this blog post! Let us know if you have questions about colitis, or about cooking creatively for colitis. Angela will be stopping by periodically today to answer questions and respond to comments. So please feel free to ask anything or make a comment! (Make sure, if you comment without a Blogger profile, that you leave a way to contact you!)
15 comments:
I am thrilled you had the opportunity to try so many recipes! I love the ones you picked too because they are colorful, tasty, and a great variety. You totally understood the concept of building rather than eliminating. Thank you! I'm looking forward to everyone's thoughts and comments today :-)
Angie
Thanks, Angie. It was a great cookbook (and I don't have colitis, so I was just cooking the recipes for fun), and I hope lots of people will comment and try to win the free copy.
Thanks for the review.
Haven't checked the recipes, but I know how valuable something like this would be. It requires people to be so careful of what they eat. So cool that their diet could be palatable enough for the whole family to enjoy!
Wow how amazing, you never realize how many diseases are out there and how many would need to eat differently than the average person!!!
I have a friend who is Gluten free and I already think that is tough enough!
Hi all,
Thanks for coming by. Jen, I do have several recipes that are gluten-free in this cookbook too :-) I've decided to do a version for fun simple and elegant recipes too. If you win this book, be sure to enjoy the recipes whether you have colitis or not. I wrote them so all could enjoy :-)
I have ulcerative colitis and have had to be super careful about what I eat. Do the recipies call for a lot of foods with seeds? Too many of the cookbooks geared towards my disease use foods I can't have due to allergies and other problems. What was your favorite thing to make/eat out of this book? I might have to buy a copy if I can use it.
Thanks, Cori. I'll be picking the winner tomorrow.
Thanks for stopping by, Cath!! Love it when you comment on my blog, since you hear this stuff from me anyway. :-)
Thanks for stopping by, Jen. I think Angie already said this, but there are gluten-free recipes in the cookbook, as well, and they're clearly marked.
Thanks for coming over!
Hey, Erin! There were no seeds in the recipes that I could see, and certainly none that couldn't be omitted, I would imagine.
My favorite recipe was the orange pancakes. I actually made them again, with more careful measurements this time, and I liked them a lot. Very fragrant.
Hi Erin,
No, I don't use seeds in the recipes so it should be really good for you. The most valuable thing is that you will be building on the simple foods up to more complex recipes so it's fun to eat instead of worrying and you know by following the tips which foods really bother you versus those that are masked by others.
I'd be honored if you bought a copy. I'd love to hear what your favorite recipe turns out to be :-)
I actually love every one of these and use them all regularly. My family's favs are spiced roast beef, Mexican Lasagna,and the Sweet Potato and Apple Streusel. Oh, they also come racing for the Stroganoff :-)
I hope you enjoy it!
This book is a great resource! You should market it to dieticians, nutritionists, and health care providers.
Hey, Andy!! Thanks for stopping by. Any ideas on how to make that happen?
Hi Dr. Andy,
Thank you for that suggestion. That's exactly what I'd love to do. I'm totally open to ideas on how to reach those folks.
Appreciatively,
Angie
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