Yummy Supper: 100 Fresh, Luscious & Honest Recipes from a Gluten-Free Omnivore: A Cookbook

by Erin Scott

Every health-related culinary trend reaches a tipping point at which it must either evolve or become a cultural cliche; in the case of gluten-free eating, award-winning blogger Erin Scott is the new face of modern, fresh, gluten-free cooking and living. With influences ranging from a career in the high fashion and design industries to 25 years living in Berkeley, CA, in the shadow of Chez Panisse, Erin has devoted her life to family-friendly gluten-free cooking as realized through fresh, seasonal, real food; honest ingredients; and simple and delicious recipes devoid of the usual gums normally used as fillers in stodgy gluten-free cooking.

The first gluten-free cookbook so enticing that it transcends the genre, Yummy Supper is about bounty, flavor, and fun. Based on Scott’s award-winning blog of the same name, it has the same clean, gifty visual aesthetic. These are recipes that emphasize naturally gluten-free ingredients and, like her blog, will appeal not only to gluten intolerants and celiacs but also to anyone just looking for a great recipe.

With practical chapters like "Slurp," "Nut," "Egg," and "Sea," Scott’s book covers the entire family meal with instructions and asides that are flexible, playful, and tasty, and it includes mouthwatering dishes such as Watermelon Punch with Fresh Lime and Mint, Poached Eggs with Lemony Spinach & Crispy Hash Browns, Parmesan Polenta with Garlicky Rapini and Black Olives, Peanut Butter Cups with Dark Chocolate and Flaky Sea Salt, and much more.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking, Food

304 pages, Paperback

First published August 19, 2014

About the author

Erin Scott is an unabashed home cook, lifestyle photographer, voracious eater, and the voice behind acclaimed California food blog, Yummy Supper. Her work has been featured in Kinfolk, Jamie Oliver, Huffington Post, KQED, Design Sponge, Apartment Therapy's The Kitchn, and Food 52. Erin's first cookbook, Yummy Supper: 100 Fresh, Luscious, & Honest Recipes from a Gluten-Free Omnivore will be published by Rodale Books, August 2014. Erin lives in Berkeley with her husband and two kids.

Reviews

[Janet · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe I'm just overcook-booked out, but this one didn't really inspire me.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This cookbook features beautiful photos, friendly descriptions, and what look like great recipes for healthy, adventurous eaters. While I haven't had a chance to try them yet, I'm looking forward to wowing my family with these new recipes! My only quibble is that the recipes are in categories by ingredient (egg, veggie, grain+ seed, nut, fruit, etc) so when searching for a dessert recipe, you need to look in the grain section for oatmeal cookies, the nut section for pistachio sugar cookies, the fruit section for apple galette, and the kid's favorites chapter for ice cream pie. I find it easier when desserts, salads, and main meals are in their own chapters. However, this lovely looking cookbook seems filled with gluten free goodness, and it's easy enough to take a look at the table of contents of you're not sure what category a recipe would fall under. I'm glad to see this cookbook filled with healthy gluten free recipes. I won a copy through the Goodreads giveaway program.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an exciting cookbook to read. My family isn't gluten free, but it is a direction I'm interested in exploring.

A lot of the recipes include ingredients that aren't locally grown in my part of the country (Minnesota/Wisconsin), so unfortunately that would limit me if I wanted to stick to a more local ethic. I found the recipes nonetheless inspiring. My one critique would be about formatting: the photography, while thoughtful, well-lit and composed, is so close-up that many of the images are poor representations of the dishes.

I was most interested in the "nut" and "grains + seeds" chapters, and would check the book out from the library a second time to pursue some of those recipes.

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, these recipes look yummy, fresh and luscious too but you already know that from the title :).

First recipe I want to try is the prawns on lemongrass skewers. Shrimp marinaded in Lime juice, oil, garlic, ginger, salt and pepper then grilled-- how can you go wrong? They can apparently be made without the lemongrass skewers but they probably wouldn't taste nearly as good and they certainly wouldn't have the same visual appeal. (If I knew how to post a photo here I would) Toasty pecans with fresh rosemary, honey and smoked salt is another recipe I'll make soon.

Nice photos on paper matte paper, a well edited cookbook that I'm glad I had my library order. (less)

[Jamii · Rating 4 out of 5]

So I received this book for free through GoodReads first reads. I quickly scanned through this book and read a few of the recipes. I also marked 3 dozen recipes I plan on trying in the very near future. The recipes look and sound delicious, look relatively easy to make, and healthy. I'm excited to try em! I will update after I get to try a few of the recipes and let you know if they are as delicious as they sound!

[Elizabeth Grieve · Rating 4 out of 5]

A gorgeous book, with lovely photos to make your mouth water. I've skimmed the whole book and earmarked a lot of recipes to try. I'm not strictly gluten-free myself, but these recipes will also work well for Paleo and clean eating diets.

A preview copy was provided by the publisher in return for a review.

[Tiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

The recipes are written without a shred of ego and the photos are beautiful but I have to say I was surprised to find a recipe for a halved avocado with salt on it. Still, glad it's part of my collection because of the great meal ideas and Erin Scott's intentions when it comes to encouraging people to eat healthy food.

[Jamie Holloway · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. Will be posting a review soon.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thinking i might need to buy this one... :)

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has many recipes with interesting ingredients and taste profiles. I added several recipes from the book to my repertoire.

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good gluten-free cookbook especially for beginners. Lots of photos and easy details.