Review: Gluten Free Muffin-in-a-Cup Mixes from Wheat Free Market
Have you ever found yourself wondering, “What’s for dinner tonight?”
And in all honesty, you gave in and went out to eat because the act of figuring out what to eat and all the details that goes along with it was just too much after a long day?
I had the incredible pleasure to meet a woman who has answered your prayers. Her name is Amber Beam and she realized that the steps between planning and cooking needed to be addressed when developing a practical cookbook for the “regular Jane.”
What came out of years of personal struggle to lose weight was a huge lightbulb moment, for Amber. She was introduced to the Paleo Diet (short-hand for a clean naturally Gluten-Free diet based on what human ancestors would eat that is free from all grains, legumes, refined sugars, soy and dairy) and her life did a total 180. The result was the cookbook “Weeknight Paleo” a year ago (this month actually marks the one year anniversary since the book was first published!!).
I met Amber at a conference in March called PaleoFX and almost immediately from flipping through her book, my jaw hit the ground. There are so few cookbook organized for those who actually need practical steps written out. Recipes? Yep. Weekly Shopping lists? Oh yeah! NINE weeks of dinners planned out for you? OMG, yes!!!!
“Weeknight Paleo” is one of the neatest cookbooks I’ve had the pleasure of checking out. Not only are all of the recipes gluten-free, dairy-free and soy-free, but they focus heavily on practical meals that are both husband and kid-friendly. This book is unpretentious, informative and intelligently laid out. Amber literally thought of all the steps you’d need to do and let’s you know what preparations to do ahead of time (like on Sunday when you’ve got a bit more free time) to get certain key timesavers out of the way.
With nine weeks of restaurant-quality meals under your belt, you can then either start over to week one or perhaps begin to use Amber’s simple system to plan out your own. Truthfully, what Amber has done in “Weeknight Paleo” is to give you a food road map that will guarantee good food on the table.
And another plus, most of the ingredients in the recipes are spices and herbs (nothing too fancy or complicated to overwhelm a finicky palette) that properly season a handful of main ingredients. This isn’t just some other gluten-free cookbook with 25+ ingredient recipes. No laundry lists of hard-to-find ingredients!
Simple, to the point, and absolutely awesome, the “Weeknight Paleo” cookbook is a must have!
Because it’s the “Weeknight Paleo” Cookbook birthday…
Amber is allowing the GFS tribe order their own at a special discount! From July 1 -11, you can save big on Weeknight Paleo books. To purchase an autographed paperback for $19.99 (20% savings) enter the code GFSchoolPaperback. To purchase the eBook for $9.99 (25% savings) use the GFSchooleBook code at checkout! Click here to buy!
Great eNewsletter today. One of my favorite GF Recipes is vegetarian Nicoise salad. It is fantastic for this time of year with beets, potatoes, green beans, and a hard-boiled egg for protein as the main ingredients. You can prepare everything ahead of time and dress it on the night you want to eat it. Fabulous!
Oh I would lo love to have this book. Planning is my worst enemy. And something that my husband will enjoy also is a goal of mine. Thank you to both of you for giving us this opportunity it’s for this wonderful help.
So far my favorite gf dish is actually a desert. I made key lime pie bites that were fantastic. And nobody really even knew how good they were for them. I ended up with quite a bit of filling left so I froze it into popcicles that are amazing when I have a sweet craving.
fav gf meal right now is crockpot chilli verde!
Roasted veggies. They are best in winter, but even in the summer I’ll make a batch. Carrots, yams, beets, onions, garlic…. whatever is around. A little olive oil and the oven. Over brown rice or just as is. Warm and gooey.
I have so many favorites, probably a toss up between a meatball soup I make and a delicious quinoa pasta with black beans & tomatoes, yum!
I need this badly. I am the worse planner for cooking. I try on Sundays and run out of options on Tuesday!
One of my favorite gf dishes is potato pancakes made with cauliflower and rice flour instead of potato and white flour.
My fave dish is stuffed acorn squash, while my daughter enjoys the nights when we have spaghetti squash mixed with any type of hamburger dish. 🙂
Would love this book! My favorite gf dish is homemade chocolate cake with
gf flour
My favorite gluten free food is shrimp scampi with fettuccine style rice noodles by Tinkyada.
I have been gluten free for over 4 years. I use pans and utensils from before,but I don’t use wooden spoons or the same utensils in my food . My question is I don’t feel good. My eyes are hard to focus and water all the time. I use a c-pap to sleep,but can fall asleep without even a moments notice. I am lethargic and depressed. Had menopause at 50 and a stroke at 42,caused by a clotting disorder. I am also overweight.265 at 5’7”. I am taking blood pressure medicine,anti-depressant,probiotic and b-12. I have seen an allergy specialist all is o.k. I have dry hair and skin sores that don’t heal,sores in my mouth,borderline diabetic,bourderline high chorlesteral. Do you have any sugestions for me? I live south of Buffalo,NY and my area isn’t very well versed in Celiac.
I love making chicken lettuce wraps. Currently I do add rice and corn in it. I am slowly starting to faze out dairy and grains from diet since reading about how they can still damage your system and I would love to have a paleo cookbook to make different dishes and really take my meal planning to different levels. Right now, it is pretty basic.
My favorite GF recipe is Beef Burgandy served over brown rice.
My family’s favorite gluten free meal is shrimp scampi. They beg for it.
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So far, because I’ve JUST found out I need to go gluten free (on top of being dairy free), my fave dish is my potato salad! I’d so love this book, it’d be a huge help in getting me on the right track towards living gluten free! Thank you for the opportunity! 🙂
My favorite gluten free meal is Flourless Eggplant pizza.
Love anything with chicken, but like roasted veggies as a great side dish
I love the Paleo Cookie Dough Bites…I also have a question,I have been making paleo muffins but i find that they all have tons of eggs and almost egg muffin texture and i really do not like it, what to do?
My favorite gluten free dish is bacon wrapped chicken breasts. I enjoy having them with a side salad!!
Paleo is sooo much easier then other gluten free recipes!
My favorite dessert is gluten-free homemade pumpkin pie! Yummers
I’ve not Tried Paleo yet and I wish to. it looks like wonderful food.
My favorite Gluten free dish is rice stuffed portabella mushrooms. Yum!
My favorite thing to make is roasted vegetables from the farmer’s market with lots of fresh crushed garlic!
My favorite gluten-free dish would have to be a veggie/meat/egg casserole. I love using sweet potatoes and lots of greens. And having some for leftovers is amazing!!
PaleoOMG banana bread French toast
I have been having so much fun making gluten-free and Paleo recipes. Last week, I made a fantastic Chocolate Strawberry Muffin with Almond and Coconut flour. It was actually supposed to be a donut, but I improvised. Perfect morning snack!! Very filling!
I love spaghetti squash with meat sauce.
Thank you for hosting such an informative website. I also subscribe to your podcast and am grateful for all the knowledge you are imparting on those of us newly diagnosed. My favorite gluten free dish is blanched green beans, cucumber, and tomatoes covered in olive oil, lemon, and salt. It’s delish and filling.
If I had a twitter account I would tweet for all to learn about your site. You have given me a new perspective to be gluten free with no regrets. Now I won’t miss the foods that made me sick. Now that just sounds crazy, doesn’t it?
I found out that I have Celiac about 5 years ago but since I am the only one that eats gf I find it hard to find really good recipes that are easy to fix especially for one. I love you webpage and all the info you put on it, Thanks so much
I love to eat gluten free pizza for dinner. I think I missed that the most when I discovered I had celiac disease so long ago..