West Vancouver resident Kristina Stosek has used her website solely devoted to gluten-free recipes as a springboard for her first softcover cookbook, Entertaining the Gluten-Free Way (Bluecap, 2015). Her tried and true recipes for friends and loved ones include Baked Quinoa Gyoza Bites, Smoked Salmon on Parmesan Crisps, Spicy Thai Coconut Chicken Soup, Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Fennel and Leeks, Gourmet Turkey Burgers, Lemon Raspberry Cake and Fresh Figs Dipped in Chocolate. It's a precursor to a second book, Small Bites The Gluten-Free Way. "Remember, gluten free does not necessarily mean healthy," she advises. "The recipes I have created are HEALTHY gluten free. When home cooking from scratch, you will find no additives, mysterious ingredients, chemicals, or unhealthy fillers. All my recipes use the purest form for ingredients, as nature intended."

BOOKS:

Entertaining the Gluten-Free Way (Bluecap, 2015) $19.95 978-0-9940371-0-7

[BCBW 2015]