Member Reviews
Good cookbook for those looking to follow a FODMAP-friendly diet. Being gluten-free and having a metabolic disorder, I usually struggle to find cookbooks that works for me. This one was nice, though.
Most diet cookbook are utilitarian. They get across the information they need to, like why you need to avoid certain foods or prepare dishes a certain way or eat at special times. Most diet cookbooks are not beautiful. They do not make you hungry while flipping through the pages. You do not start making a grocery list of all the things you need to buy to make all the dishes. FODMAP Friendly breaks the mold. It is visually stunning and the food looks amazing. I want to try it all. The shakshuka, coconut rice bibimbap, chocolate zucchini espresso muffins, and so much more and we haven't even made it out of the breakfast chapter.
You can add meat to any of the recipes and still be FODMAP friendly but the dishes are satisfying on their own. You will not have to worry if your FODMAP dishes will be well received by others not on FODMAP restrictions. They will love all these recipes.
This is a must have for any cookbook collection.
Beautiful book - well designed , lots of appealing photographs and intriguing recipes. As someone who needs a Fodmap friendly diet and who prefers vegan foods, I was interested in reviewing this book. I think the book is perfect for someone who has time and inclination to cook and also has no food allergies aside from gluten. There are a mix of recipes in this book - some recipes are vegan while others contain eggs and cheese. . The vegan banana bread recipe works - and is delicious and quick to assemble. The hot cross bun recipe was more involved but it too "worked" and I will definitely make it again. It is a rare treat to find a book that has a yeasty gluten free hot cross bun recipe so my son and I thank the author for this creation. The author included a smoothie recipe that I almost skipped over; how many more smoothie recipes do we need, right? I made the one in this book and am now addicted to it. Brilliance. My only warning about the book is some of the recipes are quite involved in preparation. An example: the vegan chocolate chip cookie starts off with the words, "On Day 1 …". And the recipe makes 8-10 cookies. I'm sure it is a delicious cookie as this author can definitely cook and her ideas are creative but currently, if I want to feed my family cookies, I'll likely only use a recipe that either takes less than an hour or if it is a longer involved recipe - it will need to make several dozen cookies. I tried several recipes but many I could not try because myself and my teenager have soy allergies and he also has nut and peanut allergies. So, my review is based on a handful of tried recipes - but the ones I did sample were excellent!
The book FODMAP Friendly, by Georgia Mc Dermott, caught my eye because I suffer from food sensitivities similar to the author. I enjoyed reading the introduction of the book because as Georgia points out there is no one way for everyone who follows the FODMAP diet. Each person needs to find what works best for her.
As I read through FODMAP Friendly, several things jumped out at me. First, the photos and the food in the book are beautiful. I really like that there is a photo of each recipe that way I can visual see what to expect. I also enjoyed the introduction paragraph about the recipe, the author writes something personal about the recipe in conjunction with her life. To me, That makes the book more personal. I enjoy reading a story about the reason why the author likes this particular dish.
The recipes look easy to read and follow. There were several basic recipes I can not wait to try: A Veggie Stock, A Vegan Worcestershire Sauce, Easy Mayo and Pesto. These are some basics that are needed in so many recipes that a person with food sensitivities can not just go out and buy. So having these are nothing short of a miracle to me. There are other great recipes as well.
I know I will be adding the hardcover book to my cookbook library in September.
Amazing, vibrant collection of recipes. The recipes are unique and not often seen similar cookbooks in this genre and the photography is wonderful.
I knew nothing about FODMAP before reading this book and the introduction made it really easy to understand. I like how she went through her own struggle of finding a diet that works and how she stated that it wasn't the cure for everything and how the whole idea of FODMAP is still evolving. The recipes seem great and I love how there were a beautiful photograph of every single one. I particularly thought that the recipe for worcestershire sauce was unique because most books require store bought, which is difficult to find in stores. All of the recipes looked delicious and seemed very creative as it needed to work around flour and grains a lot.
Ever since I started following a FODMAP-free diet a year ago, my life has been great. Seriously, not better, GREAT.
I’m always looking for new recipes to try and then hardly ever try anything new (haha), but I think this book will change that. I’m already thinking about how to modify some of these, so I can give them a try!
I’m talking about modifying stuff because that’s the one thing I didn’t quite like about this book: it didn’t consider the possibility that you might be allergic, or that for some other reason you cannot eat certain stuff, so it doesn’t tell you which substitutions would work in that particular recipe. I hope the author fixes that in future books!
Other than that, I really liked this useful book, especially the dynamic style of the author, and I will be consulting it in the future!
The recipes all look delicious. They use easy to find or on hand ingredients. The recipes are easy to follow. The pictures are beautiful and make me want to cook everything.
I am pretty new to FODMAP but this cookbook gives me a lot of good ideas to eating healthier. There is a sweet and sticky buckwheat noodles recipe that is calling my name. While a few of these recipes are a little out of my likes, they really do make me want to try it. Also the variety of sweet recipes are amazing and plentiful. Can't wait to try these and satisfy my sweet tooth!
Such a beautiful book! The pictures are so well done and it is very easy to follow the directions. I am such a foodie and due to many allergies I have to follow a strict diet. This book is extremely helpful in making delicious food that I can eat and feel great!
I really want to make everything in this book. I am looking forward to trying out some more recipes. This book is AMAZING!!
Thank you so much Georgia McDermott, The Experiment & NetGalley for my complimentary eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
I have been searching for a FODMAP cookbook for quite a while now and when I saw this title, I knew I had to get my hands on it!
As someone who has also struggled with digestive issues since I was a young child, I have been looking to follow a FODMAP plan for the last year. I keep picking up meal plans/cookbooks and have yet to follow this way of eating since I have always thought I would get bored. The recipes in this book are anything but boring!
I thought the intro was refreshing in how Georgia McDermott is honest in saying that she is not a medical professional but just wanted to be able to share the recipes she has come up with over her years of experimentation.
An added benefit to this cookbook would be to include prep times for each recipe since some do seem pretty labor intensive and it is always nice to know how long you are looking at standing in the kitchen for.
A big thanks to NetGalley and The Experiment for allowing me early access to this title. Now off to baking!
What a fun cookbook with vibrant pictures! I requested as a vegan cookbook, not realizing what FODMAP meant, but this looks like it would be an awesome introductory resource for people with digestive issues looking to adjust their diets. The recipes are diverse and very enticing. Some of the ingredients are a little obscure, but the recipes are on the easy to moderate difficulty. FODMAP Friendly is a great resource!
Thank you NetGalley and The Experiment for providing this ARC.
I am SUCH a foodie and photos are EVERYTHING to me! This book is an incredibly great picture book as well as the recipes included! Loving everything about it and I can't wait to get the physical copy once it's published!
Thank you so much Georgia McDermott, The Experiment & NetGalley for my complimentary eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
The photos and food look gorgeous. I think our suburban branch will probably see a lot of check out for this title, since FODMAP titles move pretty well. Personally, it doesn't work for my diet because I'm allergic to dairy and eggs. But it didn't advertise itself as catering to us allergic peoples so I'm not holding that against it.