my boyfriend of 2 years is lactose
intolerant, and I love milk, cheese,
creamy soups, butter, basically
everything he CAN'T eat. as we've become
more health/money concious, and I've been
cooking at home almost every night, this
became a dilema.
enter Jane Zukin's book. it's a
lactose - intolerance reference guide and
a bunch of great recipes in one. the
section on hidden sources of lactose and
careful label reading was particularly
enlightning (who would have thought plain
pre-processed bread crumbs had lactose
ingredients?), as was the section on fast
foods. now I'll be a lot more comfortable
eating at Burger King with him. the
substitution suggestions are also
helpful, and conveniently located in an
easy to use table.
but the main thing I love about this
book are the recipes! so far they have
all been clearly explained, easy to make,
and delicious. I love the fact that
nutritional information is included with
each one (be aware that her portion sizes
were a lot smaller then mine, but I DO
cook for 3 college boys on a regular
basis).
as an example - her vegetable
linguine. my boyfriend begs me to add
meat when I tell him I'm making it for
dinner, so I give in and add shrimp to
it. when we sit down to dinner, after all
8 servings are devoured, he says, that
was great, and it really didn't need meat
at all. first time he's EVER indicated a
recipe would be better WITHOUT meat! that
alone would put it on my list of things
to serve often, even it weren't one of
the most fabulous tasting recipes I've
ever found.
the only criticism I have is that so
many of the recipes rely on "milk -
substitute",
"soy-cheese-substitute" or
"milk-free-margerine". but it
does keep me thinking about it as I
prepare a complete meal.
definately buy this if you or someone
you love is lactose intolerant. it will
become one of your most frequently used
resources and recipe books.
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