This book is great if you're just starting out on your wellness and free-from journey. But if like me you've been a vegetarian for  a while an diagnosed with Celiac over 4 years ago you'll find that you've known versions of most of the recipes for a while now. Would like to see more vegetarian options in there too!

Otherwise a great start if you're just embarking on your journey to a healthier you

The Recipe Hacker Confidential is the cookbook I have been longing for. I have really great intentions of cooking healthier meals for myself and my family but I tend to get stuck in a rut.

So if you started the new year wanting a new way of cooking - well here you go. This is the cookbook you have been waiting for too. Now you have zero excuses for cooking healthy foods. Too expensive? Not these recipes. Too difficult to make? These recipes are basically what you're making already just tweaked to be more healthy. Do you think your kids (or husband) would never eat healthy food. I think you will find something they/he'd eat in here. Three ingredient pancakes. chocolate chip muffins, breakfast pizza. Stuff to make ahead, stuff to whip up in a couple of minutes. This is not the most beautiful cookbook you have ever held in your hands but it does feel like sitting with your food-smart girlfriend and having her hand over all of her best and most favorite recipes.

This cookbook is fantastic for people who need to eat a special diet without sacrificing favorite treats and flavors. I really liked the breakfast pizza, the chocolate donuts, and the everything crackers. The ingredient lists may appear long but they are typical gluten free/paleo items. The instructions were easy to follow and not too many steps to confuse the novice.

The Recipe Hacker Confidential by Diane Keuilian is full of recipes without grain, soy, dairy, gluten, or cane sugar.  I nor my husband have any food allergies, but this cookbook would be very helpful to those that do.  I found many of the recipes way to far out of my husband's comfort zone.  I loved the baked plantain chips.  I have also marked several other recipes that I would make for myself.  I do look forward to trying out some of the recipes on family/friends.  While it may not be one of my most used cookbooks, it is definitely one that I will keep and use.

I was excited about the opportunity to receive a copy of The Recipe Hacker Confidential.  I was not familiar with author Diane Keuilian, but I have been interested in paleo recipes for quite awhile.  There are many children in my community with food allergies, and it seems like gluten and/or dairy allergies are just as common as peanut allergies.  There is ample evidence of the benefits of avoiding gluten, dairy, soy, and sugar- even if there are no allergies to consider.  

This book has a wide variety of recipes that will appeal to busy families.  I like that the recipes are kid-friendly, and I also like that the recipes contain ingredients that are easy to find and easy to prepare.  This is much better than another cookbook that I read that contained recipes that were sweetened with a date paste that the cook had to prepare in advance.  The recipes in The Recipe Hacker Confidential use maple syrup and honey, as well as organic stevia.

One thing that I did not like was the author’s tone.  She’s very witty, but at times, it seems a bit abrasive.  I understand that she’s passionate about the subject, but it’s a bit harsh to tell parents that they are poisoning their children with Tollhouse cookies.  You can catch more flies with honey (a natural sweetener) than with vinegar, so perhaps it would have been better to accentuate the benefits of eschewing sugar rather than resorting to scare tactics.  

I would recommend The Recipe Hacker Confidential to others because of the delicious recipes.  I am pleased to have discovered Diane Keuilian, and I am looking forward to following her website in search of new recipes.