By Laurel Green

Living Without's Favorite Books: Gluten-Free Vegetarian

Concerned that dietary restrictions may mean the end of menu variety? Worry no more. Organic chef Leslie Cerier’s Gluten-Free Recipes for the Conscious Cook (New Harbinger) will open up your culinary world. Known for her no-holds creative cooking and appreciation of the earth’s natural bounty, Cerier brings the best out of gluten-free whole grains in a way that is simple yet sophisticated. This seasonal, vegetarian cookbook instructs on creating sauces, dressings, gravies and other toppings to enhance flavor and appeal, includes info on shopping green and covers important nutritional basics, like food combos for complete proteins for vegetarians. Intelligent recipes to delight and expand the palate.