Cauliflower Power: 75 Feel-Good, Gluten-Free Recipes Ma… (2024)

This cookbook reminds me of those cookbooks that the Egg Council and the association of this and that honey manufacturers used to put out, filled with nothing but recipes that included the food they grew or produced. The recipes in this book sound tasty but they're all over the place. Some are paleo, some are vegan, many are very high in calories, most are gluten free (and the subtitle promises they all are) but some photos seem to show tortillas and buns and such that look like wheat versions... It's just 75 cauliflower recipes. They tend to have lots and lots of dairy but very little sugar and no wheat flour. The author says her husband is diabetic so that explains why it's not particularly aimed at one or another dietary style. I guess she's just really a fan of cauliflower because it's a better carb than many. The real secret star of many of the recipes is actually almond flour, which she uses quite heavily in the baked recipes.

What is rather maddening to me is that even though the author says she cooks with cauliflower for health reasons and many people will want this cookbook for health reasons, there is no nutritional information for the recipes, not even carbohydrate or calorie counts. That said, there are nice color photos of every recipe.

If I had a cauliflower farm, I would love this cookbook. As it is, it's not one I'm likely to pick up again. Most of the recipes are just too fattening and so dairy-heavy.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

This is a weird little cookbook, despite a promising concept and attractive cover. I was intrigued by the concept, since I love all veggies, and especially love cauliflower. More recipes with cauliflower! Perfect, right? Well, no, more like weird. The author says that she started creating these recipes after her husband was diagnosed with diabetes. And yet these recipes are high fat and often contain super sweet ingredients like agave nectar, both of which I thought were bad for diabetic people. But what do I know? Because of the sweeteners and other carb intensive, although often gluten free, ingredients, the recipes aren't keto or paleo either. But they're also heavy in meat and dairy and eggs, so they're not vegan or vegetarian.

I did find a single recipe that I bookmarked to try. It's a vegan queso that uses cashews, cauliflower, salsa, and nutritional yeast, as well as some herbs and spices, so it could be great or it could be terrible. Maybe I'll bother finding out. For now I'm returning this book to the library and going in search of cookbooks that work better for the way I eat.

There are great recipes in this book. I love cauliflower and I never knew there were so many ways to prepare it!

So many great recipes - I just ordered the book. I generally don't buy books (weekly library patron!), so it's gotta be good if I'm buying it.

"Cauliflower Power" is a cookbook of gluten-free recipes that use cauliflower. Some of these are simply dishes that use cauliflower as a vegetable, but she also uses cauliflower in granola, dough, a veggie burger, steaks, as rice, etc. The recipes were largely meat-free, but she did use eggs, dairy, and honey. A number of the dishes used a lot of dairy – half a stick of butter, a cup of cheese, etc. Many of the recipes use gluten-free flours, but otherwise she used easy to find ingredients. She frequently has you use a food processor and/or a high-speed blender.

The instructions were clear, but some recipes were fairly complicated. As I'm not trying to avoid gluten, I see no point in spending that much time on special, gluten-free ways of making a dish (especially as these often used dairy, which I do avoid). I was mostly interested in interesting ways to use cauliflower, and there are some recipes here that I will try.

The author started by explaining the five main ways to process cauliflower: whole head, steaks, florets, rice, and meal. She included 19 recipes for breakfast, 10 recipes for lunch (salads, wraps, bread, etc.), 8 recipes for stacks, 17 recipes for dinner, 14 recipes for sides, and 12 recipes for desserts. Each recipe included the serving size. Many of the recipes had pictures of the finished dish and some had pictures of the process.

I received an ebook review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.

Thank you Netgalley for a copy to review in exchange for an honest opinion.

I strive to be a healthy eater and I am always on the lookout for new options and cookbooks with something new to offer. I loved Lindsay Grimes Freedman's new cookbook Cauliflower Power. It is chock full of new inventive recipes for vegetarians, keto followers or anyone looking at add a little more vegetable to their menus. In the mere 75 recipes Cauliflower Power offers a wide variety from the usual cauliflower soup or rice dishes to the unusual...how about cauliflower for breakfast (I can not wait to try these options). Each recipe has limited ingredients and easy to follow instructions with beautiful photography to accompany each dish. The only thing I wish they had included is nutritional facts. This are some a great addition to add to any meal plan.

All of the recipes look delicious!!! I love cauliflower and got some really great ideas from this book, which I will definitely be trying. However, some of the recipes are not feasible for me due to several factors: time, lack of tools needed (food processor), inclusion of dairy (many of these recipes include a lot of Dairy), and use of less common household ingredients (it is not that I am intimidated by arrowroot flower and nutritional yeast, etc....it is just that my grocery budget, lack of kitchen storage space, and lack of availability at local stores make things slightly difficult.). Overall though, I really enjoyed reading this cookbook. The pictures are great and recipes seem easy to follow. Highly recommend.

Cauliflower used to be known as one of the vegetables children were tortured with. Now it's versatility and super powers as an extraordinary substitute for many of the foods that taste so good but are not so good for us, makes this a staple on every grocery shopping list. Lindsay Grimes Freedman has done us a huge favor in expanding our recipe staples while still maintaining the flavors and nutrition we all look for. My family has now tried half of these recipes and is looking forward to sampling the other half. Recommended to those looking for easy recipes to start their cauliflower journey and those looking to expand their recipe base.

Organized by the type of recipe (breakfast, sides, lunch, dinner, dessert, etc.) I was a little disappointed by the strong focus on using cauliflower as a flour substitute. I probably should have given more weight to the 'gluten-free' aspect of the subtitle. Still, I would have preferred more recipes using cauliflower as a vegetable than as a flour substitute.

The ingredients list and instructions are clear and well-organized. The photos are attractive and appealing.

Whether you love cauliflower, want to incorporate more in your daily meals, or maybe just "hide" it in everyday meals, this is a good cookbook to check out. Who knew that cauliflower could be a secret ingredient in smoothies? Granola? Coffee cake? Chocolate mousse? Even mayonaise? And the Cauliflower tots and Cauliflower Gnocchi were delicious.

What a perfect little book !

I was unable to open this book to read it. I will not be able to give it a review. I was looking forward to reading it an trying out some of the recipes.

I love the cover of this book. Unfortunately, that's about all. The pictures are well done but I didn't find any recipes I'd like to try.

If you find yourself drowning in cauliflower somehow this cookbook is for you. I'm a fan of cauliflower soup and rice, I was not convinced to put it in muffins or deserts though. Bleck.

I love cauliflower so it seems this is meant for me, but a lot of the recipes aren’t actually what I’m into. But there’s a couple I’m excited to try.

Promised more than it delivered but I will try the vegan queso (made with cauliflower!)

I received this book, for free, in exchange for an honest review.

This book is even better than I expected. Not only is it gluten free it also tends to be grain free.
There are many recipes that are both tasty and healthy. It even pleases picky little ones (at least mine).