How to Make Anything Gluten Free

The cookbook that proves gluten-free cooking does not mean settling for bland substitutes or a limited rotation of safe meals. Becky Excell, the UK food writer behind the award-winning blog Gluten Free Cuppa Tea, spent years perfecting recipes that taste exactly like the originals, and this Sunday Times bestseller collects more than 100 of her best savory and sweet creations.

Why Start Here

Most gluten-free cookbooks fall into one of two traps: they either focus heavily on baking or they treat gluten-free cooking as a medical diet, stripping all the joy out of food. Excell takes neither approach. She starts from the meals people actually miss, things like chicken chow mein, fish and chips, pad thai, pizza, and crispy fried chicken, then shows you exactly how to recreate them without gluten.

The book is organized around the way people actually eat: brunch dishes, quick lunches, comfort food, “fakeaways” (homemade versions of takeout favorites), and weeknight dinners. Each recipe uses ingredients you can find in a regular supermarket, not specialty health food stores. Excell is pragmatic about convenience, using store-bought gluten-free flour blends and pasta where they work well, rather than insisting you make everything from scratch.

What makes this the ideal starting point is the accessibility. The recipes are written for people who are new to gluten-free cooking and need clear guidance on what to buy, what to avoid, and how to adapt their kitchen. Each recipe is labeled with helpful tags: 30-minute meals, one-pot dishes, dairy-free options, and vegetarian variations. You can open the book to almost any page and have dinner on the table within an hour.

What to Expect

A beautifully photographed 224-page cookbook with over 100 recipes spanning savory meals, snacks, and some sweet treats. The focus is firmly on everyday cooking rather than special occasions. Expect practical, no-fuss recipes that rely on widely available ingredients. Excell includes dairy-free, vegetarian, and low FODMAP labels throughout, making it useful for people managing multiple dietary needs at once.