This cookbook has excellent recipes for those that need or want to eat gluten free. I have absolutely enjoyed everything I've made from it. Two things to keep in mind before you purchase: 1) The recipes are not "easy" and 2) Make sure to use gluten free soy sauce and gluten free oats.For those of us who do not have very much experience cooking more complicated recipes or using "exotic" (for me, currants and sesame oil were "exotic") ingredients, this book might present a challenge. Personally, I think the author provides enough hints and tips, that I have enjoyed the challenge and have learned to cook with new ingredients in the process. Make sure that you set aside prep time for these recipes, though. This is NOT the "pour a can of cream-of-whatever and some frozen veg in the crockpot" kind of recipe. The recipes are best when you follow the directions exactly.Secondly, the author talks about gluten free soy sauce in the chapters at the beginning of the book, and has a hint box about gluten free oatmeal. But, if you are one of those people who does not read that stuff and you are cooking for a gluten intolerant friend, then be sure that you purchase gluten free soy sauce (I recommend San-J) and gluten free oats (NOT the same thing as steel-cut oats; I recommend Red Mill).