Simple French Paleo: Flavorful Allergen-Free Recipes for the Autoimmune Protocol

Wanted to love this, but it's very FODMAP-dependent, which I wish I had known. Aside from that, I don't feel like it's very different from other AIP cookbooks (I know, we have so few options as it is, how could there be that much variation??)PS - there are very few desserts in here, and the few baking recipes all include tigernut flour. Just an FYI for those who might want to know ahead of time.

For most reviewers, "Simple French Paleo" seems to be an addition to their AIP cookbook library, bringing in a "French cuisine twist". As I come from Europe, and have been brought up with home cooking and then educated to prepare meals at home, I am more attracted to the subtitle content, that is how to implement auto-immune protocol in classical recipes. I'm not in need of AIP but some are in my family, and since meals are a social activity, I wanted to learn more and be able to offer meals we could all share. And we all get healthier habits from it, the better!To that purpose, one would think that a well written theoretical introduction to what the AIP is, is all you need... But cooking being traditionally an art passed through mother, aunts, and grand mothers, and learned by watching, doing (and then of course mostly tasting!) rather than learning by the book, a specific AIP recipe book is what I needed. I use thus the book "in reverse", as I actually use every recipe book I ever owned. I look at the recipe, choose by the picture or the ingredients, and then only go back to the introduction to better understand how this complies with AIP and that way, learn more about AIP. Each recipe is step by step detailed, very nicely illustrated, and commented for addition or adaptation in a very clear way. Also the typescript is easy to read, which when you get older is a requirement.What is also extremely useful for the reverse reader that I am, is the index that allows me to choose a recipe starting from what is seasonal and available on the market: as a little girl, I watched my mother and grand mothers set up their grocery shopping list anticipating what kind of fruits and vegetables would be found in the stores, before building the menu of the week, and the habit still sticks with me. Several products however are not among my usual ingredients, I'm therefor very grateful for the detailed description of an AIP pantry.I'm so glad I purchased this book, it will be used backwards, forwards and diagonally, as cookbooks ought to IMO, and I'm hopeful to eventually also adapt this or that recipe and make it "mine". In the end, whatever way you choose to cook, French cuisine, AIP or anything else, it has to become "your" cooking - and this book is definitely of a great help to that aim.

I received this book about 2 weeks ago, and tried 4-5 recipes. So far, everything came out wonderfully tasty and beautiful.This book is a great asset to those of us that decided to follow the more restrictive version of Paleo, The Autoimmune Protocol.This book is definitely worth the money, despite being printed on somewhat cheap paper. I appreciated the chapter describing the exotic pantry ingredients, like Tigernut flour.

For many people with an autoimmune disease, food and diet are the very last things we want to change. We live without so much, have given up so much, that it can feel like food is the only thing left. I was no different. However, while all else (including medication, exercise, supplements and sleep) provided some relief, it still felt like I was missing something. I was still fatigued, still overweight, still suffering myriad symptoms. So I read Dr. Sarah Ballantyne's book The Paleo Approach (the plan is also gone over in the beginning of this book, Simple French Paleo) and saw resullts within a week. I felt like myself again. I've been waiting for Simple French Paleo to come out, as Sophie Van Tiggelen's website has provided some great recipes already. I ordered it and have had the book for just under a week.Let me say that the book itself is visually pleasing. The photos are lovely and the size is great, too. But beyond that, it's the simple yet delicious recipes which star here. While I eat on the AIP plan, my family doesn't necessarily. And several AIP recipes I've tried have seemed unnecessarily complicated and worse, unappetizing. Not so with this book. We've made at least one recipe every day since it arrived and all have been delicious! Even my non-AIP family are devouring them. Tonight we had Lavender and Honey Pork Medallions, with a side of Pickled Vegetables - so simple, so clean, so tasty. I grew up eating this way - no fussy preparations, beautiful ingredients. So this book makes sense to me and allows my family to eat great food while keeping my autoimmune disease at bay. A win for all! I really cannot recommend this book enough to those suffering with an autoimmune disease or even common food sensitivities.

I was a little hesitant to try this cookbook because the word "French" subconsciously implied a complex Julia Child meal, but these really are simple recipes! I have found that most of the ingredients are things I already stock in my pantry and refrigerator, and I don't have to go out of my way to find unique spices or flours. So far I like everything I've made from this cookbook and have even adjusted a few recipes to make in my crockpot.

When I buy a cookbook, I usually anticipate that there will be 2 or 3 recipes that I can eat and that I will like. I found more than that in this cookbook including my now all-time favorite recipe No-Nightshade Ratatouille. The recipes are sophisticated, yet easy to make. Sophie provides cooking tips along the way to help the inexperienced cook. Highly recommend this cookbook.

I've had it two days and have already made three recipes. All three of which were delicious. Simple is the operative word here. The ingredients are things anyone on the AIP would have in their kitchen and pantry, so I am able to just look up a recipe, and whip it up. I love that every recipe has a photo of the dish.This book is a delight, and I am certain to be making many more of the recipes.

Fantastic book

While the pictures are lovely I found the actual recipes to be mostly suitable for Winter/Fall meals. Being that I am starting the AIP diet in June, it is not as useful now as I had hoped. I will however try all the recipes as they do sound yummy and much like the cooking I grew up with.

Fantastic recipes!!! So delicious and true to French cuisine. Most are easy to make. Absolutely buy this book if you are following an AIP lifestyle.

Recipes are more refined than the average recipe book, a nice addition to my repertoire