Kim’s recipes are everything I love about cooking. . . Good and Easy Eats is the perfect introduction to healthy eating for those looking to change their diet for the better.
From Dawn of Serendipitous Secrets (click here to read the full review)
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Kim’s recipes are everything I love about cooking. She uses only real whole foods. Even in her gluten free recipes there are no starchy fillers. If it does not have nutritional value she is not putting it in her food!
The recipes do not create a big messy dirty kitchen with lots of dirty dishes! (I am lazy and would rather not use even measuring spoons if I can help it.)
Her ingredients are easy to find, you don’t have to order them online. (This is good when I decide last minute I want to make something, I’m not one to plan ahead too far.)
They are easy to follow, no complicated steps or tools required. (again I am not a plan ahead gal, I hate when a recipe requires refrigerating for an hour or overnight.)
They are delicious and nutritious most of all! My children use to think they didn’t like vegetables or fruit. Now in the mornings they enjoy fruit smoothies for breakfast. Green salad is now their side dish of choice at dinner. If we go out to eat at a restaurant, they ask if they can order a salad with their meal.
Kim’s book is full of extra information besides recipes too. She has a pantry list and menu planning info. She eliminates most common allergens in all of her recipes so they are perfect for people with food allergies, but they are delicious enough that those without food allergies won’t even know they are “safe.” She talks about the cost of eating healthy, the benefits of eating whole foods, what are whole foods. This cookbook is the perfect combination as it includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack and dessert recipes. Her easy conversational style and introductions make you feel like you are sitting in her kitchen as she whips together the meal. And the ebook format means you can print your favorites and add them to your own personal cookbook. I am sure they will all become your favorites though
I can’t say enough good things about Kim’s cookbooks! And Good and Easy Eats is the perfect introduction to healthy eating for those looking to change their diet for the better. I am so thankful that we have her books as a resource as we are still navigating the waters of food allergies. I love that our whole family can enjoy the same wholesome foods together.
Good and Easy Eats by Kim Wilson is amazing! Really and truly awesome. . . I'm in love.
From Lindsey of Frugal Food Allergies (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
I’ll just start by saying Good and Easy Eats by Kim Wilson is amazing! Really and truly awesome.
. . . I’m extremely picky when it comes to a food allergy cookbook. I believe it must be simple, have non crazy ingredients, be helpful and full of tips, and not cost a fortune. Friends, this one delivers. It’s an eBook which cuts down on costs and makes it super easy to have with you in the kitchen. Just pull it up on your laptop, phone, or tablet and you’ll have all the recipes at your finger tips.
The recipes are simple and easy to follow. They use easy to find ingredients that are frugal and tasty. I absolutely love the way Kim approaches the subject of eating a whole foods diet. She blends the allergy free issues right into the wholesome eating; seamlessly connecting the two. All of the recipes are gluten free but she includes a note at the bottom of each one telling us what to do if gluten and wheat are not issues for us. How awesome is that?!?
The recipes are super easy and accessible to all of us.
This is seriously a dream come true food allergy cookbook. I’m in love!
You're going to love this one 
. . . Every recipe is free of gluten, dairy, eggs, soy, wheat AND yeast (not "or").
From Lisa N. of Allergen-Free Vintage Cookery (click here to read the full review)
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We've got a lot of dietary restrictions around here, so we get awfully excited whenever we stumble upon new resources for allergy-friendly recipes. This week, Kim Wilson of Simply Natural Health will launch her new eBook, "Good and Easy Eats," and she was kind enough to provide me with an advance copy to review. You guys are going to love this one
All 106 pages of "Good and Easy Eats" are chock full of gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, soy-free, wheat-free and yeast-free recipes. Yes, you read that right. Every recipe is free of gluten, dairy, eggs, soy, wheat AND yeast (not "or"). That's seventy simple and healthy recipes covering breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts and everything in between.
Kim's recipes are clear and easy to follow, and although there are no photos to entice us, the dishes sound wonderful. Some are familiar, like oatmeal and muesli for breakfast, but others are awfully clever… how about homemade banana milk (dairy free, of course)? Some of my lunch favorites are a taco salad made with leftover chili, baked corn chips, and an ingenious sunflower seed "sour cream," and charming little lentil cakes with ranch dressing. I'm getting hungry just typing this!
Have you given up on biscuits and gravy, or pizza for dinner? Kim will bring the smile back to your face at dinnertime with her allergy-free versions of these popular traditional staples. Did you know you can make your own non-dairy, spreadable butter? And next time you want to shock your guests, serve them Kim's Chocolate Meltaways, made with black beans as the base (but no one will be able to tell!).
$4.99 is a STEAL for the amount of recipes and resources you get in this e-book!
From Carissa M.
WOW!!! What a WEALTH of information and wonderful recipes!!! $4.99 is a STEAL for the amount of recipes and resources you get in this e-book! Thank you Kim!!!! You have definitely made eating healthy actually POSSIBLE in our family for once. I never thought "fast, easy, cheap, AND healthy" were all possible UNTIL I found Kim Wilson! You have been a God-send in our lives – thank God and thank you, Kim!
This book isn't fancy foods, funny foods or stuff we've never heard of. It's just the plain old simple stuff real people eat every day.
From Kathi of Allergy-Free and Sugar-Free Snacks (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
. . . it will be the only "go to" cookbook you will need in your recipe collection for a long, long time.
Why am I so inspired by this book? Because it's not just a book of recipes. It is a book of basic training, how to learn how to navigate your way through a kitchen which requires the preparation of a special diet.
Good and Easy Eats will be your go to recipe collection to teach yourself how to cook safely for most major allergens, diabetes, vegetarianism, weight control or just plain and simple good digestion.
This book isn't fancy foods, funny foods or stuff we've never heard of. It's just the plain old simple stuff real people eat every day. Think biscuits and gravy, caramel corn, chili, macaroni and cheese, chocolate meltaway candies, pizza or pasta's with homemade sauces (in minutes) plus on and on. All of it though is suitable for most allergens, diabetes, weight loss, vegetarians and just plain and simple good nutrition.
Whether you are thinking of eating healthy for one meal a week, one meal a day or for the rest of your life… give yourself the opportunity to examine this book (it's also priced fantastic so we can all afford it). I can easily tell you there is something in there for everybody!
Good and Easy Eats is the Perfect Cookbook for ANY Lifestyle.
From Jana of Write On, Jana (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
Good and Easy Eats is the Perfect Cookbook for ANY Lifestyle!
As the parent of two children with multiple food allergies (and plenty of my own sensitivities) . . . I have wasted my time (and pricey ingredients) on my fair share of tasteless gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free, nut-free meals and snacks. I’d begun to think it was not possible to feed the entire family the same meal.
. . . Yet Good and Easy Eats is not just for vegans, vegetarians or those with food allergies. It is basic, wholesome food that can supplement your current diet or a tool for transitioning into a new nutritional lifestyle. Forget the specialty ingredients and strange binders found in most gluten-free, allergy-friendly recipes, Kim only uses quality ingredients that are easily accessible.
In all honesty, this could be THE ONLY cookbook you need- you can get rid of the rest!
From Laurie of Christian Home Business Connection (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
Good and Easy Eats by Kim Wilson is a delight! My family and I try very hard to eat healthy, but one thing I have found is that many recipes that are healthy are also about a mile long with lots of ingredients that I don’t have (and some that I have never heard of:-) Well, no more! Kim has put together 70 simple healthy recipes for you and your family to enjoy.
In all honesty, this could be THE ONLY cookbook you need – you can get rid of the rest! Can you tell I loved it?
Kim includes her delicious chili recipe in it, and once I tried it, I have made it just about every week since. We all love it!
And now, for the surprise! The cost for all of this GREAT information is a mere $4.99! Don’t let that price fool you – it could easily sell for $12.99 or more. But Kim has priced it to sell so that as many people as possible can benefit from it.
If you already try to eat healthy, this is s great book to add to your collection. If your goal is to eat healthier in the new year, this book is the perfect place to start!
Good and Easy Eats would be a goldmine to a new cook.
From Nancy of Real Food Allergy-Free (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
Kim says she has been working with whole foods for 12 years. Since then her husband was cured of Meniere’s disease, was able to get off high blood pressure medication and “accidentally” lost over 100 pounds! You can read their personal story and see some amazing before and after pictures.
Kim gave me a copy of Good and Easy Eats Ebook to review before its December 10th launch and I have to say, I am impressed! All 70 of the vegetarian recipes are dairy-free, egg-free, soy-free, yeast-free, wheat-free and gluten-free. There are a handfull of recipes that call for nuts but they are usually optional. There are no refined oils or sweeteners listed, and most of the ingredients can be found at your local grocery store.
Cooking allergy-free often requires a great deal of creativity and Good and Easy Eats does not disappoint. There are several innovative and impressive sounding recipes including a variety of muffins, biscuits and lentil cakes. There is even a recipe for allergy-friendly biscuits and gravy!
Good and Easy Eats would be a goldmine to a new cook. It contains quite a bit of teaching including several how-tos such as how to cut an onion, how to make a green salad or fruit salad, and how to cook dried beans or rice. Did I mention there are 70 recipes?
Not only were the recipes intentionally kept simple for easier preparation, they are packed with nutritional value and flavor, and will certainly satisfy every member of the family, on a special diet or not.
From Paula of Celiac Corner (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
Kim’s recipes are a must have for anyone looking for traditional, tasty and healthy recipes, but particularly for families with special dietary needs. Her recipes are not only gluten-free, they are free from egg, dairy, soy, sugar and/or yeast. Great for those following a gluten & lactose-free diet, or if you are vegetarian or a diabetic.
The recipes in Good and Easy Eats are well presented, straightforward, and contain only a limited amount of fresh, wholesome, plant-based ingredients which can easily be found at the store and stocked in your pantry. So if you are cooking-challenged, or just don’t want to spend too much time in the kitchen, this is the e-book for you. Not only were the recipes intentionally kept simple for easier preparation, they are packed with nutritional value and flavor, and will certainly satisfy every member of the family, on a special diet or not. Kim focuses on using healthy ingredients such as honey, agave & maple syrup as sweeteners, and avoids high sodium and unhealthy fats. She prefers to use real ingredients as opposed to processed.
It is a one stop shopping experience for some of the best and most well-trusted information you can find anywhere to help you navigate your way through a special diet for any member of your family.
From Kathi of Allergies and Alternative Medicine (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
. . . the new kitchen manual which should be in every food allergy sufferer, diabetic, or vegetarian kitchen. As an added bonus, if you are alive and breathing still, this collection of recipes is also a must for you too!
Good and Easy Eats is a well-written manual to help guide you through your kitchen, especially for the millions of people who suffer from a food allergy. Its importance is not just its ability to show you a few recipes which are safe – it has the capability of teaching you how to cook safely in your kitchen for many years to come to insure the health and safety of every family member.
It is a one stop shopping experience for some of the best and most well-trusted information you can find anywhere to help you navigate your way through a special diet for any member of your family.
This is a simple, quick and easy collection of basic kitchen recipes which can be used by every home, every day all across the majority of people in the world who believe in no frills cooking. Plain, normal ingredients can be combined (with a few new skills and directions on how to do it) to make every day dishes such as biscuits and gravy, cookies, cakes and pies, brownies, roasted or grilled vegetables, award-winning chili plus many more.
The bonus here for almost every family, this entire cookbook is allergen free, great for diabetics, weight loss, vegetarians or anyone trying to add a few days or a lifetime of good nutrition to their diet.
A collection of simple, family pleasing recipes that are actually good for you.
From Venessa of Good Real Food (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
Good and Easy Eats, an e-book by Kim Wilson, is a collection of simple, family pleasing recipes that are actually good for you. I chose a few recipes to try this week: Potato Corn Chowder, Seasoned Popcorn, Carmel Corn, Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Meltaways, and Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies.
The Seasoned Popcorn was delicious. That one will be a favorite for Friday movie nights at our house. The best recipe I tried was the Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. I didn't think it was possible to make a cookies without sugar or eggs and have them turn out good. I hesitated to try them because I didn't want to waste my honey on a batch I'd be throwing away, but they were delicious! I'll make them again and again.
Good and Easy Eats is not just a recipe book. It is filled with helpful information on stocking a basic pantry, menu planning, making the transition to wholesome foods, how to decide what to buy organic, baking tips, salad making tips, how to cook beans from dry and other useful information. There are also links throughout the book for more ideas and recipes. For those of you who avoid wheat, all of Kim's recipes are gluten free, but she gives you an alternative if you don't have gluten issues.
It will give you ideas for weeks of healthy wholesome foods for less than what you would spend on just your own dinner tonight.
From Kathi of Diabetic Happy Recipes
Excerpts of her review:
From Happy Diabetic Recipes: (from Kathi Robinson)
Sometimes, being on a restricted diet just sounds so depressing! For many of us, the pleasure we derive from our daily food choices is one of the vices we allow ourselves in life. So when the diagnosis of diabetes is rendered, our hopes and dreams of an enjoyable life seems to go right along with it.
The exciting part of that though, this book is also free of many of the major allergens also which makes it safe -and delicious- for almost everyone!
Good and Easy Eats is the answer many people who do enjoy common ingredients plus just plain ordinary recipes can turn to for some quick and easy ideas for every day – every meal.
There is a section for breakfast, lunch and dinners. Then desserts, some party foods and even some alternative meal replacement ideas if you just don't feel like cooking for the night. All in all, this collection shows you how relief can be found for the whole family in just minutes each day, not hours and hours slaving away in the kitchen.
Take a few minutes and check out this incredible collection of recipes called Good and Easy Eats – all good for you, but at the same time a family-pleasing assortment of normal foods, easy to prepare and all centered around the whole foods philosophy with a down-to-earth price we can all afford.
It will give you ideas for weeks of healthy wholesome foods for less than what you would spend on just your own dinner tonight.
I would recommend this e-cookbook to anyone who is looking for a quick and easy way of providing a little more healthy alternative to processed foods.
From Karen of A Servant's Memories (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
Moving to more wholesome foods rather than processed foods is something that I have been trying to do for a long while. It was great to have some place to go with an organized list of recipes to try already sorted by meal. And the foods needed were easy to get and most I already had on hand.
Really, I would recommend this e-cookbook to anyone who is looking for a quick and easy way of providing a little more healthy alternative to processed foods. If you are looking into trying gluten-free eating – get this to start out – good food, easy cooking and an easy transition (try the muffins and brownies for a start)
I love Kim's simple approach. . . I feel so confident that I can handle it.
From Lea of Nourishing Treasures (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
This is a great collection of simple recipes that are easy to put together, yet are packed with flavor and easy on the budget.
I love Kim’s simple approach. In looking through Good and Easy Eats, I feel so confident that I can handle it. I don’t feel overwhelmed. Do you know the feeling? Sometimes as I glance over recipes, I get tired just reading all the steps, so I file it away, hoping some special occasion will give me the oomph I need to create it.
Kim’s top two goals of flavor and nutritional value is plain to see as you browse Good and Easy Eats. A self-described simple (“bordering on lazy”) cook, you don’t have to worry about spending lots of time in the kitchen.
The benefit of an ebook is you get links to more resources! Kim includes links to thrifty shopping tips, how to improve digestion of beans, and how to prioritize organic purchases (and more!).
I don’t know about you, but I like to print out my ebooks. I slide the pages in page protectors and keep in a 3-ring binder. This is really the best system I have found for keeping my recipes clean and wrinkle-free. I can splatter the page with tomato sauce, wipe clean, and it’s as good as new.
You will find this book to be a great reference for how-to basics for a collection of simple family pleasing recipes . . .
From Mary of Gluten-free Spinner (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
I wasn't familiar with Kim Wilson or her work, but after reviewing her book and background, it's clear she's committed to helping others live a healthy lifestyle and learn to cook with special dietary needs. She's passionate about helping others improve their health through healthy eating and uses her own story as motivation for others.
In reviewing Good and Easy Eats, the first thing I noticed was the unique layout. From my perception, each recipe begins with basic preparation methods and ingredients which are then linked to other options for ingredients to change up the original recipe. It's a great idea for cost savings, menu planning, and a healthy choices for your family. You will find this book to be a great reference for how-to basics for a collection of simple family pleasing recipes that in Kim's words are, "tried-and-true staples".
This fantastic e-book is a cookbook for anyone- not just GFCF (gluten-free, casein-free) families.
From Martianne of Training Happy Hearts (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
This fantastic e-book is a cookbook for anyone – not just GFCF families. It offers 70 healthy, easy, allergen-free recipes, which could well become pleasing staples in your family’s daily diet.
My rating:
A * READABILITY
All of this is presented with the practical format you’d expect in a cookbook and the additional notes and tips you’d hope a friend offers when passing along a favorite recipe. . . Her notes contain encouragement and expertise, which both newbies to healthy, whole, allergen-free eating and those further along on the journey can appreciate.
A * for RELEVANCE
Who could not use a collection of everyday recipes that are not only healthy, but truly tasty, too? And, better yet, since so many of us have friends or family members that face food intolerances and allergies, who would not appreciate a collection of go-to recipes that are gluten-free, wheat-free, dairy-free, egg-free, soy-free and yeast-free?. . . That is exactly what Good and Easy Eats is: a go-to guide for feeding family and friends every day, regardless of common allergies and intolerances.
A * for PRACTICALITY
One of my goals for the new year is to finish a family cookbook – a three-ring binder to house all of our family’s new favorite GFCF recipes for every day as well as special days. The fact that Good and Easy Eats is an e-book will make doing so easy for me. Since there are so many recipes in it that we like, I can simply print favorites out and place them in the binder. Also, if a recipe gets egg, batter or oil on it – as sometimes happens to recipes in our home since my children often act as junior chefs – I don’t need to be chagrined. I can just print another page! That’s pretty practical in my opinion.
A * for LONGEVITY
Even if our GFCF experiment in the new year goes bust, I know we’ll continue using Good and Easy Eats. The recipes in it are ones we enjoy simply because they are healthy, whole and tasty. The fact that they are intolerance-friendly is simply a bonus!
A * for VALUE
At $4.95, Good and Easy Eats is priced not only to sell, but also to help! In my opinion, budgets won’t be broken by this low-cost, high-use cookbook and bellies will be happily filled. . . I recommend Good and Easy Eats not only for anyone who wants a great resource for everyday home cooking, but also for anyone who wants to share a collection of allergen-free recipes for family or friends to use. At $4.95, the book makes an easy gift to give your family or someone else’s!
. . . This is one cookbook you will never be willing to give up.
From Kathi of Allergy and Diabetic Health (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
Kim has done a superb job in this book explaining in details understandable for the beginner in the kitchen all the way to the expert by outlining great tips and hints to help ease the burden of using a (No Longer) restrictive diet
I guarantee you, as long as your motives are to eat good and healthy, eat safe – and even if it's in the back of your mind I sure could lose some weight- this is one cookbook you will never be willing to give up.
Kim has not only captured the essence of "easy" but conquered the challenge of "good"!
From Elena of Whole Living Solutions (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
Kim has not only captured the essence of “easy” but conquered the challenge of “good”!
Her years of experience in eating nutritiously shows in the actual recipes as well as in the MANY tips and suggestions of creative ways you can serve these recipes to even the pickiest of eaters!
The recipes included are versatile enough that a family could eat exclusively out of this book with its simple recipes.
From Celeste of C. J.'s Woodlandshed (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
This book is unique in so many wonderful ways. All the recipes included are gluten free and vegan, meaning that there are no pesky dairy products that need substituting. All the recipes included focus on whole foods. Not only that, but Kim teaches you WHY whole foods are better. There are so many tools included, such as menu planning and links to online resources. The recipes included are versatile enough that a family could eat exclusively out of this book with its simple recipes.
Oh and I almost forgot to mention another reason I am loving this book: The recipes are simple! They even use minimal amounts of kitchen utensils and dishes to prepare, which makes my life easier and my goals more attainable. I would recommend taking a look at this ebook.
Fear not that these recipes taste disgusting, contain hard-to-find ingredients, or won't pass the kids test. They're affordable, yummy, and easy.
From Bethany of Confessions of an Organized Homeschool Mom (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
One of my New Year's resolutions was to eat more healthfully and more mindfully. And unless I miss my guess, I bet many of y'all made the same resolution. Kim Wilson, author of Good and Easy Eats, helps make this resolution a reality.
Allergies? No problem. The 70 included recipes are gluten, wheat, dairy, egg, soy, and yeast free. They're also made with whole, plant-based natural foods. Fear not that these recipes taste disgusting, contain hard-to-find ingredients, or won't pass the kid test. They're affordable, yummy, and easy. Kim also includes information about a whole-foods diet, juicing, stocking your pantry, and introductory basics.
Our family tried cinnamon raisin muffins, trail mix, and brownies and loved them!
It's not only a recipe book, but a guide to healthy wholesome living, equipping the reader with all the tools to change their eating habits and adapt to a healthy living lifestyle.
From Rachel of Mishaps and Mayhem of a Gluten-free Life (click here to read the full review)
Excerpts of her review:
I've recently had the pleasure of reviewing a fantastic, healthy and delicious e book, by the wonderful Kim Wilson, 'Good & Easy Eats'. There are an amazing 70 recipes included in this fabulous e book. It's not only a recipe book, but a guide to healthy wholesome living, equipping the reader with all the tools to change their eating habits and adapt to a healthy living lifestyle.
The introduction of the book gives a short autobiography of Kim's life and her journey with wholesome living, ensuring the reader that she is well versed to write this book, guiding and encouraging the reader to make a whole lifestyle change. There is not only Kim's history and involvement in wholesome living, but she provides a comprehensive guide of foods which are appropriate to eat and basic food staples to stock in your kitchen. For anyone who is ready to make a change in their eating habits, or are already on the wholesome path, this e book is perfect for all. All you have to do is write you shopping list from the staple food that Kim recommends, and you can commence your wholesome lifestyle.
At $4.99, this e book is an absolute bargain!
