The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook giveaway

I was perusing the bookstore the other day and found a cookbook I really want called The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook. Just as I was flipping through it, I realized the time and had to leave right then so didn't get the chance to buy it. I did jot down the author's name (Elana Amsterdam) and come to find out, she has a website. There are a bunch of recipes so be sure to check it out. I made her coconut chicken soup recipe tonight and it was delicious. I should've taken a pic but I was too hungry to take the time to do it! I bought the ingredients to make her roasted chicken with olives and prunes so that'll be dinner one day this week. There are a lot of other recipes I want to try so I think I'll be cooking Elana style for a while!

Elana is hosting a giveaway which includes the cookbook and 5 lbs of almond flour so I'm entering and maybe I'll get lucky. I want the book because the ingredient list is minimal yet the recipes sound yummy but what I find most intriguing about the book is the use of almond flour which has a low glycemic index than grain flours and is much more nutritious, too. I've been decreasing my grain intake because a couple hours after I eat them, I feel the sugar crash. This is especially the case with rice pasta but I get it from brown rice, too. Maybe I'm ultra-sensitive? Anyway... The book is really pretty and inspiring. I've been trying to find a gluten-free cookbook but surprisingly hardly any of them have pictures or if they do, there's only a few. I can't help it but I really like pictures of the food in cookbooks which is another reason why I want the book. Don't you just want to dive into that cake on the cover??? Oh and by the way, there's no dairy in that cake or icing. In fact, I don't think I saw dairy used in any of her recipes which is a bonus. Here's a little blurb from her site about the book:

- A full-color collection of 99 gluten-free, lightly sweetened, quick-and-healthy recipes.

- Almonds are today's superfood: high-protein, low-glycemic, low-cholesterol, full of fiber and antioxidants.

If I don't win the giveaway, I'm getting the book asap!

Update: 3/30/2010...Got the book a couple days after posting this and love it. I ordered almond flour online like recommended. I tried 3 recipes so far and they came out great. Definitely a good addition to my library.