Gluten Free Baking School

I was fortunate enough to stumble upon your book River Cottage Gluten Free in a local bookstore this morning and I have just spent the past 2 hours reading through and being positively inspired by the recipes. I just had to message you and tell you it is simply the most informative and inspiring gluten free baking book I have come across. I am a pastry chef, so I have looked at many! I am so excited to bake my way through these recipes. Am so glad I have now discovered your blog and will be looking out for your newest book too, as gut health is another area I am educating myself in. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in such a thoughtful and inspiring way. I can't wait to start baking.

In December 2016, I happened upon Naomi's cookbook River Cottage Gluten Free. I have been gluten free for over 30 years but had never taken on the daunting task of learning to bake my own gluten free bread. To find Naomi's book and to discover that she included recipes for not only gluten free bread but sourdough gluten free bread was a major win. Since then, I've wanted to travel to England to take one of her courses. I still have that dream but thanks to the current predicament, Naomi began to offer her courses online. I signed up the first day for her Gluten Free Sourdough course. In my mind, Naomi is the Julia Child of everything gluten free, especially Gluten Free Sourdough. She has been working with gluten free sourdough long before many of the online personalities and recent cookbook writers. Naomi's recipes work. She's evolved her recipes since her first cookbook so the course is not a reguritation of her cookbook. Her recipes are also based on healthy ingredients and they turn out consistent results that taste fantastic. Her course is well laid out, detailed, and easy to follow. While nothing can replace an in-person experience (now more than ever), Naomi's videos are great. I'm a visual learner and I've found it so helpful to watch Naomi make a recipe and to see her tips and techniques. I've followed Naomi through her website and social media channels since 2017. In addition to her gluten free skills, from what I've seen online, Naomi is simply a beautiful human being. She's genuine and speaks from the heart. She's also full of laughter and doesn't take herself too seriously which makes her a joy to watch. I highly recommend Naomi's courses.