Last Updated on July 14, 2025 by Carrie Korem, FNTP
I’ve waited for a very long time to tell you some exciting news! My new cookbook, The Grain-Free Family Table, is now available!
When I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease (Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis) in 2008, I chose a grain-free, nutrient-dense diet to help my body heal. Over the course of several years, my “irreversible” autoimmune disorder reversed and I’ve gotten my health and my life back. In my new cookbook, The Grain-Free Family Table, I share my entire story of recovery, health tips to help you reduce inflammation and begin recovering from disease, and over 125 grain-free recipes to get you going on the path.
A sampling from the inside:
In this beautiful full-color cookbook (over 100 photographs!), I include recipes for everything from basic staples to gourmet dishes the whole family will love. Some of my favorites: Pork Carnitas Breakfast Crepe Tacos, Crispy Sweet Potato Cakes with Cilantro Salsa, and Roasted Garlic Alfredo with Chicken and Vegetables. For dessert you won’t believe the Gooey Cinnamon Rolls, Grain-Free Ice Cream Cones and the Donut Holes with Maple Glaze (they taste like the real thing!).
I also devoted an entire chapter to kid-friendly recipes like Squash Macaroni and Cheese, Chicken Nuggets, Grilled Cheese and Classic Birthday Cake with Buttercream Frosting.
To make the book even more helpful, I included chapters on these topics:
My Path to Healing
Why Grain-Free Instead of Gluten-Free?
Grains to Avoid
My Pantry and Fridge
Equipment
How to eat out
How to adapt recipes (using the cookbooks you already have!)
How to Encourage Your Kids to Eat Grain-Free
And most importantly, throughout the entire book I give advice on how to use nutrient-dense, grain-free food to help reduce inflammation and overcome disease.
Why Grain-free instead of Gluten-Free?
Many who are diagnosed with food allergies or sensitivities think that if they just cut out the offending food, their problem is solved. For instance, someone with celiac disease will cut out gluten. But what many people misunderstand is that the root of their problem is inflammation. Removing all grains, instead of only those grains containing gluten, gives many people faster, more significant improvement in their health. (More details on this topic in the book!)
A Quick Look at the recipes:
125 recipes are Grain-Free
125 recipes are Gluten-Free
125 recipes have a Paleo/Dairy-Free adaptation so we can all enjoy the recipes no matter our dietary restrictions.
87 recipes are Egg-Free
114 are Nut-Free
Over 70% of the recipes have never been published on the blog.
All recipes have been tested by a professional test kitchen.
I hope it will become a valuable resource for you and your family!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDJlqRNEFqwBuy Now:
The book sells both in hardbound and electronic forms. Here’s where you can purchase:
Amazon | Books-A-Million | Barnes&Noble | Google play | Indie Bound | Download on iBooks | Kobo
Hooray! It’s finally here! What a beautiful, beautiful book, Carrie! I am SO excited to help spread the word! And of course try out your new recipes! What a blessing you are! I wish you much success, my sweet friend! xo
Thank you, Kelly! I’m thrilled to finally let everyone know what I’ve been doing the last 1 1/2 years. 🙂
Yay, I just pre-ordered it! My husband and I adore your first cookbook; I can’t wait for this one! 🙂
How exciting Carrie! I can’t wait to dig into this cookbook!
p.s. The photos are gorgeous as ever!
How wonderful – Congratulations, Carrie! 🙂
Thank you, Dena! I appreciate your support! 🙂
I just pre-ordered your new cookbook! Can’t wait!! Yum!
Thank you Maria! I truly appreciate your support! 🙂
Hi Carrie great book can I utilise buckwheat flour ? I am hyperthyroid as you were and have started the grainfree way to eliminate the nasties
Thanks
Nicole
Although buckwheat is a seed, it behaves more like a grain in the body, so it’s best to avoid when struggling with thyroid issues. Quinoa is the same, so I avoid it.
My daughter is allergic to quinoa. She was quite sick, vomiting after eating it, three times before we figured it out. It’s something nobody ever talks about, but a lot of people have this allergy. Amaranth can cause breathing difficulties in people who are allergic to it, and it can be serous.
If you can make a grain-free classic birthday cake taste as good as my “absolutely horrible for you but delicious” one, I’m sold! 🙂
I’m off to Amazon to pre-order…I’m glad you included your story in the book!
Ahhhhhhhh, I’m so excited! I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy! 🙂 🙂 Congrats, Carrie! xo
Thank you, Rachael!
Congratulations Carrie! What a gorgeous book. I did not know about your diagnosis and I find this concept for healing. fascinating. Best of luck.
Thanks, Dianne!
Thrilled that this awesome book will soon be winging its way onto my kitchen shelf in Oz! Huge congrats to you and team Deliciously Organic. Can’t wait to get started ! mwah heather x
Just pre-ordered your cookbook that I have anticipated for so long! Hopefully we will be on our way to heal autoimmune disease that seem to be plaguing our family. Thanks for all you do!
I truly appreciate your support! I hope this book will help your family on your path to better health! 🙂
So excited! I just pre-ordered mine on Amazon 🙂
I went grain-free a little over a year ago and I’m always so excited when I find helpful recipe resources like yours.
Best of luck!
Thank you, Patti! 🙂
My wife loves your blog. I’ve been supporting her as she has changed our diets and our lives through food. She has an autoimmune disease and it is greatly reduced now. Looking forward to surprising her with your books.
PS – will you be making this book available here on your site?
I’m so glad to hear your wife’s condition has improved! What a blessing! This book is being published with Harper Collins and will be sold wherever books are, but it won’t be sold directly through my site.
Your new book looks amazing! Can’t wait to check it out.
Thank you!
How many recipes are Full GAPS? I still can’t eat potatoes or arrowroot powder.
Thanks,
Gerri
Let me count them and I’ll get back to you.
Hi there! I am loving my (your) new cookbook! It’s wonderfully put together and very easy to use. Thank you!
We just made the fluffy pancakes and the directions say, “…pour batter into skillet…” We followed the directions to the letter and our batter is far from pourable. Any ideas? Thanks.
You can use a ladle or spoon to put them in the pan. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the book!
This is the first recipe from the cookbook my 11 year-old tried making (he is pretty handy in the kitchen). The batter was more like a muffin batter…very, very thick. We ended up adding about 1/3 cup water to the batter, which allowed the pancakes to spread out without having to smoosh them down. Without the water, a 1/4 cup scoop of batter on the pan looked like a cake-pop 🙂
Hi! I pre-ordered your cookbook and am enjoying it so much! I remembered that I was supposed to grab a code or something to get the meal plans that were included when you pre ordered on amazon. With the holidays I knew I wouldn’t have time to sign up right away but now I can’t remember what code I was supposed to write down. 🙂 Could you remind me how that works again?
Thank you!
Lauren
Write us over at: info@deliciouslyorganic.net and we can give you all the info you need. Thanks!
Carrie, as you know I have reasons to be very thankful for that night (recently) when I found you during one of my Google searches in the wee hours of the morning… the time when my health issues are most prevalently debilitating. I just ordered your first book, Deliciously Organic from your website as well as pre-ordering this, your newest endeavor, The Grain-Free Family Table Cookbook on Amazon. YOU, my new friend, are my latest gift from God as I continue to strive for answers (through whole food nutrition) to my body’s downfall AFTER cancer. Ah, chemo… the gift (NOT!) that keeps giving year after year, lol! I however, choose life and life more abundantly! So, thank you from the bottom of my heart. <3 🙂
You are so sweet. Thank you for the kind words! I’m so sorry to hear of the health issues you’ve had to endure. You sound like quite the fighter! 🙂 The only reason I keep up with this blog and write books is to help and bless others, so I’m so glad to hear all of this has blessed you.
And on a side note, you really need to read my friend’s blog – http://www.seasonjohnson.com – her son has cancer and story are using conventional as well as holistic therapies to help him beat the disease. She’s a nutritional therapy practitioner and has a wealth of info on her site!
Thank you for the link to your friend’s blog. I WILL check it out and if you like, I will update you on any new information/help I glean from this kind referral! You are correct. I AM “quite the fighter”, lol! It is how I survived in the first place. I actually died my first hour into chemo back in May, 2010… and my instinct that I would be surviving (against all odds) this difficult (and typically fatal) form of blood cancer… that instinct was confirmed during my near death experience. BTW, it is a particularly awesome story that I share (one on one) when I feel prompted to. I came close to death twice more that year, but my “inside” info of the fact that I was supposed to survive, gave me confidence beyond normal faith. And hence… I am here today. In spite of significant chemo damage to my body, I don an “attitude of gratitude” daily. That is KEY to anyone’s survival against the impossible. It appears that the cancer has returned however and that is where you come in to play in my journey. I choose to handle the challenge a bit differently this time. Instead of using conventional AND holistic therapies together… I’ve decided to use ONLY holistic therapies. It is currently my weapon of CHOICE! I am supposed to already be a blogger btw… I have information to share with the world. However, I am lacking knowledge as to how to get a good blog started and my recent health decline challenges my time and energy daily. Hoping that your knowledge of nutrition will help build my body back up to higher levels so that I can fulfill my perceived destiny of helping others survive their own health challenges. Sending you high energies of Peace, Love and Light Carrie. <3
Carrie,
I love your cookbook! Thank you! I have a question about the tapioca recipes. When you add the tapioca to the liquid how do you get it not to turn to glue? I am wondering if I am not getting my liquid hot enough or of I am stirring with the wrong utensil. I did the pizza crust and it had some “glue” spots and I just made the donuts and not sure what happened but it was all glue like. Thanks!
Carrie, does your journey with Hashimoto also include supplement / vitamin regimen? I have been very sick, five surgeries, and have gained 40 lbs over the past 4 years. I have gone from a fun energetic loving, wife, mom, friend and person to someone who spends her days praying for strength to just hold it together. I smile only when people ask how I’m doing, to keep up the appearance of my faith and my hope of beating this thing called Hashimoto that I was finally diagnosed with a few months ago.
Ordering your book ASAP, standing on Gods promises and giving Him the honor & glory for my healing. Thank you for being a light by teaching us how to honor our bodies with good nutrition and using your journey with Hashi to help others…May God bless you and yours!
I’m so sorry to hear of your health issues. I’m glad that you finally have a diagnoses and can start working on the healing process now. In the book, I discuss the steps I took and the kinds of supplements I used, but for legal reasons (and because everyone’s root cause is different), I couldn’t get too specific (dosages and such). I highly recommend finding a holistic practitioner who can help you find the root cause of your disease. Hang in there! There is hope! 🙂
Hi there,
I was diagnosed with Grave’s Disease when I was 14. I am now in my late 40’s, and it has been a long struggle for sure. When I was 27 the doctors gave me radioactive iodine which made my thyroid under active, and the struggle to feel half decent has been a long, difficult one. I only wish I would have learned of natural alternatives when I was younger. I would like to purchase your cookbook, but I am wondering if enough recipes are autoimmune paleo friendly or adaptable, as almonds, eggs, and dairy are not reacting well with me at this point. If you can let me know, I would really appreciate that.
Great job on healing your body!
All recipes have a simple Paleo/dairy-free adaptation (if you look at the pic above of the cookie recipe, you can see how I list the adaptation). 114 are nut-free and 87 are egg-free. Hope that helps!
I have your cookbook and I subscribe to your meal plans! They’ve been a life saver this last 6 months as I learn to cook differently for my family. This morning I made your fluffy pancakes from the cookbook. They were SO yummy! I may have shed a couple of tears of happiness as I ate…
Thank you! I’m so glad you are finding the book helpful! 🙂
I have a question about your pumpkin, currant and pecan breakfast cookies.
Are you talking about actual currants, that are tart and come from a bush?
Or are you referring to raisins?
The majority of the population doesn’t know the difference and raisins are actually being sold under the name currant.
Thanks!
Yes, I am referring to actual currants.
I am fascinated and alternately overwhelmed and encouraged by the wealth of information you offer here! Wow! Thank you!
I have had Fibromyalgia since 1985 (no one had a clue what it was for years…). That was diagnosd finally in 1990 and was followed by years of extreme pain in longer and longer bouts, until there was not a day without it. My symptoms seemed to change somewhat around 2007, until fatigue was so extreme I could not lift my head from the bed. In 2009 I was finally diagnosed with Lyme Disease, Chronic Fatigue, and failing hormones, thyroid issues, etc, etc, etc… It’s been a terrible and long battle. I do believe diet has made a difference, but after a relatively good summer and fall last year, during which time I was able, after fifteen years of longing, to move back to the town I have always considered home. Shortly after that move, I began to feel worse again. I’m living alone in a tiny place, with a lovely garden, (thank goodness), and have dear and caring, (but busy), friends nearby, but struggle with depression and find it easy to become very isolated. I’m on a long list of medications and am running out of some of them, with no idea how I will be able to afford them any longer. There is not enough serotonin in my blood to measure, and even with antidepressants, I have to take the biologically identical form of it that is compounded by the expert I have seen since 2009… That along with T3, progesterone, and a whole host of supplements for everything from a blood coagulation defect to a severely inadequate immune system. (My family helped me for years, but have tired of it all, and are withdrawing support bit by bit.)
(Oh, I hate to sound like I’m moaning!!) I have a couple of questions for you. As a single woman who has very limited funds, VERY limited energy, and only a hot plate, toaster oven (both stored beneath the counter, which makes them verily non-existent most days), and a microwave (doable), a with a small, though not tiny refrigerator, and limited counter space, is your cookbook something I could use?
I am having a hard time seeing my way forward, and as I have begun to feel worse again in body and spirit, see my eating habits deteriorating again. It is VERY hard to find healthy things that can be prepared very very easily in very little time! If not your cookbook, do you know of any thT might present easy, healthy meals for one with the limitations I have described?
I was discouraged to read about the kale, as I have recently discovered the kale and Brussel sprout, cranberry, and pepita salad in a prepackaged bag, (not the best, but one of my better options, for sure). As discouragement settles in big time, I am a little at a loss…
God has brought me this far, and I believe this move was a miracle and blessing He gave me, and that Iwill get through this with His help, but I am frightened about the future. I would be most gratefully open to any suggestions and input you can offer!
I just have to get healthy!!
Can’t wait to buy this book and try all the delicious recipes.
In your cook book can you please specify which gelatin you are referring to? I utilize from Great Lakes both the green and the red can and am not sure from your cookbook when to use the green or red can. Thank you!
Just bought your book! I love it. Thank you!
Wandering about grass fed gelatin. Is this the same thing? Great Lakes Unflavored Gelatin, Regular, 16 Ounce Can.
Yes. I use the Great Lakes Unflavored Gelatin (red container) for my recipes.
Hi Carrie, I was doing some research on paleo, gluten free, & grain free diets this weekend as I was just diagnosed with Hashimotos 2 months ago, and came across you & your cookbook. The “specialist” put me on a high dose of medicine & told me I will never make thyroid hormone again. I would love to connect with you because I’m wanting to reverse this diagnosis! Looking forward to your cookbook.