Tips for cooks on preparing gluten-free meals

Preparing gluten-free meals is not difficult as long as cooks follow some basic rules, such as ensuring all ingredients used in recipes are gluten-free, Shauna Ahern writes. She recommends avoiding wooden surfaces that can trap gluten, cleaning the kitchen to remove any traces of flour http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2012/05/how-to-cook-gluten-free.htmlbefore beginning dinner and asking guests or family members who must avoid gluten to help in preparing the meal.