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I get that you asked and some allergies are easy to accommodate but no dairy or gluten is very limiting, if I was that person I would offer to bring something for myself. You could ask them if they have any suggestions for recipes but I wouldn't be excited to cook gluten dairy free for an entire dinner party.
Not to mention gluten is hard to eliminate if you're not framiliar with it. Also, most people who are gluten free don't have an actual gluten intolerance,but that's a whole other debate.
Hmm, I don't think that gluten-free and dairy free is very hard. There are some preferences that would take a lot of thinking. But maybe it is my eating preferences, but gluten and dairy are a breeze.
I rarely cook items with gluten anyway. Really only pasta. And bread when I eat it. But really other than choosing a sauce wisely, most stretchy items work: potatoes, rice, sweet potatoes and quinoa are all fair game.
Making a sauce from scratch is pretty easy, use a veggie based sauce. Other than southern food, most "american" dishes don't use a roux to thicken. Reducing works just fine for many dishes.
OP: you can easily make dishes like beef stew, most curries. I even made gluten-free crab cakes by subbing the normal flour with rice and lentil and coconut flour.
These are good suggestions too, with one modification....the risotto. You would need to sub pecorino (sheep) for the Parmesan. And some people use butter in risotto, so a margarine, there, too.
Bacon wrapped dates are SO good.
I love bacon wrapped dates! So good! also you could sub olive oil in the risotto! A lot of the creaminess in risotto comes from the rice so you may not need the cheese. But pecorino is very good and has a sharper flavor than parm so you can use less. I use pecorino almost exclusively.
These are good suggestions too, with one modification....the risotto. You would need to sub pecorino (sheep) for the Parmesan. And some people use butter in risotto, so a margarine, there, too.
Bacon wrapped dates are SO good.
You don't necessarily need cheese to make risotto. The creaminess comes from the starch released by the rice. I generally don't use cheese unless I want a sharper note in there, but that menu is already full of strong flavors)
(Whoops! Jade already said that about the cheese!)
You don't necessarily need cheese to make risotto. The creaminess comes from the starch released by the rice. I generally don't use cheese unless I want a sharper note in there, but that menu is already full of strong flavors)
(Whoops! Jade already said that about the cheese!)
True, True. I just get my cheese in where I can, since I don't eat it that often!
Good luck, OP! It's a lot easier than you thought I'm off to make some roasted chicken, coconut jasmine rice, and bacon wrapped asparagus for dinner.
I get that you asked and some allergies are easy to accommodate but no dairy or gluten is very limiting, if I was that person I would offer to bring something for myself. You could ask them if they have any suggestions for recipes but I wouldn't be excited to cook gluten dairy free for an entire dinner party.
Not to mention gluten is hard to eliminate if you're not framiliar with it. Also, most people who are gluten free don't have an actual gluten intolerance,but that's a whole other debate.
Maybe I'm the ignorant one, but (at this point) I don't see that this is so limiting. Any meat, any vegetables without butter, cream or cheese sauce (which is how I prefer them anyway), potatoes or rice (no butter, use margarine or olive oil) and a salad with a choice of dressings including a vinaigrette.
Frankly, that doesn't sound all that different from most of our dinner parties (which often involve steaks or rotisserie chicken.)
Am I missing something here? (And thanks to those who gave helpful suggestions and encouragement.)
The OP doesn't need dairy free for those who keep saying that. Its only cow dairy free. A third of these cheeses in my local deli are not cow milk cheeses.
Hey, hey, hey, let's get the name correct: Devils on horseback.
And thus perfect for Horse d'oeuvres.
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I'm off to make some roasted chicken, coconut jasmine rice, and bacon wrapped asparagus for dinner.
