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Inspiration needed for dinner party from hell

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By Wed 24-Jun-09 07:45:13 Add message | Report | Contact poster
My lovely friends are coming round on Friday. Now, whilst they are lovely, they are also a PITA to cook for. After years of this, I am running out of ideas. Help!

The food has to be:

Vegetarian (can be fish and thank heavens the seafood hater isn't coming so it can also be prawns etc.)
Gluten-free (one is a coeliac)
Not too spicy (one has IBS)
Easy for me to cook as I have a 10 month old so can't prep much during the day and have to put him to bed at 7.

The vegetarian also prefers dairy-free but will eat cheese 'if it's from happy cows' hmm.

At least none of them are pregnant this time.

Help!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 26-Jun-09 10:59:48
but you can get GF flour, Doves farm do loads of different types, including GF plain flour that makes fab pastry, so I expect it would make good crumble too - and Doves Farm also have recipes on their website.
Doves Farm stuff is in most supermarkets and H&B.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 26-Jun-09 10:04:22
ooooooooh forgot you needed gluten free sorry!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 26-Jun-09 09:32:04
Thanks aristocat but I'm guessing that has wheat flour in so is a no-no. They are getting strawbs and cream (except for DP who insists on something chocolatey and it's his birthday so I can't tell him to bugger off say no). [Am also counting down days to July!]

Tapas for mains, the majority of which I am lovingly buying from Sainsburys preparing by hand.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 25-Jun-09 23:57:42
seafood risotto.
OR if that takes too long, get some Orgran gluten-free pasta and do seafood pasta. We use the rice & millet one, which is becoming increasingly hard to find in supermarkets but is still usually available in Holland & Barrett. DH prefers it to normal pasta now (I'm the one with the problem, not him!grin)
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 25-Jun-09 23:55:18
hi arti do you need a dessert?

have posted a delicious apple crumble cake tonight. really easy to make, need a food processor and a peeler !

looking forward to july wink
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 25-Jun-09 11:23:59
Will post it later pcp..
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 24-Jun-09 22:12:13
procrastinatingparent - spicy butternut squash risotto a nice one, that meat-eating blokes also seem to like. Unfortunately it is off my menu because of the spice...
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 24-Jun-09 20:51:38
Liking this risotto/veggie paella thing ...

TPL - would be very grateful for your recipe. smile
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 24-Jun-09 20:20:26
Paella? or in your case procrastinatingparent veggie paella (I have a recipe)
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 24-Jun-09 20:17:01
I posted this thread twice by accident and on the other thread someone suggested risotto (which is a great idea but what I always cook for them!)
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