I wanted to follow up on Jill's thread but am still not used to google
and can't find it.

Every year we go to a party at Star and Julio's place. Star is a harp
teacher and performer and often has a bagpiper playing outside the
house.

Last year I brought that Knorr spinach dip in a bread bowl. Nothing of
it was left. My husband could eat it all in one sitting.

I had an open house last fall and it seemed that Star could hardly eat
anything I had there. No wheat, no dairy, no meat. I could only point
her over to the tortilla chips and salsa. I had stuffed mushrooms,
cold cuts with those little rye breads, assorted cheeses and mini pecan
and pumpkin pies.

My husband wants me to make that Knorr dip again. I don't know. The
only thing I can come up with is hummus and raw vegetables. Star
sometimes cooks corned beef and cabbage, as Julio likes it.

Any big ideas here? TIA

karen wrote:
> My husband wants me to make that Knorr dip again. I don't know. The
> only thing I can come up with is hummus and raw vegetables. Star
> sometimes cooks corned beef and cabbage, as Julio likes it.
>
> Any big ideas here? TIA

Make one of each? You know the dip was popular, and both are easy and
inexpensive to whip up. With something heavy like corned beef and
potatoes, some fresh veggies as a snack would be a nice light touch.

Or maybe a fruit tray with some kind of creamy dip? That's what one of
our guests is bringing to go with our boiled dinner.



Dawn

karen wrote:
> [snip]
> I had an open house last fall and it seemed that Star could hardly
> eat anything I had there. No wheat, no dairy, no meat. I could
> only point her over to the tortilla chips and salsa. I had stuffed
> mushrooms, cold cuts with those little rye breads, assorted cheeses
> and mini pecan and pumpkin pies. [snip] Any big ideas here? TIA

Don't stress over it. Star will be grateful for anything that fits
within her restrictions. If she's not, she should be. Fruit salad,
crudit=E9s with a non-dairy dip. Shrimp, oysters, or smoked fish,
unless she's so foolish as to restrict seafood, too. Here's a
non-dairy dip:

1 can white beans (cannellini or white kidneys), drained
1 clove of garlic
2 Tbls. olive oil
zest of two lemons
juice of one lemon
1 tsp. salt
fresh minced thyme, or rosemary, or even parsley

Put all ingredients into blender or food processor and blend until
smooth. Taste and adjust salt. Give her rice crackers or corn
tortilla chips to dip. -aem

"aem" > wrote in message
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karen wrote:
> [snip]
> I had an open house last fall and it seemed that Star could hardly
> eat anything I had there. No wheat, no dairy, no meat. I could
> only point her over to the tortilla chips and salsa. I had stuffed
> mushrooms, cold cuts with those little rye breads, assorted cheeses
> and mini pecan and pumpkin pies. [snip] Any big ideas here? TIA

Don't stress over it. Star will be grateful for anything that fits
within her restrictions. If she's not, she should be. Fruit salad,
crudités with a non-dairy dip. Shrimp, oysters, or smoked fish,
unless she's so foolish as to restrict seafood, too. Here's a
non-dairy dip:

1 can white beans (cannellini or white kidneys), drained
1 clove of garlic
2 Tbls. olive oil
zest of two lemons
juice of one lemon
1 tsp. salt
fresh minced thyme, or rosemary, or even parsley

Put all ingredients into blender or food processor and blend until
smooth. Taste and adjust salt. Give her rice crackers or corn
tortilla chips to dip. -aem
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I've made much the same recipe twice in the last month.

Great on pita bread; and as I've discovered over the last couple of days -
bagels. Simply cut up the pita bread or bagels, place on baking tray with
salt, olive oil and oregeno and bake for about 10 minutes at 400 degrees.

This works well for any dip - and for me uses up those bagels or pitas that
I've stuck in the freezer for later............

Elaine

In article .com>,
"karen" > wrote:

> I wanted to follow up on Jill's thread but am still not used to google
> and can't find it.
>
> Every year we go to a party at Star and Julio's place. Star is a harp
> teacher and performer and often has a bagpiper playing outside the
> house.
>
> Last year I brought that Knorr spinach dip in a bread bowl. Nothing of
> it was left. My husband could eat it all in one sitting.
>
> I had an open house last fall and it seemed that Star could hardly eat
> anything I had there. No wheat, no dairy, no meat. I could only point
> her over to the tortilla chips and salsa. I had stuffed mushrooms,
> cold cuts with those little rye breads, assorted cheeses and mini pecan
> and pumpkin pies.
>
> My husband wants me to make that Knorr dip again. I don't know. The
> only thing I can come up with is hummus and raw vegetables. Star
> sometimes cooks corned beef and cabbage, as Julio likes it.
>
> Any big ideas here? TIA

My niece can't do dairy either. I make the spinach dip with tofutti
"sour cream" my sister makes it with IMO non-dairy sour cream. Either
way my niece can eat it with no ill effects. You could have vegetables
for dipping instead of the bread.

Saffola margarine doesn't have dairy in it so we use that as a
substitute for butter. Doesn't taste quite as good as the real thing,
but it beats rushing a kid in anaphalaytic shock to the hospital. But,
it might work in your stuffed mushrooms instead of the butter. My m-i-l
sautes chopped onions, celery and herbs in butter; stuffs it into the
mushrooms and broils them. They're quite tasty and fit the no meat,
dairy or wheat bill.

Tortilla chips will work with hummus as well as salsa.

Can he do seafood? Little shrimp skewers or something perhaps.

We went to a party with mashed potatoes as the hors d'oeuvres. Martini
glasses of mashed potatoes with different toppings. They were rather
popular.

maybe a vegan or allergy related web site can give you pointers to some
recipes.

marcella

"aem" > wrote in message
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Don't stress over it. Star will be grateful for anything that fits
within her restrictions. If she's not, she should be. Fruit salad,
crudités with a non-dairy dip. Shrimp, oysters, or smoked fish,
unless she's so foolish as to restrict seafood, too.
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Shrimp coctails, oysters and smoked fish (especially salmon) are all Irish
favorites. The dip that aem posted is a very good one!

Charlie