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Post by MarleyKeezy78 on Dec 23, 2015 17:57:06 GMT -5
Bring alcohol! I am in the midst of navigating the holiday nut fest for DS, it doesn't matter how many times I tell people, everytime we go anywhere there are nuts everywhere! I have had family offer DS cookies with nuts in them  only to have someone else just notice and get the cookie away from him  It's too easy to contaminant a food inadvertantly if you don't normally cook for a allergy person. |
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Post by weltschmerz on Dec 23, 2015 18:17:06 GMT -5
Bring a big bowl of tabouleh.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2015 18:42:12 GMT -5
A lot of us are reluctant to treat ourselves to nifty stuff like flowers and flowering plants so you can't go wrong with a hostess gift of those.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Dec 23, 2015 20:27:09 GMT -5
In a group pf friends that get together from time to time, 2 are allergic to different things--1 gluten (and has to steer away from a ton of other stuff--melons and beef are a couple), the other soy (plus shellfish). Soy is added to everything these days. We try to include these 2 with food that we bring, but it's damn near impossible. What works best is store-bought things with a full ingredient list, or very simple things. They graciously bow out of certain foods if they need to.
Can she do no-bake cookies? Those are fairly simple, if I'm not mistaken.
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Post by Opti on Dec 23, 2015 21:40:19 GMT -5
Do chocolate chips have dairy? If you can do dark or milk chocolate the world is open for deserts. milk chocolate by definition has dairy in it.  Even dark or semi-sweet choc chips usually contain butter oil, i.e. dairy. Non dairy choc chips exist, but they are pricey. |
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Dec 24, 2015 9:21:34 GMT -5
Thanks all for the ideas, but as GRG and Milee pointed out, I don't have a good handle on all the things she can't have. I don't even know if it's an actual allergy or a sensitivity or what she labels it. I just know she has very unpleasant consequences from eating the listed items. She's not shy about asking what's in something and then avoiding it, so I don't worry about her ingesting something she shouldn't. She won't mind that I didn't bring something she can eat, the main course (uncle's famous gumbo) is something absolutely fine for her. And she can still have alcohol, so all is well.  ?. I will ask if there's something sweet she can eat that's simple to make for reference for next year though. |
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Post by tloonya on Dec 24, 2015 10:04:22 GMT -5
Bring something you need to assemble and bake. hosts love that. Like drop off frozen turkey night before?  |
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Post by tloonya on Dec 24, 2015 10:05:21 GMT -5
Bring a big bowl of tabouleh. I have to yet meet the crowd who can't wait for tabouleh |
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Post by tloonya on Dec 24, 2015 10:06:10 GMT -5
My Dhs Bay is coming up and his best friend doesn't eat anything white.
Beat that!
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Dec 24, 2015 10:08:46 GMT -5
My ex BIL didn't do white food either.
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Post by tloonya on Dec 24, 2015 10:11:39 GMT -5
My ex BIL didn't do white food either. Seriously  Like no mayo, sour cream, white sauce... |
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Dec 24, 2015 10:21:26 GMT -5
My ex BIL didn't do white food either. Seriously Like no mayo, sour cream, white sauce... No like Kale chips or smoothies. Food only white people like. |
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Post by NoNamePerson on Dec 24, 2015 10:25:02 GMT -5
My ex BIL didn't do white food either. Seriously Like no mayo, sour cream, white sauce... My DIL doesn't eat mayo, sour cream and stuff like that - including salad dressings, etc.  |
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Post by tloonya on Dec 24, 2015 10:28:47 GMT -5
Seriously Like no mayo, sour cream, white sauce... My DIL doesn't eat mayo, sour cream and stuff like that - including salad dressings, etc. So my DHs BFF not a freak |
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Post by NoNamePerson on Dec 24, 2015 10:46:52 GMT -5
My DIL doesn't eat mayo, sour cream and stuff like that - including salad dressings, etc. So my DHs BFF not a freak Fraid not!! |
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Post by tloonya on Dec 24, 2015 10:48:01 GMT -5
So my DHs BFF not a freak Fraid not!! So what do I put in potato salad?  |
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Post by MJ2.0 on Dec 24, 2015 10:53:43 GMT -5
Seeing as potatoes are white I don't think it would be eaten regardless of what you put in it.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Dec 24, 2015 10:56:57 GMT -5
I heard that you can get blue potatoes from South America. ;-)
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Dec 24, 2015 11:00:23 GMT -5
I've seen blue potatoes in grocery stores. Never tried them, though.
When I need a non-dairy desert, I make carrot cake and just don't put the frosting on it.
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Post by tloonya on Dec 24, 2015 11:06:14 GMT -5
Seeing as potatoes are white I don't think it would be eaten regardless of what you put in it. Its off-white! And he eats it with oil. But I have to make 2 salads now. And yes, there is purple potatoes and some make fun mush for kids. |
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Post by NoNamePerson on Dec 24, 2015 11:12:15 GMT -5
Fraid not!! So what do I put in potato salad? She doesn't eat potato salad since it includes mayo!! And you can buy "purple/blue" potatoe but I have no clue how to make it without mayo unless you do it with good plain greek yogurt But then that is white so I am clueless. Her deal is not so much white as mayo, sour cream based stuff. When it is part of a family get together meal she just doesn't eat any. Kinda like me when meat/chicken is part of the meal I just load up on veggies and leave the meat stuff for the rest. I hate it when it becomes a big deal - no one even noticed for almost a year than I wasn't eating meat/pork/chicken. I just worked around it even when eating out. |
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Post by milee on Dec 24, 2015 11:17:20 GMT -5
So what do I put in potato salad? She doesn't eat potato salad since it includes mayo!! And you can buy "purple/blue" potatoe but I have no clue how to make it without mayo unless you do it with good plain greek yogurt But then that is white so I am clueless. Her deal is not so much white as mayo, sour cream based stuff. German potato salad is delicious and doesn't have anything white and creamy in it. More of a vinegary dressing. Mmmmm. I've never made it, though, because I live within walking distance of an awesome authentic German deli but will google up some recipes. |
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Post by milee on Dec 24, 2015 11:19:36 GMT -5
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?. I will ask if there's something sweet she can eat that's simple to make for reference for next year though. 
