In April our readers gravitated towards a discussion of "difficult" dinner guests, and embracing the pleasures and challenges of cooking for absolutely everyone (we gave some ideas for good meals that nearly anyone can eat, no matter what the dietary restrictions are). Other popular posts: The best and worst supermarkets, great potluck recipes, and awesome time-saving kitchen tricks!
Top 10 Posts of April 2012
• 1 The Most Difficult Dinner Guest Ever: And 5 Delicious Meals To Feed Them
• 2 Party Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Potato Bites with Spicy Sour Cream Dipping Sauce
• 3 15 Splendid Meals from the Slow Cooker
• 4 Re-Growing Celery: Grow a New Bunch Indoors or Outdoors
• 5 15 Crowd-Pleasing Potluck Recipes
• 6 10 Awesome, Time-Saving Kitchen Tricks
• 7 Easy Dinner Recipe: Slow-Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken
• 8 Family Recipe: Strawberry Dessert Pizza
• 9 Loving Lemon: 15 Sweet & Savory Recipes with Lemon
• 10 The Best and Worst Supermarkets
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... that graphic sums up about half of the allergies in my usual group of friends. I love it.
If they are vegan, what does it matter if they are allergic to eggs and lactose?
I am puzzled as to why this is such a huge problem, but lucky that my family has some good recipes (mostly Indian) that would work. For example, the diagram above leaves room for all vegetables, lentils, fruits, and rice. The "extra" stuff like sour cream, yogurt, cheese, breads, and croutons have to go, but a substantial and tasty meal is still in reach that can be enjoyed by all.