Have you ever hosted a dinner party filled with friends whose sheer diversity of eating habits puts biodiversity to shame? What’s a host to do-besides serve gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free stone soup?
Well, she could choose one of these menus, for dinners at which one or more guests has got some special eating needs. They’ll accommodate the special person, but they’ll also delight everyone else. (Though if you want to please some serious carnivore with a veg menu, you could always just sear a couple steaks to your vegan spread. But that’s not really the point.)
Do you have any tried-and-true dinners that please the dietarily restricted and unrestricted alike?
**11 Dietarily Restricted Dinner Parties**
Totally Vegan
Chickpea & Vegetable Pot Pie (made with vegan puff pastry as crust)| Lemony Kale Salad | Chocolate Cranberry Cake
Vegan + Gluten-Free
Old Bay Peanuts | New York Corn Chowder | Shakin’ Hash Browns
Chocolate Bark made with Toasted Pecans & Dried Cherries
Vegetarian
Curried Lentil Soup | Muhammara Grilled Cheese | Peach Crisp
Vegetarian + Gluten-Free
Creamy Habanero & Tomato Soup | Cheesy Butternut Squash Enchiladas | Strawberry Mousse
Simply Carnivorous
Beet Salad with Leeks & Bacon | Red Wine Braised Short Ribs | Strawberry-Rhubarb Crumble
Paleo
Sriracha Deviled Eggs | Cider-Braised Pork Shoulder with Fennel & Apples | Sautéed Spinach
Gluten-Free
Crispy Pimenton Chickpeas| Arroz Con Pollo with Tons of Vegetables | Coconut Budino
Dairy-Free
Chicken Marbella | Romaine and Radicchio Salad with Shaved Fennel (minus the parm)
Chocolate Mousse Pie
Kosher (Vegetarian)
Baked Spinach & Herb Omelet | Quinoa with Roasted Tomatoes, Avocado & Pesto
Grandma Esther’s Plum & Walnut Cake
Pescetarian
Baked Clams | Za’atar-Roasted Salmon with Greens | Bulgur & Cauliflower Salad
Low Carb
Homemade Apple Chips | Chicken & Cauliflower Yakitori | Spicy Red Cabbage & Quinoa Slaw
Bonus! I Have No Idea What These People Eat-and I Kind of Don’t Care Anymore
Make-Your Own Peanut Noodle Party (with rice noodles)
**special guests can choose from lots of toppings**
