Menu planning help please - severe food restrictions

33055

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 7:21 am

I am having people with severe food restrictions.

No dairy
No chocolate
No fresh garlic
No glueten
No corn syrup
No salt
No fried food
No fiber
No tomatoes

A dislike of hot fish
A dislike of any meat but chicken breasts
A dislike of chicken breasts
A dislike of cooked fruit
A dislike of cilantro

ETA No beans
No mushrooms
No lentils

So far I have come up with a chicken and apricot tangine served with basmati rice. (I will hide the cooked fruit.)

I am getting really stressed about this especially since Dankbar said the stores won't have food tomorrow. I had to get my heavy cream from Williamsburg one year because no store in Monsey had anymore.

Last edited by 33055 on Thu, Jun 06 2019, 8:06 am; edited 1 time in total

Mayflower

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 7:32 am

Now that's a challenge!

Some ideas:

- Lots of dips with cut up veggies
- Smoked fish platter
- Any soups
- Gluten free quiche
- Salami wrapped asparagus (I like busyinbrooklyn's recipe)
- Salads
- Kugels
- Gnocchi (pesach style to make it gluten free)

33055

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 7:45 am

Mayflower wrote:

Thank you

I am thinking gnocchi, but I couldn't figure out a sauce. I didn't realize they had glueten.

Veggies have fiber
Smoked fish is salty
Soups - I need pareve - any ideas?
Salami with asparagus is out because of salt and fibers
Kugels have salt. I don't make them because I don't have a kugel blade. Maybe potatoe latkas.

WhatFor

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 7:45 am

Egg-based dishes. Rice pasta salad.

If these restrictions are predominantly one family, I'd actually ask what kinds of foods they do like to eat.

ETA- egg drop soup?

nchr

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 7:51 am

I would do lots of salads.
1. Corn salad with baby corn and regular canned corn. Can add some parsley and pickles.
2. Avacado and purple onion salad with olive oil, paprika, salt and pepper.
3. Broccoli, cauliflower and carrots in a vinegar style dressing.
4. Purple cabbage salad
5. Cut of veggies like cucumbers, radishes, kohlrabi, etc. with a dipping sauce.
6. Fruit salad
7. Big ceasar or Cobb salad

Mayflower

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 7:59 am

Squishy wrote:

I am thinking gnocchi, but I couldn't figure out a sauce. I didn't realize they had glueten.

Veggies have fiber
Smoked fish is salty
Soups - I need pareve - any ideas?
Salami with asparagus is out because of salt and fibers
Kugels have salt. I don't make them because I don't have a kugel blade. Maybe potatoe latkas.

You can make a mushroom sauce for the gnocchi. Or pesto?

Sushi?

Soups: zucchini or butternut squash maybe?

I use the same recipe for potato latkes and kugel - you can just skip the salt, no?

Sorry if the things I listed won't work, I'm pretty clueless on which foods have fiber...

33055

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 8:04 am

WhatFor wrote:

Egg-based dishes. Rice pasta salad.

If these restrictions are predominantly one family, I'd actually ask what kinds of foods they do like to eat.

ETA- egg drop soup?

Unfortunately, they are not one family. The last thing I want to do is to make them drool over what they can't eat.

Do you have a good rice salad recipe?

Egg drop soup is great for one meal. If you could think of a pareve wonton filling, I would appreciate it. Soup will be chicken soup.

Thank you

33055

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 8:05 am

nchr wrote:

Fruits and vegetables won't work because if fiber.

Thank you though.

nchr

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 8:06 am

Squishy wrote:

Oh, then you can do a combination. I have guests with different allergies and I just make dishes for everyone, some of which they can also eat. I also dont eat many foods and dont expect hosts to change their entire menu, just accommodate a dish here or there. Just make sure to be safe to avoid any potential cross contamination of allergens.

BatyaEsther

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 8:08 am

Is it all one person or a list between the different guests?

If it is a conglomeration, just make a variety and people can pick from what they like/can have.

If it is one (sounds like IB/Crohn's/maybe an ostomy) then you should speak to them about what they do eat and what is agreeable to them. Even with such a list, everyone is different. They will appreciate your taking their medical nutrition needs so seriously and will really tell you. Additionally, they will not expect to eat everything on the table and as long as they have what to eat, you can make many other or different thing for everyone else.

As much as it is Yom Tov and we often feel the need to go fancy, sometimes simple is better. You can always dress it up with tablescape.

Your guests are looking forward to spending Yom Tov with YOU! Unless you have a cooking blog, what you serve is secondary.

(Edited as information was already addressed and I have no need to school anyone)

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33055

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 8:11 am

Mayflower wrote:

My pesto sauce has cream. I don't like the pareve ones. I edited my OP to include mushrooms.

Sushi is high in salt. Maybe I can buy carbless sushi for Friday night.

Can I make a kugel hand grating potatoes. My latka recipe is potatoes and eggs. I use maybe 8 eggs to 9 potatoes. Will that work? Then you just bake it? How long and what temp?

Great idea about the squash soups. I have in my freezer from Pesach.

I really appreciate your input.

33055

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 8:17 am

nchr wrote:

I am also trying to cut down on the ridiculous amounts of food I make. I am not only feeding my cleaning lady's family, but her brother's family also.

I was hoping to make only meal per sudar.

LOL I don't even have a menu to change.

33055

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 8:20 am

BatyaEsther wrote:

You are close. In addition, there is diabetes and heart failure.

ra_mom

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 8:37 am

-Homemade gnocchi with spinach pesto made with shallots instead of garlic
-A warm red skinned potato salad
-Wild rice
-Parsley baby red potatoes

-Zucchini "spaghetti" salad
-Steamed broccoli with vinaigrette drizzle
-Snow peas & carrots julienne

-Carrot ginger soup
-Chicken soup
-Zucchini leek soup

-Seared tuna steaks (only crust is seared, so it's not hot)
-Room temp salmon with chilled dipping sauce
-Cubed baked salmon at room temp over salad

-Pot roast
-Spinach stuffed chicken breasts
-Dark meat capon stuffed with GF kishka

Make regular cheesecake and also crustless parve for those who need.

nchr

Thu, Jun 06 2019, 9:21 pm

ra_mom wrote:

You must be an excellent cook and very good with flavors.