"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:43:47 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
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>>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Wed, 17 Feb 2016 09:47:04 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> *shrug* The friend I am referring to wouldn't insist on anything and
>> >> if I
>> >> didn't bother, he would just eat around what there was. He is
>> >> thrilled
>> >> though when I do make the effort.
>> >
>> > That's the way considerate guests conduct themselves and I think the
>> > majority fall into that category. Those who have strict dietary
>> > guidelines (Celiac, Orthodox Jew, Muslim) are different than those who
>> > want us to cater to their often temporary whims (vegan/vegetarian) -
>> > and would rather not put us through the bother. I don't know how
>> > Celiacs do it without constantly playing the host, because my
>> > non-Celiac DD is so sensitive to gluten that she can be "glutened" (a
>> > new term to me) by trace amounts and feel terrible for days afterward.
>>
>> I guess I am very lucky. I don't have any friends like that ... but who
>> knows ... one day ... )
>
> Me either but from what we read here, you'd think they were common!
>
> I don't mind making accommodations if it's easy. Fortunately, I can
> choose among my low carb main dish meals for DD's gluten
> accommodation. Appetizers and desserts are more difficult for me
> because I rarely serve them just for the two of us - so I don't have
> much of a repertoire. Fortunately, I love Nabisco's rice crackers and
> Crunchmaster's seed cracker so I keep them on hand, and she can eat
> goat's milk cheese (cheddar and brie are expensive, but delicious).
> Hummus and veggie dippers also work. Panna cotta is the one
> flourless, eggless and dairy free dessert I make. Not buying weird
> ingredients or using egg subs - that's all the effort I will put into
> it. I can make flourless desserts, but they'll probably contain egg
> or dairy so she can decide if she wants to live with the
> consequences... otherwise there's always a piece of fruit.

I'd say your DD is rather spoiled ... and so she ought to be))
What else are daughters for)


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