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Any gluten-free/df Birthday Party Menu Suggestions?

IrishKelly

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IrishKelly Contributor
IrishKelly
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Any suggestions on what to serve family members at my sons gluten-free/df birthday party? Tired of the burgers and hot dogs. We only have a taco dip and pasta salad on the menu so far...HELP!

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kbtoyssni
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If you're looking for a full dinner, tacos are always fun because everyone can customize. And it's one of those meals that's pretty much naturally gluten-free. I also love pizza. As long as you don't mind making the crust, it's a fun, easy meal to make. If you do something like lasagna you can make it up in advance so all you have to do is pop it in the oven on party day.

For snacks I love Lays Stacks :) Or grapes and strawberries.

LonelyWolf307 Rookie
LonelyWolf307
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There are some gluten-free cake mixes you can buy as well, I've never tried them but I have a cousin that's gluten-free (for autism though, not Celiac) that has them on occasion, and they certainly look pretty good! I know there are brownie mixes out there that are gluten-free too, so if you wanted to give that a try that might be good. There's sure to be some ice cream options too, Rice Cream (made by the people who make Rice Dream) is gluten-free as far as I know and it's pretty good in my opinion.

As for foods, you can really make anything gluten-free, it's just a matter of finding a recipe. If you've got any requests I can certainly look up recipes for whatever you feel like having really.

As for potato chips, be sure to be careful about which ones you have. I've found some of them contain wheat as an ingredient, and I'd be especially careful about the ones that are flavored. Just read those labels :)

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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Take a look at my 'great reunion' post for some ideas. I fed everyone (varied from 5 to 11 people, throughout four days) Gluten-free Casein-free, though I was the only one who needed it that way. They all loved it, and it was a smashing success.

IrishKelly Contributor
IrishKelly
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Take a look at my 'great reunion' post for some ideas. I fed everyone (varied from 5 to 11 people, throughout four days) Gluten-free Casein-free, though I was the only one who needed it that way. They all loved it, and it was a smashing success.

I can't seem to find it!

I can't seem to find it!

Nevermind...guess i should've looked a little harder ;)

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