Help! Need vegan ideas for hosting

[Craftymam]

Two veggies; one eats fish, one doesn't.

One allergic to dairy; the other allergy to eggs 🤣

What on earth am I making here for a dinner?

Thank you wise people 🙏

Beans on toast

You only have one vegetarian....

Something involving tofu, mushrooms, or veg curry with coconut milk, rice etc.

Curry lasagna chilli roast

Bosh cookbooks / social media have some great options. My kids made mushroom wellington for Christmas dinner in lockdown and it was so good we’re considering the same again this year.

Also lentil shepherds pie, or bean chilli and Mexican sides avoiding sour cream of course.

Fresh pesto pasta

Nut roast

Butter nut squash or Chickpea curry

Bean chilli, homemade guac, salsa, vegan cheese, rice or tacos

Mushroom Wellington
Mushroom Pithiviers
A vegetable tarte tatin
A myriad of curries
Loads of pasta dishes
A roasted vegetable traybake
A selection of Greek mezzes

The "vegetarian" who eats fish is not vegetarian, they are pescetarian.

Vegetable curry. Lots of recipes are vegan anyway
Veg chilli
Stir fry
Risotto

All can be easily adapted to add meat, fish, dairy etc for those who want .

Vegetarian curry with a tomato or coconut cream base.

Thai curry? This can be made with tofu and then fish pièces on the side?
Check the ingrédients in the paste though

Vegetable curry. Lots of recipes are vegan anyway
Veg chilli
Stir fry
Risotto

All can be easily adapted to add meat, fish, dairy etc for those who want .

I make a chilli with various veg, lentils, mixed beans etc, it's lovely and filling and easy to make one big pot for minimum washing up!

And many of the things on this list are not suitable for someone who is allergic to dairy.

@JadziaD which ones? They can all be made without dairy.

I'm very good at risotto actually so that's a shout and can start it in same batch as an oven bake risotto!

How do you make a dairy free one? Dairy free butter and do you add dairy free cheese?

Any recommendations for brands are good thank you 😊

Wrong. All of the above can be vegan.

Olive oil rather than butter surely?

Amanda ducks on YouTube is your friend here.

Also do you live near an Aldi? They do a great vegan range - their falafel balls are delicious and would go nicely with a stir fry or jacket potato.

I take pride in a silky risotto. Wont olive oil make it clumpy and greasy?

God I have no time to practice these! I hope this isn't a disaster!!! I need something fool proof 😅

Okay, I guess they can be made vegan using butter alternatives. But in their original form, not so much and I admit, I'm not wild about butter-free pastry. (although I do a mean dairy free chocolate chip cookie).

And yes, pesto can be dairy free, but it is unfortunately a truth based on my actual experience that lots of people don't realise it has dairy if they're buying it in! Poor DD has been served regular pesto on more than one occassion - thank god she's now old enough to ask if it's dairy free.

Check out Meera Sodha. She has a weekly vegan column in the Guardian and her recipes are straightforward and tasty. Here is her website:

https://meerasodha.com/recipes/

Jeez…I’d tell them to bring their own! 😂

Ooo that's an idea!! Like a Greek type thing with couscous and lots of different dips and sides. Then non dairy eater and dairy eater both have options.

This sounds more foolproof actually

I think some risottos lend themselves to dairy free more than others but personally, I can't be without a bit of proper cheese on one.

Butternut risottos (pre-roated in the oven with olve oil) are good. Mushroom risotto, less so! I did a tomato risotto a few months back that came out quite well but to be honest, I felt it needed some cream or something!