That's a bit mean, but out of 8 people one is a non meat eater (but will eat fish), one won't eat cream, and one is coeliac and on a diet. So, heaven help me, I need a really impressive menu that will satisfy them all without me cooking umpteen different things. I don't like singling people out and giving them different food so am keen to find something suitable for everyone.
Am thinking:
Starter: smoked fish and smoked meats (smoked salmon, fish pate, prosciutto etc) with olives etc. Will make crostini and get some gluten free crackers
Main: Fish pie (but might have to be careful re the white sauce I guess), peas and carrots, perhaps? Not v glam but could be made exciting if I chucked some Lidl lobster in maybe? It will probably have to be fish pie unless I do a roast and stick a portion of fish in at the end.
Pudding: was thinking some kind of home made jelly, perhaps blackberry and muscat until I remembered gelatine will be a no no for the veggie. Then I thought pavlova but that has cream (and cornflour using my recipe but could prob. find another one). I suppose I could do both.
Finally: cheese and crackers and grapes and chocolate.
Pudding is the tricky one. I'm not good at puddings. Help me!!