Gluten Free Thanksgiving

[Bearvet]

DH's family will be visiting us for Thanksgiving - first time in many years! DSIL must eat a gluten-free diet, which I know nothing about. I'd love any suggestions from people on a gluten free diet. She will bring a gluten-free pecan pie. They are staying with us for 5 days, so I'll need other meals too.
Thanks!

 

[mjkacmom]

Thanksgiving is pretty easy - turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, veggies. I wouldn't go nuts and try for gluten free gravy or stuffing. Rice/corn chex cereal, eggs/bacon, you could have some gluten free bread (find it in the freezer section), salads, rice (dd7 is having risotto for lunch).. You could ask her if she wants gluten free pasta, if you are planning on having pasta.

 

[Traveliz]

My husband is gluten free and there are just a few things he has to avoid for Thanksgving and several that can be modified.


Turkey (no problem) --just don't stuff it
Mashed Potatoes (fine)
Green beans (we have in the past made him the casserole using gluten free mushroom soup and funyuns but now we prefer a different green bean recipe that doesn't use soup or a crunch topping)
Strawberry Pretzel jello - we use Glutino pretzels for the crust so it's good for him.
Rolls (he just doesn't eat but there are gluten free ones out there now)
Gravy (avoid) unless you can make your own with corn starch and no flour.

For the rest of the week food in its purest form is best. I would not buy her bread unless you know which one she prefers. There are a lot of them out there now and my husband is pretty picky on which ones are best for toasting and which ones are best for sandwiches.

Liz