No milk, cream soups, sour cream, etc. are used. Non-dairy creamer may be reconstituted to replace cream in some recipes.
I love Pierogies! If you’ve never heard of them, they are a scrumptious Polish dish; pasta circles typically filled with mashed potato. The most common is a mashed potato and cheese mixture; delicious, but I like the potato and onion one (and eliminating dairy always helps too). Once boiled, I usually saute’ with butter and onions, but many like them with other sauces (even spaghetti) or sour cream if your stomach can handle it.
Mashed Potato and Onions tucked inside Pasta.
Sweets aren’t typically the greatest on our diet, but when a little is mixed with something substantial, we can tolerate some at least. These have a BBQ feel, and could easily be served as an appetizer with toothpicks, like the mini hot dogs.
Bourbon, Brown Sugar, and Butter Glazed Carrots
Nothing fancy here, but for those who don’t know how to make crisps (easiest dessert I know), or want to try it without Oatmeal (even Quaker Oats can’t guarantee theirs is gluten free), here is a quick one using one of the few fruits we can eat…canned Pears (or peaches). Cinnamon and nutmeg added to brown sugar give it a fall feel.
Canned pears baked with a cereal topping.
Made with Pastina, the tiny star pasta, this is easy to eat for anyone. Chicken Soup Base (paste) adds such a rich yellow color and flavor, that I don’t care if it’s all fake. Frittatas are great served room temperature, as well as hot (some even eat cold), so this makes a nice dish to bring to Thanksgiving. Carrots, Onions, Celery, Parsley round out the flavors.
This, folks, is my answer to a “Green Bean Casserole” type dish…without Green Beans (or corn, neither of which we can digest). It’s comfortable, not too flavorful, creamy, and a compliment, rather than accent to a meal. Artichoke Hearts baked in a mild chicken flavored sauce made with instant Non-Dairy Creamer to add the richness of cream.
Baked Artichoke Heart Casserole
OK…I know what you’re probably thinking…a jello mold? Can’t you do better than that? Well, I’ve never seen one with gelled cranberry sauce, and didn’t know if it would work. I love how it turned out. For gastroparesis sufferers, we can’t have the lovely whole cranberries everyone likes to serve (no berries or fruits with skins). So this is something we can enjoy that is a little special and everyone else will like it too.
This one has pineapple and strawberry jello, but you can use any combination you like. The creamy part is either Non-Dairy whipped topping or frozen yogurt. Both work well with jello.
OK, had to include Pumpkin Pie, right? This one is basically just the filling (my favorite part), but you could easily bake it in a crust if desired. Almond Milk (with help from cornstarch) make this much easier on our stomachs, and still tastes great!
Ignore the holes in the center, those are from me touching it…oops.
Time to start getting ready for Thanksgiving, for those in the US. I wanted to give you time to try recipes out Before, so will be posting lots for you to choose from.
Bacon, Celery, Onions, and Parsley with large chunks of hearty bread.
To me, the most important part of Thanksgiving is the stuffing. I could eat only that, and be perfectly content. Fortunately, my Grandma’s parsley stuffing is already digestible. I really dislike Sage (don’t judge here), and have been spoiled with big chunks of soft bread, so also don’t care for the packaged dry bread crumbs. Needless to say, I have become set in my ways on this one.
I hope you enjoy it as much as my family does!
Basically Sweet Rice Balls, but my son thought they were doughnuts, so that’s good enough for me. Lightly sweetened rice with streusel filling gives even Gastroparesis, gluten free and lactose free people something to satisfy a sweet tooth! These are not deep fried, just turned in skillet with a little oil.
Glazed, Cinnamon Sugar, and Powdered Sugar covered sweetened rice balls.
This is creamy and thick, not like a traditional potato soup with slices, but made with frozen hash browns. It’s similar to the wonderful crock-pot version on the web, but I can’t handle the cheeses. This is enough for 8, and takes a couple hours on the stove. Made with ham; flavor for me, but meat for my guys.
Bowl of creamy Potato Soup without dairy
Digestible Dining 