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[quote=Anonymous]We have a regular guest (extended family) with Celiac, so we always have GF options and are careful about cross-contamination.  But we're well set up for it because it is a regular guest - we have a set of GF cutting boards, etc.

GF is not hard to accommodate.  We use a GF flour blend for thickening gravy as we like the texture better than cornstarch (I honestly can't tell the difference between it and gravy thickened with regular flour).  We have a mix of regular pie crusts and GF pies / other desserts that are naturally GF.  GF person just skips the dressing and rolls, we don't make special versions (GF person doesn't really like them anyway).

Vegetarian wouldn't be too hard (put bacon bits on the side, not mixed into the green beans, and have something other than turkey for a main ... although TBH most vegetarians I've known - and many meat-eaters! - are perfectly happy just skipping turkey and making a meal out of the sides).

Vegan is harder.  I wouldn't skip butter/milk in mashed potatoes and everything else for the entire group, or prepare two separate bowls of potatoes / etc.  I would invite the vegan to bring their own dish or pull a portion of each item before I finish it off with butter and milk.  But I'm not making an entire bowl of olive oil potatoes alongside the regular bowl of milk/butter potatoes, sorry. [/quote]

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