a good salad and maybe a rice dish. grilled veggies. a bean stew or soup like carrot or squash.

This is a great dessert recipe: http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/CHOCOLATE-OLIVE-OIL-CAKE-5551.

Socca is really good, and might make a nice starter. We actually have it in place of naan or pita sometimes. It's great with soups or something like hummus or baba ghanoush.

Also, this is gorgeous: http://www.theppk.com/2010/07/eggplant-potato-moussaka-with-pine-nut-cream/. You'd just have to sub in GF breadcrumbs (or an equivalent--ground almonds might work?). It's fancy-ish and always a big hit at out house.

Socca (Google for the recipe). Easy to make, fairly unusual, so has that specialness to it. Serve with something like ratattouile.

For an appetizer, a salad with fresh raw beets, grapefruit and fennel. Dress in good olive oil.

Dessert; dairy free sorbet with berries. Or macaroons. Turkish delight.

Optional GF/DF diet or celiac? Makes a difference in just how careful you need to be on hunting out the gluten.

As for meal suggestions, maybe something Indian based. If not celiac you could have naan for other guests. There are also lots of GF recipe blogs, so that might be another good option. And if you go pasta based, I really recommend the quinoa pasta. But for any GF pasta cook it on a softer boil than you use for regular pasta - in my experience it's more fragile. Also be sure to stir it, esp spaghetti/linguini,as it is more prone to clumping.

Sautée onions and peppers and garlic. Add 2 cans (rinsed) of garbanzos or 4 cups cooked. Add 1.5 cups unsweetened coconut milk, 1/4 c tomato paste, some salt, pepper, turmeric, and cumin. Serve over brown or white rice.

Barilla now makes GF pasta and it is the BEST GF pasta available!

teriyaki veggies with rice? like snow peas, carrots, mushrooms, peppers, scallions, garlic…. rice in a rice cooker. Saute the veggies in this.

http://www.plummarket.com/home/san-j-gluten-free-teriyaki-cooking-sauce-10oz.html?p_id=16142&vfsku=075810112250&gpla=pla&gclid=CM7UwoT20bwCFWYaOgodfhUAHg

you can find it anywhere. so yummy and easy!

You have to watch some of the secondary ingredients in sauces but GF pastas are so much better than they used to be. We use the organic brown rice pastas from Trader Joes all the time - even my grumpy old Italian dad likes it. So if you have a pasta course, use that.

Love the website! Thank you!

Sigh sorry again. That was the wrong link

http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipes/searchresults.aspx?tag=gluten+free+and+dairy+free&o_is=SR_Fltr_Vegetarian&keywordGroup=10_Vegetarian&page=1

oops sorry

http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipes/searchresults.aspx?tag=gluten+free+and+dairy+free&o_is=LV_Fltr_Vegetable&keywordGroup=1_Vegetable&page=1

I've used this website before. Should already be filtered for gluten and dairy free vegetarian optionshttp://allrecipes.co.uk/recipes/searchresults.aspx?tag=gluten+free+and+dairy+free&o_is=LV_Fltr_Vegetable&keywordGroup=1_Vegetable&page=1

OOf I was going to recommend a beef recipe I had.

OP here. I forgot to say the guest is vegetarian

I want to have a fancy dinner party with a few courses. I have a guest who is following a gluten and dairy free diet. Please give me ideas. I will even take recommendations for packaged food.