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I really appreciate your help Kandee. Glad to help Tamara..I'm very impressed that you would go to all this work! I am glad about LaChoy but that must be tough because kikkoman is the only kind at restaurants (I don't like kikkoman so I have noticed this.) Me TOO!! Well if I do grill fish I will use 2 grill baskets which have only had fish in them and I am pretty sure no gluten. That's good. They couldn't hold it anyway I think. The rice would be in the rice cooker. I would put lime, ginger, garlic and soy sauce on the fish (mahi mahi) WHAT? Not Walleye Pike? (just kidding) . I made it Thursday and it was so good. I will be careful with the cutting board too; mine are scratched up. I could buy a new one; I might need a new one.
Ok in the night I thought of a dessert idea. I don't know about cool whip since it has "modified food starch" which I think is unsafe. I'm sooo glad you caught this..smart thinking! Unless it says the source..like "modified food starch-corn" you really don't know..beware of "natural flavors" too. So I was thinking of making the cake (which is jelly roll size) and cutting out circles and putting berries on them and homemade choc sauce (someone posted recently) and then a choice of cool whip or whipped cream and a cake round on top.
For the appetizer (I kind of need an appetizer as I have to cook this right after church. It is the speaker we are having over and 2 others. Yet this meal will be quick and we can get out evening to ourselves LOL.) I am thinking raw veggie strips with peanut sauce. It is very yummy; I made it for a shower once. I will use my old fatty peanut sauce recipe and maybe make a safer one just for me to nibble on. I do love peanut sauce. I will paste my recipe.
Peanut Sauce: not IBS safe, for others to eat not me
1 can lite coconut milk
2T. red curry paste or another spicy Thai sauce (I use Thai pepper and some garlic) Double check this for any iffy ingredients, OK?
1/4c. fish sauce
3T. sugar
1c. ground peanuts (about 1c. 2T. whole peanuts, do not increase peanuts or sauce will be bland)
Simmer in a small saucepan for 15 minutes, stirring almost constantly.
Does this seem gluten free? I mean peanuts and coconut milk should be safe right? Yes, (and I might add, this sauce sounds really yummy) unless your company has a peanut allergy too, but then you'd likely know about that already. (Gosh we don't hear that often around here LOL!) LMBO..nope, we don't!

Here is a quick reference guide on forbidden foods and ingredients in case you need to check something out. I have more extensive lists of you needs them..just say the word. Kandee

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