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The most deliciously scrumptious gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, nut free, garlic free, onion free and alcohol free Christmas Party EVER!
I have probably told many of you this story already, so here is the photo evidence and recipes. At the end of 2009 we decided to have our Christmas Party in the Natremed Community Room. I somewhat ambitiously offered to organise the menu and quickly vowed that every staff member would be able to eat EVERYTHING.
Here’s how it turned out:
Starters: Avocado & Black Turtle Bean Guacamole Chinese radish Cakes Vegetarian Spring Rolls Roast Pumpkin Triangles topped with Hard Goats Cheese and Cracked Pepper
Mains:
Borlotti Bean & Sweet Potato Curry with Rice Red Quinoa, Pomegranate & Roasted Seed Salad Pear & Sprout Salad with Sesame Dressing Apple, Beetroot & Avocado Salad Natremed Green Salad- all from our kitchen garden G.F Pasta Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Basil & Goats Fetta
Desserts: Fruit Salad Pavlova Slice with Fresh Berries Gluten Free/Dairy Free Yo Yos To Drink: Festive Fruit Punch
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We planned to cook the food
together in the kitchen at Natremed which we use for our cooking classes, as it
is far superior to anything we have in our own homes. As the days drew closer I
still hadn’t finalised the recipes because every time I thought of something it
either had cheese in it, or nuts in it or garlic in it. You’d think that as a
Naturopath whose whole life is dominated by the planning of my next meal and
who recommends food choices to her patients all day, this would be an easy
task. Think again. I wasn’t settling for your average veggie burgers and chips,
this meal had to be special. The challenge was on. So I enlisted the help of Sophie and Melynda and
asked all my friends for their ideas. You can imagine the jokes people made
about ‘eating cardboard’ or starting on the ‘air diet’. Eventually Melynda and
I went to the supermarket with the bare bones of a meal plan, and filled two
trolleys up with pretty well vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes and not much
else.
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