The Hostess for the Mostess

I finally threw my first full party since being on this diet. I had baked enough to know I could make a couple of dishes and get away with it, but didn't know if they would like it.


We were hosting the neighbors behind our house for their brand new baby. They are world travelers and workers. Both of their mothers are either into catering or really good cooks. I was a little worried, but I knew they would be gracious enough not to be criticizing, but very thankful we threw this party.


So I tried to plan a tried and true menu. I made quiche with a hash brown crust, corn pudding, zucchini a gratin, french toast casserole, and blueberry coffee cake. I had assigned out to two friends, potato casserole, fruit, turkey sausage, bacon and ma moses.


I hate living up to the Jonses, and two of my friends are the Jonses. It wasn't good enough to ask for the potato casserole that I absolutely love baked by my good friend, she had to have it garnished so it was beautiful. Who makes casserole's beautiful? Then my other friend had to show up with a platter that was bigger than the whole table with the fruit garnished with edible flowers. I am lucky to know the recipes, get them out properly and make them taste good little alone make them beautiful. Whatever to you Jonses!!!!!


Everything on my side of the menu had to be gluten free because not only am I CD, but my other friend was CD. Which meant for everyone else to eat my cooking I had to make sure it passed the gluten test of tasting good. I used breadcrumbs I made from gluten free focaccia from Whole Foods in the zucchini casserole. I used a small portion of Pamela's flour in the corn pudding. I used Udi's bread in the french toast casserole. I made the recipe on the back of Pamela's flour for the coffee cake replacing the nuts and raisins for blueberries. It turned out so good people were raving. Sometimes you can't believe the raving, you have to wait for the tail tail signs of how much food was actually left behind. For 12 people and 9 dishes, most all of it was eaten. I loved it.

I love breakfast and particularly I love brunch just because everyone is so hungry by the time you eat it, it tastes so good. One day I would love to have a restaurant that makes a GF brunch that I could dive into and not pick apart by what I can and can't eat.