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11-03-2016, 03:45 PM | #1 |
Rose Garden
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Moving meal
My brother and his family are moving into their own place. My mother asked me to come up with something to feed everyone helping them move. I would be feeding at least three grown men, two women and possibly a teenage girl. It has to be gluten, soy and seafood free.
Also, I have my high need nephew, my daughter's best friend along with my own children that day, so I can't do a lot of prep. I will be doing a Girl Scout meeting the night before and getting moving boxes for them the day before, so I need something fairly easy and very portable for me to take across town. I am drawing a complete blank. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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11-03-2016, 04:05 PM | #2 |
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Re: Moving meal
Pizza is the first thing that comes to mind. Obviously gluten, but is there a gluten free option that you can order?
Tacos? You could do the meat in a crock pot and just bring shells and other toppings for people to assemble their own. Side of nachos and salsa and you've got a full rounded meal. ---------- Post added at 11:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:04 PM ---------- Baked potato bar? You can do baked potatoes really easily in a crock pot (or easily in an oven too if that's easier). Bring some cheese, sour cream, chives, and anything else depending on how fancy you want to get. Fresh veggies and dip on the side. Maybe some cut up fresh fruit. Nice well rounded and filling meal.
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11-03-2016, 04:14 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Moving meal
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11-03-2016, 04:27 PM | #4 |
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Re: Moving meal
What about those taco salad in a bag things? I've never had them, but my kids talk about them. You take a little bag of corn chips or nacho chips, crush them, add a spoonful of meat and whatever other toppings you like then eat out of the bag with a fork.
If you don't want to do the small bags of chips, you can do a big bag and have everyone assemble their salad in a sandwich size ziploc. No plates. Use plastic forks and those can just be put in the trash. ---------- Post added at 11:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:25 PM ---------- How filling does it have to be? Can it just be a tie over? As in, could you just do some trays of finger food? Veggies? Cut up fruit? Cheese and meat slices? Bag of chips? Etc?
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11-03-2016, 04:28 PM | #5 |
Rose Garden
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Re: Moving meal
It needs to be pretty filling and the tacos in a bag could work well. They are really good and fairly easy.
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11-03-2016, 11:41 PM | #6 |
Rose Trellis
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Re: Moving meal
Are the chips or corn tortillas soy free?
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11-04-2016, 08:29 AM | #7 |
Rose Garden
"Take Joy Home, And make a place in thy great heart for her...Joy is the grace we say to God." ~Jean Ingelow~
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Re: Moving meal
We always did chilli and corn bread for things like this. Disposable bowls and utensils, sat in the croc pot all day, corn bread baked ahead.
Other option would be gf baked ziti. Again disposable utensils and bowls, gf pasta. Also sloppy Joe's, croc pot sloppy Joe's.
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Intuitive People Loving Introvert Married since '05 to Ryan software and web applications developer. Homeschooling Mama to my 5 Joys... dd1 RJ (12/07), dd2 AJ (08/09), dd3 PJ (01/12), ds1 Ziggy (09/15), ds2 Sunny (05/18) Enjoying a Healing Diet to manage SPD and other health challenges. Sorry for the typos and sloppy grammar I don't have a good excuse anymore. |
11-04-2016, 09:10 AM | #8 |
Rose Garden
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Re: Moving meal
Yes the gluten free pizzas are usually expensive and small so smthng lie crockpot sloppy joes with choieof bread or rolls woul be really good
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