Cooking for the Cambridge Crowd

From Kami:
8:09 am: I think Ashley left her phone somewhere so I might come home to eat dinner and grab it.

Me: ok.

10:08 am: would it be a possibility for other people to come to dinner as well?

Me: sure

In reality we had no plans for dinner. We have been eating Thanksgiving leftovers, and moved straight into production for a shower I hosted Saturday, so not a lot of regular grocery shopping has been going on. But, I mean obviously we are going to eat. And obviously, I'll never turn down a chance to have my girlie and her friends come to dinner. The last of the Thanksgiving turkey is in the freezer. I'll make a turkey pot pie.

Phone Call from Kami:

2:08 pm: So, remember that guy Spencer who came over last week? The one who doesn't eat gluten, dairy, or sugar. He's coming.

Me: ok. Talk, talk, talk, okay I'll figure it out.

Ok. I'll do 1 pot pie, and 1 with no crust, just mashed potatoes on top. Hmmm, mashed potatoes with no butter or milk? Ok. I'll use a little olive oil and chicken broth. He's not vegetarian right? Nope, not vegetarian. Ok. I've totally got this!

Text from Kami:

3:15 pm: AHHHH I just remembered we have one vegetarian coming. Is it too late to do something about it?

Me: ummm, do something about her being vegetarian? Probably. Or too late to do something about the fact that we're having Turkey Pot Pie, with or without gluten? Oh, the latter, I thought so. ummmm, ok. I'll figure something out.

Solution?

1 pot pie with gluten and turkey and lots of veggies, 1 pot pie with gluten and lots of veggies, and dairy (cheese) and no turkey, 1 pot pie (is it a pie with no crust? Or is is it a casserole?) with turkey, and no dairy, and no gluten. Did you get that?

Yep, done by 5:00 when everyone showed up. Kami brought cut up veggies to roast, since my only fresh produce option was a fruit salad, which is high in sugar.

It was all delicious, and everyone was thrilled with the pie of their choice.

And I was thrilled to have a house full of kids for a few hours.

And Tagg was thrilled to have a houseful of people besides me.

And Dave was thrilled to have dinner, because it's been an exhausting few days for him as my chief hostessing assistant.

All in all, a culinary success! Have a dietary restriction? Come on over, I'm your girl!

Location:Hull, MA