Gluten-Free, Vegan, Low Carb & More: 23 Reader Questions About Special Diets The Kitchn's Best of 2012

It can be confusing and intimidating when you or a loved one starts a restricted diet of any kind. How do you go about preparing meals that fit within the restrictions, but are still satisfying and tasty? This year we tackled many questions about special diets, including the best gluten-free travel meals, diabetes-friendly desserts, good vegan meals that don't rely on meat substitutes, and 20 more, with tons of helpful advice from our readers.

GLUTEN-FREE
1 Can You Suggest Some Gluten-Free One-Dish Meals?
2 Recipe Suggestions for Oat-Free & Gluten-Free Granola?
3 Help Me Plan Gluten-Free Meals to Pack for a Bus Trip
4 Ideas for a Gluten-Free Wedding Cake?
5 Suggestions for Satisfying & Portable Gluten-Free Lunches?
6 Recommendations for Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Party Appetizers?

DAIRY-FREE
7 Can You Suggest Some Non-Dairy Alternatives to Use in My Baking?
8 Resources for Dairy-Free Recipes?
9 Can I Substitute Lactaid for Regular Milk in Baking?

VEGAN & VEGETARIAN
10 Help Me Find Good Vegan Recipes That Don't Rely on Meat Substitutes
11 Can You Suggest Some Festive Vegan Dinner Party Recipes?
12 Can You Suggest Vegan-Friendly Recipes for a Vacation Dinner for a Crowd?
13 Vegetarian Meals That Freeze Well?

LOW CARB & DIABETES-FRIENDLY
14 Recipe Ideas for a Restricted Diet of Proteins & Vegetables?
15 Recommendations for a Good Low-Carb Diet Cookbook?
16 Help! I Need Advice on Making Cookies for Diabetics
17 Ideas for Diabetic-Friendly Meals for the Whole Family?
18 Ideas for Simple Diabetic-Friendly Desserts for a Baby Shower?
19 Can You Recommend Diabetic-Friendly Cookbooks Aimed at Non-Diabetic Cooks?

OTHER SPECIAL DIETS
20 What Are Some Good Freezer Foods for a Chemo Patient?
21 Can You Recommend Filling, Nutritious Snacks for a Breastfeeding Mom?
22 Tips for Eating Well on an Elimination Diet?
23 Help! I'm Getting My Wisdom Teeth Out. What Can I Eat?

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Welcome to The Kitchn's Best of 2012 roundup! From December 17 through January 1 we are rounding up some of our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year.

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Treats For All! 10 Vegan Baking Recipes from The Kitchn Recipe Roundup

Sticky Orange Cake with Marmalade Glaze

Avoiding animal products doesn't mean missing out on the holiday baking fun. Here are 10 favorite recipes for vegan cakes, breads, cookies and more, including no-knead cranberry-walnut pumpkin bread and simple vanilla almond sandies.

CAKES & CUPCAKES
Sticky Orange Cake with Marmalade Glaze
Vegan Chocolate Ginger Orange Cupcakes
Vegan & Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Coconut Icing

MUFFINS & BREADS
No-Knead Cran-Walnut Pumpkin Toasting Bread
Peanut Butter Ginger Muffins
Apple-Cinnamon Toastie

BARS & COOKIES
Life-Changing Vegan Thumbprint Cookies
Hazelnut and Olive Oil Shortbread
The Raw Brownie from My New Roots
Vegan Vanilla Almond Sandies

The recipes above are vegan as written (a few are gluten-free as well), but many bakers also have good luck adapting non-vegan baking recipes with vegan ingredients. Check out this post for some helpful tips on vegan baking substitutions:

Banana For an Egg: Vegan Substitutions for 8 Common Baking Ingredients

Do you have any favorite vegan baking recipes?

Related: Best for Last: 10 Gooey, Crunchy, & Creamy Vegan Desserts

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Can You Suggest Some Festive Vegan Dinner Party Recipes? Good Questions

Q: My husband and I have recently adopted a predominantly plant-based diet. I feel as if all we have eaten for the past 2 months is curries and stir-fries, and we are getting bored. Does anyone have great ideas for formal, festive, dinner-party type menus that are plant-based (vegan)?

We live in Morocco and have access to most fresh veggies, beans and grains but no tofu, seitan, or other unusual ingredients.

Sent by Lise

Editor: Lise, here are some ideas for dinner-party-worthy vegan dishes:

Beautiful Vegan Dinner Party Dishes

Readers, what are some festive vegan recipes that don't rely on too many unusual ingredients?

Next question?

Related: Our Readers' Favorite Vegetarian Dinner Party Dishes

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Good old fashion sweet potato fries! The one from Umami Burger is pretty good!