The food traditions of holidays, the limitations of travel, and the mystery desserts at birthday parties can present many problems to those with food sensitivities. Not to mention, the ability to entertain guests taste-fully.  Below is our growing list of our food articles to help you not only survive, but enjoy, the social side of food:

Holidays

Valentine's Day and Mother's Day:

• Favorite Dairy-Free Valentine's Gift Recipes
• Sweets for Your Chocolate-Loving Dairy-Free and Vegan Valentines
• Sharing the Love with Allergen-Free Chocolate Recipes from Enjoy Life
• Top Dairy-Free Gifts for an Inexpensive Valentine’s Day
• Be My Valentine Brownies Recipe
• Ten Chocolate Companies Offer Gifts for Dairy-Free and Vegan Valentines
• How to Make Heart-Shaped Chocolate Mocha Cake
• Recipes to Make Mother’s Day Special

Easter / Passover:

• Dairy-Free Chocolate Easter Bunny Round-up (updated annually)
• Candy with a Conscience
• Vegans Love Easter Treats Too
• Passover Brownies
• Put Some Spring in Your Easter Celebrations with Gluten-Free and Allergy-Friendly Goodie Recipes
• Matzo Gets a Sweet Makeover for Passover (Matzah Toffee)
• Don’t Pass Over this Dessert!
• Rich Chocolate Pecan Torte Brings Indulgence to the Seder Feast
• Pesach Recipes Get a Flavorful Upgrade
• Make-Ahead Double-the-Cinnamon Rolls
• Easter Brunch Recipes Offer Delicious Possibilities for “Free-From” Diets  
• Avoid Added Chemicals with Easy Homemade Easter Egg Dyes
• Make at Home Easter Treats for Food Allergies

Halloween:

• Getting Creative with Cookies: Allergy-Free Halloween Recipes
• The Big List of Ghoulishly Good, Dairy-Free Halloween Recipes
• Top Ten Cutest and Tastiest Dairy-Free (and Vegan) Halloween Treats
• Gluten-Free AND Vegan Recipe E-Book for Homemade Halloween Treats
• Tips for Being Allergy-Aware this Halloween
• Review: Halloween Confections from Chocolate Emporium
• Dairy-Free Halloween Candy for the Whole Family
• A Carnival of Pumpkin Pleasures
• What to do with Pumpkin Seeds
• Ghoulishly Great Ways to Go Green This Halloween
• A Halloween Bash Made Memorable for Food Allergic Kids
• The Best Halloween Candy Ever 
• No Tricks, Real Treats for a Non-Dairy Halloween
• Halloween Just Keeps Getting Yummier for Dairy-Free Kids

Thanksgiving:

• Top Tips for a Dairy Free Thanksgiving
• Huge Holiday Pie Recipe Round-Up from Go Dairy Free
• Alisa's Milk-Free and Soy-Free Pumpkin Pie
• Prepare for Thanksgiving Leftovers with These Dairy-Free Recipes
• Mission: Impossible Pies - Crustless Vegan Pie Recipes for the Holidays
• Tips and Recipes for a Dairy-Free, Vegan, and/or Gluten-Free Thanksgiving
• Last Minute Recipe Inspiration for a Dairy-Free Thanksgiving
• Incredible Fall "How-to" Recipes
• Vegan Cranberry and Cornmeal Pancakes

Christmas / Hanukkah:

• Holiday Baking for Kids with Food Allergies
• Get Your Recipes Ready for Those Dairy-Free Holiday Dinners (and Desserts!)
• Huge Holiday Pie Recipe Round-Up from Go Dairy Free
• Mission: Impossible Pies - Crustless Vegan Pie Recipes for the Holidays
• It's All About Dessert: The Best Vegan Cookbooks for Holiday Baking and Gift-Giving
• Dairy-Free and Vegan Consumers Can Imbibe with Caution During the Holidays
• Sweet, Dairy-Free Gifts from the Kitchen
• The Best Holiday Fudge Ever, and It Just Happens to be Vegan
• Decadent French Yule Log
• Pumpkin Bread Recipes
• Cinn-ful Sweet Potato Cookies
• Numerous Nog Delights for Dairy-Free Diets
• Bringing the Magic of Santa to Milk Allergic Tots
• Successful Holiday Cookie Baking: Flavoring, Cutting, Icing
• Chocolate Peppermint Oreo Crispy Treats (w/ tested vegan option)
• Four Warm Winter Beverages to Take the Chill Off
• Oh Fudge!
• Easy Decorator Icing Recipe for Cookies
• Christmas Fruit Cake
• Review: Katz Bakery Rugelach
• Yummy Gifts for Food Allergic Kids
• Top 10 Recommended Dairy-Free (or Vegan) Books for Holiday Giving  
• Allergen Safe Treats Enjoyed by All
• Our Top Ten Dairy-Free Gift Ideas 

For more holiday recipe, like Cheese-Free Scalloped Potatoes, Condensed "Cream" of Mushroom Soup, Traditional Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Maple Spice Pumpkin Cookies, Truffles, and Coco-Nog, see Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook.

Celebrations & Birthdays

• The Birthday Cake that Wasn't
• Which Alcohol is "Safe" to Sip for Dairy-Free and Free-From Dieters?
• Float Away (with Cupcakes!)
• 75 Dairy-Free, Egg-Free Cupcake Recipes
• Allergen-Free and Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cake w/ Velvet Frosting
• Grandma's Best Carrot Cake
• Churn Up Nostalgia with New Vegan Ice Cream eCookbook, À La Mode
• The Dairy-Free Library: Get Ready for [Vegan] Ice Cream Season!
• Ringing in a Sweet New Year with Vegan Rosh Hashana Cake
• Honey Cake for the New Year
• I Can't Believe It's Vegan Cheesecake!

For dairy-free ice cream, cake mixes, frostings, and suggestions for other birthday and party fare, see our Product Reviews and No Dairy Product Lists.

General Entertaining & How To's

• How To: Baking without Butter
• How To: Vegan Puff Pastry
• Four New Takes on Refreshing Iced Tea
• Cooking for a Diverse Crowd
• Which Alcohol is "Safe" to Sip for Dairy-Free and Free-From Dieters?

Travel

• Dining Allergen-Free in New York City
• Worry-Free Dinners in NYC
• Safe and Sound Dinners in Chicago
• Dining in Disneyworld with Food Allergies and Special Diets
• Destination Disney - Balancing Fun and Food Allergies
• Enjoying Food, Travel and Culture with Food Allergies
• Lonely Plate Food Allergy / Celiac Restaurant and Travel Review Website
• Starbucks Becomes Food Allergy Friendly with New Natural Food Options
• Allerglobal: A New Translation Website Dedicated to Travellers with Food Allergies
• Allergen-Free iPhone™/iPod® touch Application Aids in "Safe" Dining Out
• Review: Let's Eat Out for Food Allergies and Celiac

See our Suggested Restaurants in the Dining Out section for dairy-free-friendly restaurant options around the world.