From Victoria Groce,
Your Guide to Food Allergies.
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Here are all the dairy-free recipes on the About.com Food Allergies site, listed by category. Recipes that are not dairy-free but include a simple modification within the recipe to make them dairy-free are marked with (*).

Main Dishes

• Apple-Pomegranate Pork Loin: This sweet-tart centerpiece dish looks impressive but takes surprisingly little effort. Makes a lovely Christmas dinner.
• Allergy-Safe Steak: Quick steak recipe that's free from all common allergens.
• Easy Allergy-Safe Roast Chicken: There's no easier way to make a great roast chicken, and it's free from virtually all common allergens.
• Egg-Free Scrambled Breakfast Tofu: A healthy, colorful, and appealing breakfast, whether you're avoiding eggs or not.
• Gluten-Free Panisse with Spring Vegetables: Breadlike vegetarian main dish without wheat, dairy, or gluten.
• Hot Millet Breakfast Cereal: Warming cereal seasoned with spices and coconut.
• Tacos with Allergen-Free Seasoning: Easy-to-make taco seasoning free from all common allergens.
• Lamb with Feta-Mint Pesto (*): Features a dairy-free stuffing option. Makes a sophisticated dinner party dish.
• Chicken Provencal: One-pot chicken, tomato, and potato-based dish.
• Polenta Torte (*): Dairy-optional alternative to pizza.
• Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free Fried Chicken (*): Dairy-optional Southern-style fried chicken.

Side Dishes

• Allergen-Free Sweet Potato Casserole: Traditional Thanksgiving side dish, free from major allergens.
• Allergy-Safe Latkes: A Hannukah essential without dairy, eggs, or wheat.
• Basic Microwave Spaghetti Squash: The easiest way to cook this versatile and nutritious winter favorite.
• Broccoli with Vinaigrette: Healthful, elegant, and a great accompaniment to almost any main dish.
• Carrots with Cinnamon: Quick, kid-friendly, healthy side dish.
• Cinnamon Applesauce: Healthy dessert or infant starter food.
• Dairy-Free Mashed Potatoes: Just as rich as the original without milk or cream.
• Gingered Pears: Spiced fruit is equally nice as a dinnertime side or as a dessert with your favorite frozen treat.
• Millet-Herb Stuffing: Dairy-free alternative stuffing for the Lamb with Feta-Mint Pesto (above), or serve it on its own as a healthy side.
• Mushroom-Sage Risotto (*): Hearty mushroom and rice dish; tastes creamy even without dairy.

Soups, Snacks, and Salads

• Curry Chicken Salad: Easy chicken salad with apricots and curry.
• Chicken Salad with Cranberries: Simple chicken salad with cranberries and water chestnuts or almonds.
• Dairy-Free Potato-Leek Soup: Take advantage of the natural richness of potatoes to make a delicious dairy-free version of this traditional favorite.
• Fried Plantains: Eat these allergy-friendly snacks like chips.
• Fruit Salad with Allergy-Safe Champagne-Lime Dressing: This allergy-safe dressing keeps your favorite fruits bright and crisp.
• Pumpkin and Apple Soup (*): Soy milk lends creaminess to this rich, fall-flavored soup.
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds: Don't throw away the seeds from your Halloween Jack'o'Lantern! Here's a simple, nutritious snack.
• Soy-Free Larb: A classic Thai salad using ground pork or chicken.
• Quinoa Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette: Great use of a less allergenic grain, free from common allergens.
• Nut-Free Trail Mix: Mix built around pumpkin and sunflower seeds and nut-free granola.
• Allergy-Safe Gazpacho: Classic Spanish raw tomato-based soup, free from common allergens.
• All-Purpose Allergy-Safe Vegetable Broth: Tailor this cooking staple to your allergy needs. Freezes well in quantity.

Sauces, Condiments, and Appetizers

• Corn-Free Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Ginger: Pair your Thanksgiving turkey without unhealthy high-fructose corn syrup.
• Guacamole: A Super Bowl essential and a terrific nut-free sandwich spread.
• Red Wine Pan Sauce (*): Ideal accompaniment to steak and other red meats. Avoid butter to make it dairy-free.
• Tomato Bruschetta: Classic Italian toast topping makes an easy appetizer or picnic dish.
• Corn-Free, Soy-Free, Sulfite-Free Mayonnaise: Homemade egg-based mayonnaise.
• Red Pepper Puree: Roasted pureed peppers are an ideal sandwich topping.
• Hummus: Middle Eastern chickpea paste works as a dip or a sandwich spread.
• Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free Poultry Gravy: Basic gravy to pair with chicken or turkey: no bird required.

Desserts

• Dairy-Free Hempmilk Tapioca Pudding: This dessert tastes for all the world like it was made with milk.

Beverages

• Dairy-Free Strawberry-Banana Smoothie: Healthy breakfast or snack option based on fruits, juice, and optional flaxseed.

Other

• Dairy-Free, Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free Tempura Batter: A dairy-free version of a traditional Japanese cooking medium.