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Hmmm..... Something non dairy... I suggust you look into some traditional Asian style cooking then if you enjoy their flavors, since I know that they don't use too much dairy. I strongly suggust a good Seaweed soup if you can handle it. It isn't strong, but it might be a bit foreign to you. The soup is good for cleaning the blood and restoring strength.

Hmm, no dairy, and no beef.
Wanting something other than chicken.
How does your household feel about pork products?
Ham, sausage, and roast pork all can make fine substitutes for beef, in a pinch.
I also can't suggest lamb enough, although it is hard to come by.
I know there are cheese-type items that have no actual milk... however, they are of wildly varying quality, and limited availablility.

Stir Frys tend to work just fine without milk products, and they are one of the easiest things to make... pick 3-5 ingredients, fire up the wok, and thro them in with your sauce of choice... I usually skip the soy, and go straight to Teriyaki sauce... or even *gasp* A-1.

There are several fruits (and fruit blends) that can make up the dietary requirements lost by not having milk... And steamed veggies (depending on the veggies, and only so long as they are just lightly steamed, if they don't have a snap anymore, it's too late) can go a long ways to making up for the lack of beef.

I know there is a rice-milk product I have seen available, but have never tried cooking with it, so I can't vouche for it's quality.

Actually, Zoe just eats breastmilk right now. She's only 7.5 weeks old right now. biggrin

I have to stay away from the dairy products right now because she seems to have problems when I eat them. I haven't tried soy milk yet because some babies who have problems with dairy also have problems with soy. I don't know if Zoe will or not, but I'm a bit hesitant to try because her tummy hurt her so much when I was eating dairy. I might try rice milk.

I'm not a big fish eater. I don't really care for much seafood. About the only way I like seafood is fried, and that's not exactly healthy. xd

Asian foods and stir fries sound like good ideas. I've never stir fried anything, but I seem to like it okay when other people do.

Does anyone know of a good ice cream/sherbet type dessert that doesn't use milk?

Thanks for the ideas so far! Keep 'em coming! I'm really missing cooking with milk, cheese, and other dairy products.

There's this milk called "Mootopia" here that is a little bit expensive, but it's supposed to taste just AWESOME and is lactose free.

Luna, I'm pretty sure it's the milk proteins that Zoe has an intolerance to instead of the lactose so unless the Mootopia is not actually dairy, it wouldn't work. sad Thanks for the suggestion though.

Fiddlers Green, I looked up sherbet and sorbet. You are right, sorbet is what I'm looking for. It is fruit juice based while sherbet is dairy based. Now I just need to find someplace that carries sorbet. Most grocery stores around here mostly carry sherbet.

Kmaritza, I think I'll try putting that together once the weather warms enough here for it to be suitable to have frozen treats.

Also, I know you already know this, but for anyone else, Dark Chocolate is usually safe for those who aren't allowed milk... however, some versions incorporate milk... just less than milk chocolate. 3nodding

http://www.heb.com/aboutHEB/media-PR-MooTopia.jsp

It is lactose free! From what I've heard it's just awesome and surprisingly good. Being lactose intolerant myself, I've recently found taking lactase pills REALLY help, but I know since she's a wee baby, it's probably not an option just yet. I don't know what kind of grocery stores you get where you are, but mootopia I've heard wonderful things about.

OH and I know for a fact that Haagen Daas makes a sorbet in the little pint sizes.