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Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Zingy Homemade Lemonade
The sun’s out! It’s unbelievable after weeks and weeks of torrential rain – suddenly we realise what it’s meant to be like in mid-May! Who can think of a better, refreshing …
Welcome Home Chocolate Biscuit Cake
She’s home! Big S came home from her activity camp today and the family is again as it should be.
Black Pepper Tofu
I know tofu can be a challenging ingredient to many people, but I defy anyone not to be totally converted to its delights after eating this fabulous dish.
Golden Crown Biscuits
I was feeling a bit lost yesterday with Big S on her three night activity camp with school.
P… P… P… Pick Up a Dairy-free Penguin Bar
In writing this blog I wanted to challenge myself to be able to create any foodstuff (within reason!) that I like (or liked as a child), or my girls would like to try, and make it dairy/egg/nut-fre…
Brown Sugar Blondies
So I have a half pack of silken tofu left over from the chocolate cheesecake recipe – what to do with it? I could have made brownies with silken tofu, but I’m all out of ‘safeR…
Zingy Lemon Butter(less)cream
The perfect topping for St Clement’s cupcakes, or possibly gingerbread – hmm, going to have to try that combo! Zingy Lemon Buttercream (dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame…
St Clement’s Cupcakes
‘Oranges and lemons say the bells of St Clement’s’ Here are the zingy, zesty cupcakes I made so Big S could have one to take to the party last weekend.
Chocolate Mint Thins
We seem to have become reliant on ending a meal with a mint chocolate! Unfortunately, our usual Mint Chocolate Crisps from Sainsbury’s Free From range haven’t been available for a while…
Old Town Oaties
This is my long-time fall back chunky chocolate chip cookie, enriched with oats and soft brown sugar.
Cucumber and Poppy Seed Salad
Here’s my first recipe inspired by a recipe in my lovely new Ottolenghi cookbook.
Toffee and Raisin Cookies
I think I’ve been making too many chocolate biscuits recently – although they’re the family favourite – so today I made some Toffee and Raisin Cookies, just for a change.
Lucky 7 Bean Chilli
The fridge is bare and I haven’t done a big shop for a while – too much time blogging, I think! So tonight calls for a real store cupboard supper, and what could be better than a beany …
At Last An Egg-Free Frangipane
This is the recipe for the frangipane layer used in the Knockout Pear and Almond Pastries that I posted yesterday.
Magic Chocolate Sauce
Do you remember a chocolate sauce back in the 80s that magically turned into a hard shell on contact with cold ice cream – was it called ‘Ice magic’? Anyway, this rich and sumptuo…
Knockout Pear and Almond pastries (aka Jalousie aux Poires)
It worked! I am so, so pleased! :-) My second foray into making French patisserie (as taught by the wonderful Claire Clark when she was a teacher at Le Cordon Bleu) but egg and dairy-free, has turn…
Red Velvet Cupcakes
It’s Big S’s ‘Saint Day’ today, providing the perfect excuse to bake some cupcakes! Most Brits don’t celebrate Saint/name days, but since we have a French half of the …
Rosemary Focaccia
I’ve always rather liked the idea of baking my own bread, but had some rather limited success in the past.