Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
I know I said I wouldn’t make any cake for a while, but these cupcakes were made for D’s birthday.
For D’s birthday I thought I’d make him something homemade among his presents.
I haven’t made shortbread for a while, but there’s something so delicate and moreish about a good shortbread, I have been feeling the need to make more.
I absolutely love tomatoes, but even so, a tasteless under-ripe specimen is a challenge to make into a delectable meal.
I find kale rather challenging, it can seem so ‘green’ and tough and although doubtless packed full of goodness, it is not usually what I really feel like eating.
This recipe is a bit of an amalgamation between Yotam Ottolenghi’s Green Couscous and my Guaranteed Fluffy Couscous Salad.
My excitement at getting to eat different shop bought lunches whilst at work has quickly faded.
Yesterday was a REALLY stressful day at work and I didn’t even have time for any lunch – I can tell you, I was a big mess by the end of the day! So, on the way home, in order to satisfy…
Lemon posset, a traditional English pudding, makes a perfect ending to a lovely meal; the lemon sharpness taking away the heaviness that you might associate with cream.
We used to often go to a fabulous vegetarian restaurant in Brixton, South London called Peter Peppers (sadly now closed) where they served gorgeous Mediterranean vegetarian food.
This is a lucysfriendlyfoods version of a classic Tate and Lyle’s golden syrup cake – sweet, squidgy and syrupy all at the same time.
I just had to use my new cookie stamper – this needed a certain type of smooth cookie.
All my daughters’ friends seem to have chocolate advent calendars.
There’s a Hummingbird Bakery near where I work, so I’ve been lucky enough to visit and admire… the cupcakes look so pretty and tempting, sitting in their neat rows in glass cases.
Brrrr, it’s cold! The temperature has dropped – suddenly it’s frosty, the trees are bare and there’s the hint of Christmas in the air.