Lucy's Friendly Foods914 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Panko Crusted Pea and Potato Cakes with Tartar Sauce
I was out for supper with some friends and one of them had fish cakes with tartar sauce -they looked so appealing with their crispy outer, soft centre and zippy sauce.
Syrupy Oaties
Sometimes there is the need for a cookie that is a little more wholesome, a little more sturdy, a little less fancy.
English spring garden salad
You know that phrase used in American burger restaurants ‘take a walk through the garden’? Well, this is the elegant, English equivalent re-imagined onto your plate.
More Adventures in Egg-free Meringue
Have you heard of chickpea meringue? If you haven’t, where have you been? Well, probably anywhere but the vegan online forums where chickpea meringue has taken over the world in 2015! It hasn…
Lemon meringue pie
Let the egg-free meringue adventures continue… Now basic meringues are one thing, but a lemon meringue pie? I thought that really was out of my reach.
Cinnamon Flapjacks
Everyone loves a flapjack – they have such a worthy image which makes them seem acceptable even to those avoiding sweet treats.
Strawberry sorbet
I’ve splashed out and bought myself an ice cream machine – I’ve wanted one for so long, but our previous freezer was too small to fit the bowl in! Expect frozen treats aplenty thi…
Fondant Fancy Cupcakes
Did you read my post for fondant fancies and think ‘ooh they look nice, but what a faff to cut the cake, nappage and ice all sides’.
Green Goddess Sandwiches
Do you get bored with sandwiches too? I get so fed up with sandwiches, always faced with the same old fillings.
Baked Alaska
I hadn’t thought about Baked Alaska for years and years, at least until last year’s Great British Bake Off which challenged the contestants to make one.
Egg-free Pavlova Revisited
A pavlova is such an iconic dessert, isn’t it? It seems to carry a big wow factor and is a suitable ending to a summer gathering.
Light and Airy Chocolate Mousse
A classic chocolate mousse is such an iconic, desirable pudding that few can resist.
Bagel buns
I had a flash of inspiration the other day – how about bagels with no holes? Instead, making them into rolls with that typically chewy exterior and tender insides that would make the perfect …
Pasta Primavera with Chive Gremolata
Pasta for the whole family so often reverts to a tomato based affair, and whilst it can have numerous variations and be utterly delicious it can also become a little monotonous – you need som…
Chocolate caramel popcorn cookies
Here’s a handy way of perking up a batch of chocolate chip cookies.
Lemon curd
Lemon curd, mmmmmm, so yummy and zingy but also crammed full of eggs and milk – not ideal for us at all! I have such clear memories of not very inspiring school cookery lessons and particular…
Tapenade couscous salad
I’ve had a recent hankering for all things olive – I developed a taste for olives only in my mid-twenties and it was definitely a slow burner – starting off with eating one off a …