Lucy's Friendly Foods923 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
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 …
Chive Bloomer
Our chives are growing like crazy at the moment and I’ve been using them wherever possible, but still not making a dent in the abundant harvest (much to the bumble bees’ delight as they…
The Cornish Arms, St Merryn, North Cornwall
During our wet holiday last week we did manage to eat out at a Rick Stein establishment.
Mustardy potato and green bean salad
It’s still Jersey Royal season, and I’m determined to use this wonderful seasonal produce as much as possible, while it’s still at its best.
Egg-free Tuiles/Wafers
I’ve dreamt of making delicate, light and crispy tuiles for a long time, but my egg-free attempts never worked.
Raspberry Crème Brûlée
Whenever I’m lucky enough to go out for a meal with friends someone invariably orders creme brûlée.
Vegetarian Paella Salad
Do you match wine? I’m no wine expert, although I do certainly enjoy a nice chilled glass of white or rose, but I’ve recently started to notice how some wines compliment and some wines …
Caprese Tomato Pasta Salad
We seem to live off salad in the summer – to me there is not much more delightful than an array of stunning salads to dive into on a warm sunny day.
Dairy-free Home-made KitKat Bars
Apparently KitKats are the most popular chocolate bar, at least in the UK.
Summer and Ice Creams
I don’t know about where you live, but in the UK as soon as the sun pops her head out everyone rushes to buy an ice cream; any day out is punctuated by stops in shops or at ice creams vans fo…
Garlic and Herb Knots
I do like making us some interesting bread for a weekend lunch – it makes such a welcome change from the boring sliced bread we’re normally forced to buy.