Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
I haven’t made many fancy puddings for a while and the girls get so fed up with dairy-free yogurts, (particularly since the flavours available are so limited), or fruit which they’re bo…
Other than brownies and cupcakes, cinnamon swirls are one of the most popular homemade treats that Little S takes into school on a Friday – not surprising really as a sweet spiced bun, pretti…
Fluffy couscous salad, studded with rich antipasti and pistachios (if you can tolerate them) is a wonderful, wonderful thing.
Are doughnuts the ultimate naughty, sweet treat? There’s something about them that screams crazy overindulgence – the sugar, the filing, the fact they’re fried! And, itR…
¡Viva México! These knock-your-socks-off, totally delicious veggie bean burgers are all about Mexican flavours: spices, coriander, spring onions, lime, beans and crushed up tortilla chips.
I’ve seen various one pot pasta dishes on Pinterest for a while but I have to admit to having felt rather sceptical – surely it must be more of a gimmick than an actual ‘life chan…
When word got out a couple of months ago about a new allergy-friendly ice cream, shake and Fro-yo parlour opening in London the allergy community on-line got rather excited, and not least us! Could…
We’re just entering strawberry season in the UK and at this time of year our strawberries are simply divine – sweet, juicy and nothing tastes more of an early English summer.
I’m constantly striving to find more savoury snack options – it’s so easy to revert to a sweet snack when you’re avoiding dairy and eggs and nuts.
Late May Bank Holiday Monday is the perfect day for barbecues and nothing fits a barbecue better than a delicious veggie burger.
I think it’s time for a lovely, pretty, frivolous recipe – sometimes nothing fits the bill more than a bit of colourful magic and sparkles! I’m thinking of glitter, sprinkles, rai…
Well, Hello June! I think it’s time to get light, fresh and summery! Everyone in this house loves cheesecakes and they’re probably my most asked for pudding.
Meatballs on spaghetti are a perennially popular dish – children always seem to wolf them down.
Sometimes something more than toast and cereal is needed for breakfast, sometimes it needs to be something a little more fancy, indulgent and desirable.
Egg-free soufflé you say? Impossible! How on earth could you make a soufflé without any eggs? It’s another one of those dishes that seems out of reach.
I don’t know about you, but for us June and early July heralds peak picnic and barbecue season.
I’m always looking for exciting new breakfast options, and if they can be made in a flash then all the better! Our go to treat breakfast is pancakes, but variety is the spice of life and some…
I’ve had this idea of turning Classic Bahn Mi baguette filling flavours into a salad for quite a while, and now the weather has turned super hot (albeit briefly!) it’s the perfec…
Whilst you can’t beat chocolate mousse, there’s something so light and refreshing about lemon mousse that makes me crave this cloudy zesty dessert every now and then.