Lucy's Friendly Foods936 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Strawberry Granita
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.
Super Easy Savoury Crackers
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.
Gorgeous Garden Burgers
Late May Bank Holiday Monday is the perfect day for barbecues and nothing fits a barbecue better than a delicious veggie burger.
Rainbow cupcakes
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…
Mini Blueberry Swirl Cheesecakes
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.
Five Ingredient Vegetarian Caprese ‘meatballs’
Meatballs on spaghetti are a perennially popular dish – children always seem to wolf them down.
Coffee Shop Style Giant Chocolate Chip Muffins
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 Strawberry Soufflé
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.
Coronation Rice Salad
I don’t know about you, but for us June and early July heralds peak picnic and barbecue season.
Cheats Easy Danish pastries
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…
Bahn Mi Salad
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…
Luscious Lemon Mousse (egg, dairy and gelatine free)
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.
Homemade Toffee Crisp Chocolate Bars
While dairy-free chocolate bars have improved enormously in the last few years thanks to brands like Moo Free and supermarket own brands, they’re still not especially exciting or child…
Lemon Sherbet Drizzle Cake
One of the few joys of the summer holidays drawing to an end and Autumn approaching is the return of the Great British Bake Off.
Viennese Whirls
With the Great British Bake Off in full swing, I’m determined to bake along and prove nearly everything can be made friendly, delicious and beautiful.
Afternoon Tea at The Langham Hotel, London
I’m always astounded by my girls that they have never made a fuss, never whined and whinged about having food allergies.
Chocolate cupcakes with salted caramel buttercream
Is there any more delicious and tempting combination than chocolate and salted caramel? The flecks of saltiness in sticky sweet caramel paired with irresistible chocolate is a match made in heaven.
Vegetarian ‘Swedish Meatballs’ and mustard cream sauce – dairy-free, egg-free and nut-free
There’s something very appealing with the coming of Autumn and a turn from bright sunny Mediterranean flavours (generally my preference) to a more Scandinavian cosy vibe.