Lucy's Friendly Foods914 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Tropical Breakfast Muffins and Smoothie
It seems to have taken forever for proper spring/summer to arrive this year.
Homemade Dairy-free Digestive Biscuits
The latest in my ‘recreate a classic’ series, which I work on occasionally.
Dairy-free Pain au Chocolat – New Improved Recipe
One of the true joys of a French holiday are morning trips to the boulangerie to buy fresh crusty baguettes, croissants and pain au chocolat for breakfast.
Perfect Cinnamon Swirl Buns
Who doesn’t love cinnamon buns? Not only are they light, fluffy and sweetly spicy, but they also make your house smell heavenly as you make them.
Mediterranean Bean Salad
Yay for sunshine, yay for summer and yay for the great outdoors! June and July are peak picnic time of year for us, the diary is littered with sports days, festivals, outdoor theatre showing…
Dairy-free MilkyWay Chocolate Bars
Chocolate – it’s ubiquitous isn’t it? Everywhere you go there are tempting, brightly packaged chocolate treats enticing you to buy them… at the check out in most shops.
New Forest Ice Cream – Sensational Sorbets
A big shout out about New Forest Ice Cream, or more specifically their delicious sorbets.
Rocky Road Cupcakes
Everyone loves a cute cupcake and I haven’t posted a recipe for one for absolutely ages – so here’s an extra special cupcake recipe to cheer up this rather damp and dreary July da…
Essential Holiday Packing Guide
Does holiday packing stress you out too? With our holidays fast approaching I’m starting to fret about what we need to take with us, so I thought it would be handy to share my holiday checkli…
Jamaican Jerk Roasted Cauliflower
This dish is inspired by legend and fastest man on Earth, Usain Bolt.
A Guide to Buying Olive Oil
I was approached by Jamie’s Italian to feature this rather gorgeously designed infographic on buying olive oil.
Baked Caramel Cheesecake (dairy-free, nut-free, egg-free)
Are you a baked or unbaked cheesecake fan? I definitely prefer unbaked one but they seem almost distinct desserts to me, more like siblings than twins.
Strawberry Creams
One thing Little S dreams of but has never been able to indulge in is a box of chocolates.
Rocky Road Bars
Do you ever have baked goods emergencies? Sudden needs/requests for a sweet treat when time is pressing? They happen to me all the time! Is it just me?? Take one of these scenarios: there’s a…
Caramel Crispy Bars
No word of a lie, these chocolate coated caramel crispy cakes are as addictive as a banned narcotic.
Gingerbread Welsh Cakes
I’m very fond of Welsh Cakes, I think they’re under-appreciated and overlooked in the world of teatime treats, unless you’re in Wales that is! They’re basically a little gri…
The Boulevard Restaurant, East Wittering
Perhaps wrongly, we don’t often frequent independent cafes or restaurants, and instead opt for the reliability of chain restaurants with their meticulous allergen folders and by-the-bo…
Super Simple Mini Cupcakes – maybe the easiest recipe in the world!
It’s the start of birthday season in this household – we all have Autumn birthdays and so it’s a frantic run up to Christmas filled with various celebrations.
Chocolate Twists – The Ultimate Easy Breakfast Pastry
As a family we struggle to find exciting breakfasts, and generally revert to good old toast or cereal.
Homemade Mediterranean Veggie Sausages
It’s definitely comfort food time of year; it seems dark most of the time and a bit of warming traditional food is the perfect way to keep the spirits up.