Lucy's Friendly Foods914 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Caramelised Roasted Banana and Chocolate Loaf
A good banana loaf recipe is a winning addition to any baking repertoire, and this is an update of a 2013 recipe, it’s one you definitely need in your life.
Bounty flapjacks
Well , doesn’t it truly feel like we’ve been in January for about 3 months so far? What is it about the post Christmas/New Year period where everything seems to slow down and weeks drag on fo…
Tea at The Orchid Lounge, Pan Pacific, London
I so wanted to write an absolutely glowing review as we’ve been looking forward to this exciting and special occasion for ages, so I’ll start with the good and then if you want to hear the negative…
Tomato and Olive Focaccia
Are you getting to that post Christmas stage when you’re running out of bread and all the fresh stuff? We were in desperate need of bread for lunch today and this recipe is just perfect.
Lebkuchen
I’ve made it – 12 recipes of advent for Christmas 2021 completed just in time! At one point I didn’t think I’d get there, but somehow I have ended with plenty of recipes on …
Egg-free Vegetarian Christmas Stuffing
Stuffing is an essential part of Christmas lunch but it so often contains egg, nuts or other allergens (or meat and so I avoid it!).
Samosa Santa’s Sacks
I used to make Santa’s sacks for the girls every year in the run up to Christmas.
Homemade Twiglets
You’ve gotta love Twiglets! Those gnarly little marmite flavoured sticks that are the perfect accompaniment to pre-dinner drinks.
Spiced apple galette
This is the perfect last minute pudding for when you have nothing planned or unexpected guests.
Christmas Spice Cheesecakes
In my opinion no time of year is complete without it’s own cheesecake recipe.
Matchmakers
I was thinking about Christmas confectionery when I was making the After Eight Bars, and it mad me think of the sorts of gifts my mum, as a teacher, received from her pupils.
Gingerbread Wreath
We’re big fans of gingerbread in this house, and especially this recipe, so it had to feature in some form of my 12 recipes of Advent 2021.
After Eight Chocolate Bars
I know that After Eights (thin soft mint fondant filled chocolate crisps in little individual envelopes) are available all year round, but for me they seem very Christmassy.
Chocolate Tiffin Wreath Cake
Our family is divided over the issue of Christmas cake; I make one every year and some of the family devour it like there’s no tomorrow, and others would simply rather have anything else.
Grissini
My second recipe of Advent 2021 is grissini or crunchy breadsticks, a perfect crunchy snack to enjoy at Christmas, or anytime of year :-) Years ago we used to be able to buy breadsticks, I think it…
Snowball Cookies
These are my riff on those nutty, icing sugar or caster sugar coated almond sandies or Mexican wedding cookies, but made nut free.
Nut-free Pecan Pie
Do you celebrate Thanksgiving? For us it’s familiar from cinema but not in real life.
Crunchy Munchy Granola
I reckon Granola with soya yogurt makes a great dairy-free breakfast, but it’s almost an impossibility to find Granola or museli that is free of nuts or traces of nuts in the UK.
Goodness in a Bowl (Spiced lentil and red pepper soup)
I don’t think much feels as worthy and good for you as a bowl of homemade lentil soup, although with its warming cumin, coriander and chilli maybe it’s suited more to winter than today&…
Scrummy Shortbread
I felt rather proud seeing Claire Clark (my Patisserie tutor from Le Cordon Bleu) as a judge on Masterchef last night.