Lucy's Friendly Foods170 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Lime Curd (dairy and egg-free)
This recipe is inspired by the fabulous Tiny Kitchen Stories blog – definitely one of my favourite bloggers, not just from her blog but also her lovely interactions with other bloggers.
Cheat’s Dairy-free Pain au Chocolat
Whilst we were on holiday in France, every morning Big S would see us enjoying freshly made pain au chocolat and asked if I could make some dairy-free ones when we got home.
3M Mess
If you come to this post searching for homemade egg-free meringue not using a mix, check out this post.
Egg-free Raspberry Pavlova
Here’s the second outing for my winning no egg meringue recipe – this time making one large meringue as the base for a Pavlova (for the lovely Somer, you can still have a Pavlova! :-)).
Iced Biscuits using egg-free ‘Royal Icing’
Iced biscuits are cute, pretty and very popular with my children.
Beetroot, Parsnip and Horseradish Soup
This is a fantastic soup: earthy, rooty flavours with the punch of horseradish, and such a vibrant colour – a real autumnal warmer! Beetroot, Parsnip and Horseradish Soup (dairy-free, egg-fre…
Egg-free Meringue
Here it is, at last… drumroll please … the Holy Grail of egg-free / vegan baking, a recipe for proper, homemade meringues that look and taste exactly as they should.
Pizza Express (actually a reasonable option for the dairy and egg-free)
It may seem strange that I’m writing a review of a very well-known pizza chain – doesn’t pizza rely on cheese? However, we’ve eaten at a LOT of Pizza Express branches as a f…
Dairy-free Lemon Posset
Lemon posset, a traditional English pudding, makes a perfect ending to a lovely meal; the lemon sharpness taking away the heaviness that you might associate with cream.
Nut-free Homemade Mincemeat
You can certainly tell that Christmas is just around the corner – this week we’ve got a Nativity play, a Christmas party, a carol service and a Christmas market to attend.
Homemade Chocolate Spread
Little S has developed a taste for Plamil dairy-free chocolate spread and has it on her toast every morning over anything else.
Petits Fours/Chocolate Coated Nibbles
These little chocolate coated nibbles are stunning served with coffee, or simply to end a meal.
Avocado Mayonnaise/Dressing
This avocado mayonnaise makes a wonderful rich and unctuous dressing, all with no egg in sight and a darn sight tastier than a shop-bought egg-free mayo.
Egg-free French Toast/Pain Perdu
I haven’t eaten French toast since I was at Uni, but there’s something ultimately comforting about it.
Crumble Topped Apple and Apricot Pie
I’ve mentioned before that puddings are difficult if you’re dairy, egg and nut-free – you really can have too much soya yogurt! I’m not much of a pie maker, but pies make lo…
Sweetcorn Fritters
This egg and dairy-free sweetcorn fritter recipe must be the simplest dish in the world, and makes a great accompaniment to a veggie ‘fry-up’ or just as a standby when you need to whip …
Smoked Paprika and Parsley Falafel Patties (with Lemon Egg-free Mayo)
For some reason I got to thinking about the combination of smoked paprika and parsley (I do think about food a lot on my long, gruelling commute!) and pondered how I could combine them in a interes…
Strawberry and Rose Chocolate Discs
I think most people love a luxury chocolate some time or another, but with a dairy and nut-free diet they can be hard to come by.
Strawberry Ripple Egg-free Meringues
I haven’t rolled out my egg-free meringue recipe for quite a while, but having seen a bag of beautiful blackcurrant meringues in the Ottolenghi window display the other day, I thought I’…