Lucy's Friendly Foods400 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Mini blueberry turnovers
Fruit turnovers are a fantastically easy and convenient way to make a fruit pie.
Magic Four Ingredient Luxurious Chocolate Mousse Cake
This recipe is really magic, just four simple ingredients and you end up with the most delicious, decadent chocolate mousse cake.
Sticky Toffee Hot Cross Buns
I posted my recipe for chocolate chip hot cross buns last week, but toffee/fudge flavoured hot cross buns seem to be a big thing this year.
Cinnamon Swirl Brioche
Mmmm, is there any more comforting and wonderful smell that cinnamon scented baked items cooking in the oven? It’s such a sweet, warm and cosy aroma, with the promise of an irresistibl…
Ginger Muffins
It’s essential to have a few muffin recipes in your repertoire, not only to let you whip up a quick snack in minutes, but also as a fancy, exciting breakfast option.
Homemade Party Rings (Iced Ring Biscuits)
There aren’t many biscuits which are more appealing to children than party rings.
Mini Chocolate Meringue Pies – egg-free
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…
Yorica! Exclusive Q & A with Director Monika Jagielo and my review of our visit.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Millionaire’s Shortbread
Millionaires shortbread, or chocolate covered caramel shortbread – is it a thing all round the world? Here in the U.
Dairy-free Chocolate Cheesecake
Now, obviously you can’t make a really authentic cheesecake if you don’t eat dairy – you do need plenty of cream cheese after all! I’ve made plenty with soya cream cheese wh…
Cake Pops
My girls have often asked to try cake pops but I always presumed they were difficult to make – surely an orb of sponge is fairly tricky with no gadgety cake pop maker? As it happens, cake pop…
Sinful Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes
These cupcakes are chocolatey, really chocolatey and topped with a rich sticky ganache that turns to a fudgy set icing when it’s cooled, somewhat reminiscent of shop bought chocolate cupcakes…