Lucy's Friendly Foods408 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Hot chocolate muffins
Before we get all Christmassy round here we going for a little wander into warm cosy food – food to eat in front of a roaring fire after a crisp walk in the cold, and what could be more cosy …
Cold Busting Lemon and Ginger Cookies
Some cookies that are ideal at this time of year when everyone is sniffling and snuffling and germs seem to be lurking behind every corner.
Strawberries & cream macarons – egg-free and nut-free.
Macarons, or to be precise Macarons Parisiens are those stunning little almond sandwiched delicacies which we all know because they are absolutely everywhere these days.
Chocolate Swirl Buns
Imagine: soft golden, sweet dough, swirled with rich unctuous chocolate, sprinkled with crunchy sugar and drizzled with a sticky icing.
Muscovado Chocolate Chip Cookies
The perfect crispy, chewy dairy-free, egg-free chocolate chip cookie
Chocolate Glazed Chocolate Doughnuts
Soft baked richly chocolatey doughnuts, smothered in a mirror shiny deeply chocolatey glaze – surely a temptation to anyone? Our house has been riddled with the most awful flu for the …
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.