Lucy's Friendly Foods278 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Zesty chickpea salad
What do you think of chickpeas (are they called garbanzo beans in the USA)? I’m a bit unsure – they’re great whizzed up, but so often I find them dry and pasty.
Sweet corn and sundried tomato savoury muffins
I saw some wonderful looking savoury muffins in Ottolenghi’s deli/restaurant the other day and was inspired to make a free-from version.
Mexican spicy polenta and corn cakes
I think there is a perception that Mexican food is on the whole quite humble and not refined.
Egg-free Yorkshire Puddings
Yorkshire puddings are surely an iconic feature of the British menu and the ideal way to pep up a roast dinner for the long suffering ‘you can just have the veg’ vegetarian.
Curried parsnip soup
It’s time to get the roots out! The first frost has been and gone and it’s time to indulge in some serious warming food.
Tangy Red Cabbage Slaw
Whenever I buy a beautiful red cabbage I always end up with a good portion hanging around in the fridge looking forlorn and unwanted.
Egg-Free Herby Savoury French Toast
I really really wanted to find another addition to our limited breakfast repertoire.
Brioche Burger Buns
Brioche burger buns seem to be all the rage, with their impossibly glossy tops, rich soft crumb and sweet taste.
Egg-free choux buns
It’s been a very, very long journey for me to find any recipe that even approximates choux.
Sun dried Tomato Bagels
I simply love my new Kitchenaid, it has made such a massive difference to my life.
Coronation chickpeas
Coronation chicken is such a ubiquitous buffet dish and sandwich filling in the UK, and its something I had yet to replicate as a vegetarian.
Mexican Rice and Beans Salad
The sun is shining and it’s starting to feel a little warmer – yippee! After the long dark, cold months there suddenly light and colour, oh what joy! I was intending on cooking another …
Panko Crusted Pea and Potato Cakes with Tartar Sauce
I was out for supper with some friends and one of them had fish cakes with tartar sauce -they looked so appealing with their crispy outer, soft centre and zippy sauce.
English spring garden salad
You know that phrase used in American burger restaurants ‘take a walk through the garden’? Well, this is the elegant, English equivalent re-imagined onto your plate.
More Adventures in Egg-free Meringue
Have you heard of chickpea meringue? If you haven’t, where have you been? Well, probably anywhere but the vegan online forums where chickpea meringue has taken over the world in 2015! It hasn…
Lemon meringue pie
Let the egg-free meringue adventures continue… Now basic meringues are one thing, but a lemon meringue pie? I thought that really was out of my reach.
Egg-free Pavlova Revisited
A pavlova is such an iconic dessert, isn’t it? It seems to carry a big wow factor and is a suitable ending to a summer gathering.
Pasta Primavera with Chive Gremolata
Pasta for the whole family so often reverts to a tomato based affair, and whilst it can have numerous variations and be utterly delicious it can also become a little monotonous – you need som…
Lemon curd
Lemon curd, mmmmmm, so yummy and zingy but also crammed full of eggs and milk – not ideal for us at all! I have such clear memories of not very inspiring school cookery lessons and particular…