Lucy's Friendly Foods155 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
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…
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…
Vegetarian Sausage Rolls
These savoury vegetarian sausage rolls are perfect picnic fodder: they are easily transportable and there’s no need for any plates or cutlery to tuck into them.
Spring Vegetable Tartlets
Tarts or quiches are such a useful summer dish – perfect for a light lunch, a centre piece to be served with an array of salads or on a picnic.
Linguine with beetballs
I’ve been seeing vegetarian meatballs on Pinterest and the web for quite some time, and have become rather intrigued by the concept.
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’…
Homemade Egg-free Gnocchi
Like most families, we eat a lot of pasta, so I decided to mix things up a bit with some home-made gnocchi.
Chocolate-glazed ‘Krispy Kreme’ style vegan Doughnuts
This is nothing more than a naughty, unnecessary indulgence – but hey, why shouldn’t those who avoid dairy, eggs and nuts get to shamelessly indulge from time to time? Or more often tha…
Squash Ravioli with Sage Oil and Pine Nuts
Since making egg-free fresh pasta works so well, why not tackle stuffed pasta? Over the past year I have searched everywhere for dairy-free filling inspiration; books, magazines and the web, but th…
Super Luscious Chocolate Tart
I’m always searching for new and interesting dairy and egg free puddings (I seem to say this a lot, but puddings are a real problem if you don’t eat eggs and dairy but want something ot…
Gingerbread Pancakes
It’s coming up to Shrove Tuesday, and therefore time for the obligatory pancake recipe.
Egg-free Crêpes for Pancake Day
Pancakes are a regular feature in our household – they make such a special breakfast for the weekend, and we have them without fail every Sunday.
Pea Croquettes with Spicy tomato relish
I was watching Michel Roux on the BBC Food and Drink programme the other week and he made some chicken croquettes with a tomato relish – they sounded like just the kind of dish I could do som…