Lucy's Friendly Foods101 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Broccoli Soup
Yet another soup from Lucy’s friendly Foods! I promise I’ll stop posting soup recipes soon.
Frazzled Thyme Onions
These simple crispy onions are the ideal topping for a burger or addition to a salad or sandwich.
Chilli and Broccoli Salad
We’ve recently been swamped by broccoli – we seem to keep buying it although the fridge is full to bursting! Broccoli is lovely just boiled/steamed, but it’s good to do something …
Oriental noodle salad
Hooray, the sun’s shining! After what seems like forever spring has appeared and the sun is shining and what better way to celebrate than a wonderful, flavourful salad for lunch? The added bo…
Roasted Carrot and Avocado Salad
I’ve been thinking about roasted carrots a lot recently – so sweet and lovely when roasted, taking on an entirely different quality to when raw or boiled/steamed carrot.
Mexican bean salad
Spring has arrived and the sun was shining – what better excuse to make some salads? You might have notice that I’m rather obsessed with salads – they’ll certainly be many m…
Roasted Asparagus and New Potato Salad
It may be the height of the English asparagus season, but it’s also the pinnacle of the Jersey Royal season.
Super Simple Puy Lentil Salad
Summer has suddenly arrived, signalling the start of the picnic and barbeque season – expect lots of food to eat in the great outdoors over the next few weeks ;-) To start with: a stunningly …
Rainbow ‘Slaw
I’m rather keen on colourful food – there’s nothing less appealing than a plate of brown! In my eyes even a little green garnish can lift the whole plate.
Green bean and radish salad
This rather lovely-looking salad was inspired by a delicious take-away lunch I had from ‘The Potato Merchant’ in Exmouth Market, handily just around the corner from work.
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.
Courgette/Zucchini Carpaccio
I’m over-run with courgettes – kind friends and relatives keep leaving them on the doorstep, so I’m having to be inventive as we’ve made them into ratatouille, courgette sou…
Spanish Style Rice Salad
We had a little tub of rice and butterbean salad from Marks & Spencer for lunch last week, and unlike lots of pre-prepared salad tubs, it was pretty tasty.
Autumn Salad
I think Autumn can be a great time for experimenting with unusual salads – contrasting autumnal root vegetables with warm flavours and fresh, crunchy leaves.
Winter Salad with Horseradish Dreessing
Winter may be comfort food time of year, but there is something about these dark, dismal and wintery months that makes me crave fresh, colourful and vibrant salads – a little something to per…
Greek Style Giant Couscous Salad
You often find giant Israeli couscous in shop-bought salads, but it was only this week that I noticed a pack in the supermarket locally.
Celeriac and Apple Soup
The celeriac in the shops are looking great at the moment, in their wonderfully gnarly glory.
Moroccan Spiced Chickpea and Aubergine Salad
Spring has sprung! Time to dust off some salad recipes and replace the comfort foods with more fresh vibrancy.