Lucy's Friendly Foods104 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
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.
Herby potato salad
Easter is over, so it’s definitely time to move away from the chocolate and towards fresh spring flavours.
Roasted tomato and shallot salad
This is just the thing when your tomatoes are not quite ripe, or even a little past their best but you really fancy a delicious tomato salad.
Cucumber and Pea Salad
I’m not sure about you, but my children struggle with composed salads – they’re fine with lettuce, cucumber etc.
Terrific Tomato Soup
I think most people have childhood memories of tomato soup – probably Heinz – and its comforting qualities.
Chipotle slaw
I’ve been noticing a trend towards flavoured coleslaws in the shops – anything from coronation ‘slaw, jalapeño ‘slaw, barbecue ‘slaw.
Brilliant barbecue sauce
The weather has been glorious (never a given in the UK, even in the summer!) – perfect for picnics and barbecues.
Slow roast tomato and gnocchi salad
I’m not sure where the idea came from but I figured why not make a salad out of gnocchi.
Courgette (zucchini) soup
If you grow vegetables or know anyone who does, then you might well be facing a glut of certain varieties right now (well in the Northern hemisphere anyway).
3 Bean Salad
3 or 4,5,6 – whatever number of bean varieties you like! In my opinion bean salads benefit from either simplicity or variety and this version wins on the variety front.
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.
Mediterranean Salad
I guess you could say this is a combination of a salade Nicoise and a Greek salad – featuring the punchy flavours of olives, roasted peppers and basil mixed with the fresh vibrancy of …
Mexican spicy polenta and corn cakes
I think there is a perception that Mexican food is on the whole quite humble and not refined.
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.
Fiery beetroot salad
Why buy a ready-made salad pot when this one tastes far better, can be whipped up in moments and you have the satisfaction of homemade food? Beetroot can certainly divide opinion – when I was…
Roasted Sweetcorn Chowder
Soup is perfect January fare – after all the Christmas indulgence, we turn to healthy food which suits the fresh start of the New Year and soup feels like protection from the cold, dark days.