Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts

This is a fabulous recipe – make a batch and keep in a covered container in the fridge and they can add a crunchy zing to many a dish.

Here’s the recipe for the burger buns I used with the Butternut Squash and Mushroom Burgers.

It seems like it was a ‘Burger Tuesday’ in this house this week.

I do like tapas, but as a veggie you often have a limited choice, mainly with a potato or rice theme – and if you’re at a restaurant with meat eaters everyone wants to try your dishes b…

The sunshine in the last couple of days has had my thought turning to salads, and this one is a particular favourite.

The sun’s out! It’s unbelievable after weeks and weeks of torrential rain – suddenly we realise what it’s meant to be like in mid-May! Who can think of a better, refreshing …

She’s home! Big S came home from her activity camp today and the family is again as it should be.

I know tofu can be a challenging ingredient to many people, but I defy anyone not to be totally converted to its delights after eating this fabulous dish.

I was feeling a bit lost yesterday with Big S on her three night activity camp with school.

In writing this blog I wanted to challenge myself to be able to create any foodstuff (within reason!) that I like (or liked as a child), or my girls would like to try, and make it dairy/egg/nut-fre…

So I have a half pack of silken tofu left over from the chocolate cheesecake recipe – what to do with it? I could have made brownies with silken tofu, but I’m all out of ‘safeR…

The perfect topping for St Clement’s cupcakes, or possibly gingerbread – hmm, going to have to try that combo! Zingy Lemon Buttercream (dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame…

‘Oranges and lemons say the bells of St Clement’s’ Here are the zingy, zesty cupcakes I made so Big S could have one to take to the party last weekend.

We seem to have become reliant on ending a meal with a mint chocolate! Unfortunately, our usual Mint Chocolate Crisps from Sainsbury’s Free From range haven’t been available for a while…

This is my long-time fall back chunky chocolate chip cookie, enriched with oats and soft brown sugar.

Here’s my first recipe inspired by a recipe in my lovely new Ottolenghi cookbook.

I think I’ve been making too many chocolate biscuits recently – although they’re the family favourite – so today I made some Toffee and Raisin Cookies, just for a change.

The fridge is bare and I haven’t done a big shop for a while – too much time blogging, I think! So tonight calls for a real store cupboard supper, and what could be better than a beany …

This is the recipe for the frangipane layer used in the Knockout Pear and Almond Pastries that I posted yesterday.