Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts

I’ve not often cooked with celeriac – it must be prejudice on my part over the poor celeriac’s gnarled facade , which is utterly silly as its actually really delicious.

If, like us, you have piles of clementines hanging around after Christmas and you’re a bit fed up with the whole festive thing, you need to use them up fast! Here is an excellent way of using…

I came across the intriguing concept of soda flavoured cakes whilst admiring the cupcakes at the Hummingbird bakery.

These little chocolate coated nibbles are stunning served with coffee, or simply to end a meal.

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will be well aware that both my daughters have food allergies, which has been a big inspiration for this blog and for the way I cook at home.

It’s all very well starting the New Year with vibrant super food salads, but dark, cold January also requires some comfort foods.

These are a hearty kind of chocolate cookie – robust and perfect for taking on a picnic, although in the UK you might have to wait a while before you’d want to go on a picnic.

The inspiration for this recipe came from my lovely fellow blogger and friend Tiny Kitchen Stories, and her amazing sounding (and indeed award winning) salsa.

It’s snowing today in the UK – proper piles of fluffy white stuff everywhere! We normally have a little sprinkle of snow that melts almost immediately, so a decent amount of snow is a r…

The idea for these cupcakes came from the inches of snow that have fallen in the last week.

Another salad that rocks, this one inspired by a salad eaten in a Giraffe restaurant.

… Now exists! Only just getting it going today, but should any of my lovely blog followers want to find me there, here’s the link: Or you can search for Lucy’s Friendly Foods on …

I’ve only once eaten Lamingtons before, you don’t often come across them in the UK… however, having grown up surrounded by Neighbours fever we’ve certainly heard of them! Be…

I keep on admiring the beautiful pomegranates in the shops – they look so tempting with the expectation of those beautiful little rubies inside.