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Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Mixed Berry and Elderflower Ice Lollies
I’ve mentioned before the problems we have in buying ice lollies.
Blackberry and Vanilla Syrup / Cordial
Apparently it’s a bumper year for blackberries in the UK, and if our garden is anything to go by, we’ll have blackberries coming out of our ears in the next few weeks! Having just retur…
(Fish-free) Tapenade
Our holiday in the South of France certainly got the taste buds tingling with sunny Mediterranean flavours; think tomatoes, gorgeous ripe fruit, flowers, wild herbs and fat olives.
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.
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…
Mushrooms in Adobo Sauce
I think it’s the sudden chill in the air that has made us want to turn up the heat in our meals.
Chocolate Brownie Cookies
There’s not a great deal to say about these other than they’re part brownie, part cookie… they’re chocolate brownie cookies! So they have that soft chocolate texture in cook…
Dairy-free Cheesy Nibbles / Crackers
I’ve always had a fondness for little cheesy crackers and when someone bought a pack in to work, it got me thinking about making a dairy-free version.
Millionaires’ Shortbread
Millionaires’ shortbread seems to be a staple coffee shop sweet treat, and it’s certainly a tempting one with its crumbly shortbread base, gooey caramel and dark chocolate.
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…
Cinnamon Palmiers
Palmiers (otherwise known as palm trees or pigs ears) are a classic petits fours, perfect served with a cup of coffee.
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…
Basil Hummus (tahini/sesame-free)
I’ve mentioned before the difficulty in avoiding sesame, making all store-bought hummus out of bounds.
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.
Crème Brûlée
I used to make a baby crème brûlée for Big S when she was a toddler by caramelising sugar over yogurt.
Chocolate cookies with a crunchy caramel centre
I guess this cookie is reminiscent of a Hershey’s peanut butter cup, minus the peanuts and in cookie form! So maybe not all that similar on second thoughts.
‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Birthday Cake
So here is Little S’s Birthday cake from this year – she loves the TV program “Strictly Come Dancing” and really wanted that as the theme for her party.