Lucy's Friendly Foods904 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Raspberry and Lemon Flapjacks
You simply can’t beat a flapjack for energy giving deliciousness but sometimes you want more than just sweet syrupy oats.
Stunning strawberry cupcakes
This autumn term has reintroduced Thursday bake day into my life, the day when I bake goodies for the girls to take into school to share with their friends.
Dairy-free Baked Mini Doughnuts
I don’t know about you, but for us, other people eating doughnuts seems to crop up a lot! They feature as the treat of choice in so many scenarios – from the highlight of school …
Chocolate Terrine
Think of a chocolate truffle studded with yummy delicious morsels and then dusted with icing sugar – delicious, right? Well that’s the principle of this chocolate terrine – made i…
Mustardy lentil burgers
We tend to always go for bean burgers in this house and I find this mixture of beans and tortilla chips works particularly well.
Custard creams
My next foray into recreating the classics are those good old favourites, custard creams.
Chive Bagels
Sadly bagels are out of bounds for us – because of the popularity of sesame bagels, all varieties may contain traces of sesame seeds and so the whole genre of bagel type breads is a no go for…
Sugar coated baked cinnamon doughnut rings
Iced doughnuts are one thing, but sugar coated rings are the stuff of memories and traditions ( well for me anyway!) – it’s those sugar coated rings that are used for traditional party …
Punchy parsnip soup
It’s all about the roots! Winters equals root vegetables, and as Chritmas approaches the parsnips are filling the supermarket shelves, begging to be used.
Hot chocolate muffins
Before we get all Christmassy round here we going for a little wander into warm cosy food – food to eat in front of a roaring fire after a crisp walk in the cold, and what could be more cosy …
Pizza Straws
How about a savoury snack that can be whizzed up in a flash and packs a punch of flavour, without having to resort to opening a bag of crisps? ( although I do love a crisp now and then!) These stra…
Citrus Panettone
Every Christmas the panettone seems more and more popular, with piles of them in pretty boxes stacked up in delis and supermarkets.
Holidays: Center Parcs
It was only after we had children that people around us started talking about Center Parcs (although, I now know it’s a destination that appeals to all demographics!) and by the time Big S st…
Stuffing and Sprouts
Thoughts are rapidly turning to Christmas lunch and how to make it as friendly as possible.
Cinnamon and Cocoa Biscotti ( aka Christmas spiced biscotti)
Panic! Only days to go til Christmas and I still haven’t got all my presents.
Cauliflower cocktail, aka veggie ‘prawn’ cocktail
There’s something about the festive season, that despite a ridiculous over abundance of food, there is compulsion to have a starter as well.
Cold Busting Lemon and Ginger Cookies
Some cookies that are ideal at this time of year when everyone is sniffling and snuffling and germs seem to be lurking behind every corner.
Veg box ragu featuring Rebel Brewing Company Eighty Shilling Dark Cornish Ale
After the excesses of December with Christmas and New Year, we’re going to kick of January with some truly nurturing, healthy and comforting food – there no time of year when a a bit of…
