Lucy's Friendly Foods969 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Cinnamon Flapjacks
Everyone loves a flapjack – they have such a worthy image which makes them seem acceptable even to those avoiding sweet treats.
Strawberry sorbet
I’ve splashed out and bought myself an ice cream machine – I’ve wanted one for so long, but our previous freezer was too small to fit the bowl in! Expect frozen treats aplenty thi…
Fondant Fancy Cupcakes
Did you read my post for fondant fancies and think ‘ooh they look nice, but what a faff to cut the cake, nappage and ice all sides’.
Green Goddess Sandwiches
Do you get bored with sandwiches too? I get so fed up with sandwiches, always faced with the same old fillings.
Baked Alaska
I hadn’t thought about Baked Alaska for years and years, at least until last year’s Great British Bake Off which challenged the contestants to make one.
Egg-free Pavlova Revisited
A pavlova is such an iconic dessert, isn’t it? It seems to carry a big wow factor and is a suitable ending to a summer gathering.
Light and Airy Chocolate Mousse
A classic chocolate mousse is such an iconic, desirable pudding that few can resist.
Bagel buns
I had a flash of inspiration the other day – how about bagels with no holes? Instead, making them into rolls with that typically chewy exterior and tender insides that would make the perfect …
Pasta Primavera with Chive Gremolata
Pasta for the whole family so often reverts to a tomato based affair, and whilst it can have numerous variations and be utterly delicious it can also become a little monotonous – you need som…
Chocolate caramel popcorn cookies
Here’s a handy way of perking up a batch of chocolate chip cookies.
Lemon curd
Lemon curd, mmmmmm, so yummy and zingy but also crammed full of eggs and milk – not ideal for us at all! I have such clear memories of not very inspiring school cookery lessons and particular…
Tapenade couscous salad
I’ve had a recent hankering for all things olive – I developed a taste for olives only in my mid-twenties and it was definitely a slow burner – starting off with eating one off a …
Chive Bloomer
Our chives are growing like crazy at the moment and I’ve been using them wherever possible, but still not making a dent in the abundant harvest (much to the bumble bees’ delight as they…
The Cornish Arms, St Merryn, North Cornwall
During our wet holiday last week we did manage to eat out at a Rick Stein establishment.
Mustardy potato and green bean salad
It’s still Jersey Royal season, and I’m determined to use this wonderful seasonal produce as much as possible, while it’s still at its best.
Egg-free Tuiles/Wafers
I’ve dreamt of making delicate, light and crispy tuiles for a long time, but my egg-free attempts never worked.