Lucy's Friendly Foods904 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Strawberries & cream macarons – egg-free and nut-free.
Macarons, or to be precise Macarons Parisiens are those stunning little almond sandwiched delicacies which we all know because they are absolutely everywhere these days.
Curried lentil (Dhal) Soup
Lentil soup reminds me of being off school as a child and eating a steaming bowlful, balanced on a tray whilst watching trashy daytime TV – pure cosy comfort! I’d also call this recipe …
Mango Chutney Crackers
I don’t know where this idea came from, it just pretty much popped into my head when I was thinking of making my curried lentil soup the other day.
Chocolate Swirl Buns
Imagine: soft golden, sweet dough, swirled with rich unctuous chocolate, sprinkled with crunchy sugar and drizzled with a sticky icing.
Maple Syrup Pancakes
Time to get ready for Pancake Day… Why should you only eat traditional pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? Why not spice up Pancake Day with these stunning fluffy maple syrup flavoured beautie…
Muscovado Chocolate Chip Cookies
The perfect crispy, chewy dairy-free, egg-free chocolate chip cookie
Chocolate Glazed Chocolate Doughnuts
Soft baked richly chocolatey doughnuts, smothered in a mirror shiny deeply chocolatey glaze – surely a temptation to anyone? Our house has been riddled with the most awful flu for the …
‘Sunday roast’ salad with mint sauce vinaigrette
Sometime you just really fancy a flavour combination, and the other day I really hankered after a flavour I haven’t had for many years – roast potatoes with mint sauce.
Mini blueberry turnovers
Fruit turnovers are a fantastically easy and convenient way to make a fruit pie.
Magic Four Ingredient Luxurious Chocolate Mousse Cake
This recipe is really magic, just four simple ingredients and you end up with the most delicious, decadent chocolate mousse cake.
Sticky Toffee Hot Cross Buns
I posted my recipe for chocolate chip hot cross buns last week, but toffee/fudge flavoured hot cross buns seem to be a big thing this year.
Peanut-free Satay
My recipes so often tend to veer towards the sweet; I do love baking more than any other kind of cooking.
Cinnamon Swirl Brioche
Mmmm, is there any more comforting and wonderful smell that cinnamon scented baked items cooking in the oven? It’s such a sweet, warm and cosy aroma, with the promise of an irresistibl…
Marvellous Mac and ‘cheese’
Pasta can be quite dull when you’re dairy-free – beyond tomato or bolognaise style sauces so many include some form of dairy or egg.
Health Food Shops – Carmarthen, South Wales
Having just returned from a relaxing mini-break in Carmarthenshire, I thought I’d continue my series of reviews on health food/speciality food shops around the country.
Ginger Muffins
It’s essential to have a few muffin recipes in your repertoire, not only to let you whip up a quick snack in minutes, but also as a fancy, exciting breakfast option.
Marmite Bagels
I love making bagels; ok it’s a slightly convoluted process but they make me feel like a real, proper baker! When I saw a picture of some marmite bagels on the cover of Olive Magazine, I just…