Lucy's Friendly Foods969 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Raspberry Crème Brûlée
Whenever I’m lucky enough to go out for a meal with friends someone invariably orders creme brûlée.
Vegetarian Paella Salad
Do you match wine? I’m no wine expert, although I do certainly enjoy a nice chilled glass of white or rose, but I’ve recently started to notice how some wines compliment and some wines …
Caprese Tomato Pasta Salad
We seem to live off salad in the summer – to me there is not much more delightful than an array of stunning salads to dive into on a warm sunny day.
Dairy-free Home-made KitKat Bars
Apparently KitKats are the most popular chocolate bar, at least in the UK.
Summer and Ice Creams
I don’t know about where you live, but in the UK as soon as the sun pops her head out everyone rushes to buy an ice cream; any day out is punctuated by stops in shops or at ice creams vans fo…
Garlic and Herb Knots
I do like making us some interesting bread for a weekend lunch – it makes such a welcome change from the boring sliced bread we’re normally forced to buy.
Sticky syrup cake
I make a lot of cakes but I often give them away and rarely hanker after them myself.
Dairy-free homemade Twix bars
Part two of my series of recreations of classic chocolate bars is the iconic Twix bar- surely a common favourite.
Iced Gem Biscuits
Are there any biscuits as pretty as iced gems? The pastel hued crunchy iced top immediately draws the eye and nothing compliments a tea party more (whether real or for dolls) than a saucer full of …
Rainbow Salad Platter
Do you struggle to get your children to eat salad? It used to be a real problem for us – while I could easily live off salad, my children weren’t keen; other than happily wolfing down b…
The Bran Tub, Petersfield
Health Shops, worth taking a detour for: The Bran Tub, Petersfield, Hampshire, UK This lovely, cavernous health food shop has been a regular pilgrimage for us – a true well stocked treasure t…
The Seed, Buckfastleigh, Devon
I’m always delighted to find an independent health food shop, especially one in such a tiny, cute town as Buckfastleigh.
Cinnamon swirl scones
We had a hankering for cinnamon buns with their heart warming, amazing aroma that fills the entire house, not just the kitchen.
Strawberry and Rose tart
We were off to a friend’s house for a lovely lazy BBQ Sunday and having reminded them of our considerable dietary requirements, I felt that I really needed to make an effort to bring somethin…
Blackberry and Banana Loaf Cake
I think it’s going to be a bumper blackberry year – the bushes are already bowing down with the little back gems.
Rice Up Wholefoods Co=operative, Southampton
Definitely worth a detour for: Rice Up Wholefoods Co-operative, Southampton I’ve only just found this awesome health food shop.
Madeleines
Its been a long journey to create a Madeleine recipe that actually works, that’s actually just like the real thing.
Blackberry and raspberry pie
Here’s the next instalment of my blackberry recipes and what could be a more autumnal combination that blackberries baked in a pie! I’ve always shied away from pies in the past, but in …