Lucy's Friendly Foods902 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Speculaas spiced swirls
Other than brownies and cupcakes, cinnamon swirls are one of the most popular homemade treats that Little S takes into school on a Friday – not surprising really as a sweet spiced bun, pretti…
Antipasti Jewelled Couscous
Fluffy couscous salad, studded with rich antipasti and pistachios (if you can tolerate them) is a wonderful, wonderful thing.
Biscoff Filled Spiced Doughnuts
Are doughnuts the ultimate naughty, sweet treat? There’s something about them that screams crazy overindulgence – the sugar, the filing, the fact they’re fried! And, itR…
The Best Spicy Bean Burgers, Mexican Style
¡Viva México! These knock-your-socks-off, totally delicious veggie bean burgers are all about Mexican flavours: spices, coriander, spring onions, lime, beans and crushed up tortilla chips.
Magic One Pot Pasta
I’ve seen various one pot pasta dishes on Pinterest for a while but I have to admit to having felt rather sceptical – surely it must be more of a gimmick than an actual ‘life chan…
Yorica! Exclusive Q & A with Director Monika Jagielo and my review of our visit.
When word got out a couple of months ago about a new allergy-friendly ice cream, shake and Fro-yo parlour opening in London the allergy community on-line got rather excited, and not least us! Could…
Strawberry Granita
We’re just entering strawberry season in the UK and at this time of year our strawberries are simply divine – sweet, juicy and nothing tastes more of an early English summer.
Super Easy Savoury Crackers
I’m constantly striving to find more savoury snack options – it’s so easy to revert to a sweet snack when you’re avoiding dairy and eggs and nuts.
Gorgeous Garden Burgers
Late May Bank Holiday Monday is the perfect day for barbecues and nothing fits a barbecue better than a delicious veggie burger.
Rainbow cupcakes
I think it’s time for a lovely, pretty, frivolous recipe – sometimes nothing fits the bill more than a bit of colourful magic and sparkles! I’m thinking of glitter, sprinkles, rai…
Mini Blueberry Swirl Cheesecakes
Well, Hello June! I think it’s time to get light, fresh and summery! Everyone in this house loves cheesecakes and they’re probably my most asked for pudding.
Five Ingredient Vegetarian Caprese ‘meatballs’
Meatballs on spaghetti are a perennially popular dish – children always seem to wolf them down.
Coffee Shop Style Giant Chocolate Chip Muffins
Sometimes something more than toast and cereal is needed for breakfast, sometimes it needs to be something a little more fancy, indulgent and desirable.
Egg-free Strawberry Soufflé
Egg-free soufflé you say? Impossible! How on earth could you make a soufflé without any eggs? It’s another one of those dishes that seems out of reach.
Coronation Rice Salad
I don’t know about you, but for us June and early July heralds peak picnic and barbecue season.
Cheats Easy Danish pastries
I’m always looking for exciting new breakfast options, and if they can be made in a flash then all the better! Our go to treat breakfast is pancakes, but variety is the spice of life and some…
Bahn Mi Salad
I’ve had this idea of turning Classic Bahn Mi baguette filling flavours into a salad for quite a while, and now the weather has turned super hot (albeit briefly!) it’s the perfec…
Luscious Lemon Mousse (egg, dairy and gelatine free)
Whilst you can’t beat chocolate mousse, there’s something so light and refreshing about lemon mousse that makes me crave this cloudy zesty dessert every now and then.
Homemade Toffee Crisp Chocolate Bars
While dairy-free chocolate bars have improved enormously in the last few years thanks to brands like Moo Free and supermarket own brands, they’re still not especially exciting or child…