Lucy's Friendly Foods

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Cherry and Sultana Christmas Cake

Cherry and Sultana Christmas Cake

  Christmas isn’t Christmas without a cake, right? But a Christmas cake that is free-from eggs, milk and nuts is almost impossible to buy.

Christmas Cupcakes

Christmas Cupcakes

  Is there any time of the year more about decoration and glitz than Christmas? So when everything from houses, trees and Christmas jumpers are adorned with lights, baubles and bells, why not …

Christmas Spiced Mini Shortbread Bites

Christmas Spiced Mini Shortbread Bites

  I love the warm spices of Christmas, the gentle cosy hug of cinnamon, ginger and mixed spice.

Brilliant Bubble and Squeak Cakes

Brilliant Bubble and Squeak Cakes

It’s suddenly all about the leftovers.

Chocolate Sablé Biscuits – best chocolate cookies ever.

Chocolate Sablé Biscuits – best chocolate cookies ever.

  Sometimes there is nothing like a chocolate cookie, it can be the ultimate sweet treat, but so often they’re not quite right, more average than awesome.

Triple Chocolate Swirl Buns

Triple Chocolate Swirl Buns

I love making sweet swirled buns, there’s something magical about using a yeasted dough and making the swirls, then watching them come’ alive’ in the oven.

Maple glazed spiced doughnuts

Maple glazed spiced doughnuts

  I love getting requests and this week I was asked for doughnuts, which gave me the perfect opportunity to get all experimental with flavours and designs – bliss! I’ve had a reall…

Waffles – egg-free and dairy-free

Waffles – egg-free and dairy-free

It’s nearly Shrove Tuesday aka Pancake Day and the perfect reason for some mid week baking! I’ve got plenty of pancake recipes on my blog, from traditional, crepes to American style puf…

Homemade Crunchie Bars – dairy-free

Homemade Crunchie Bars – dairy-free

  Thank Crunchie it’s (almost) Friday! Whilst the range of dairy-free chocolate is getting better all the time, it pales in comparison to the ‘regular’ chocolate selection in…

Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake

Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake

Have you ever had an an American style coffee cake? Not a coffee flavoured cake which were so popular in the U.

Hot Cross Scones

Hot Cross Scones

  Get it? Since Easter is all about Hot Cross Buns they have to feature.

Vanilla Spice Hot Cross Buns

Vanilla Spice Hot Cross Buns

  With Easter fast approaching, my thoughts have turned towards festive baking and what could be more Easter-y than Hot Cross Buns.

Raspberry and Chocolate Chip Sablé Biscuits, failed challenges and a fresh start.

Raspberry and Chocolate Chip Sablé Biscuits, failed challenges and a fresh start.

  Recently I’ve felt that my blog has gone off the boil, that my recipes were dull and not very inspiring, the photos were so-so and better resources could be found elsewhere.

Allergies in Amsterdam

Allergies in Amsterdam

  I don’t know about you, but since allergies have become part of our life, holidays make me nervous.

Dairy-free Vanilla Panna Cotta

Dairy-free Vanilla Panna Cotta

I have to admit that I’m obsessed with Masterchef.

Tropical Breakfast Muffins and Smoothie

Tropical Breakfast Muffins and Smoothie

It seems to have taken forever for proper spring/summer to arrive this year.

Homemade Dairy-free Digestive Biscuits

Homemade Dairy-free Digestive Biscuits

The latest in my ‘recreate a classic’ series, which I work on occasionally.

Dairy-free Pain au Chocolat – New Improved Recipe

Dairy-free Pain au Chocolat – New Improved Recipe

  One of the true joys of a French holiday are morning trips to the boulangerie to buy fresh crusty baguettes, croissants and pain au chocolat for breakfast.

Perfect Cinnamon Swirl Buns

Perfect Cinnamon Swirl Buns

Who doesn’t love cinnamon buns? Not only are they light, fluffy and sweetly spicy, but they also make your house smell heavenly as you make them.

Mediterranean Bean Salad

Mediterranean Bean Salad

  Yay for sunshine, yay for summer and yay for the great outdoors! June and July are peak picnic time of year for us, the diary is littered with sports days, festivals, outdoor theatre showing…

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