Lucy's Friendly Foods964 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Old Fashioned Cherry Cake
Sometimes something old fashioned is just what you want; something comforting and evocative of times past.
Copenhagen with allergies
Just before Christmas we were lucky enough to have a short break to Copenhagen.
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame-free, vegetarian and vegan Makes 6
Garlic Tear and Share Dough Ball Wreath
Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame-free, vegetarian and vegan Serves 4-6
Christmas Tree Iced Gem Biscuits
Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame-free makes about 80 mini biscuits
Very Vanilla Cupcakes with velvety vanilla buttercream
Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, sesame-free, soya-free, vegetarian and vegan Makes 6 cupcakes, easily doubled
Monster Cookies
Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, peanut-free, sesame-free, can be soya-free, vegetarian and veganCupboard Raid cookies, filled with all the bits and bobs you have to hand, made spooky!
Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake
Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soya-free, sesame-free, vegetarian and veganNot a coffee flavoured cake but the American classic wonderfully spiced cinnamon streusel cake to be served with coffee
Holidays in Greece with allergies
View over Nidri, Skorpios and Meganisi We’ve considered Greece as a holiday destination for years but usually opted for the safer (for us) option of France (D is fluent in French), but this year Gr…
The Stable pizza restaurant is really good with allergies
We were lucky enough to have a short holiday in Cornwall during the recent heatwave which was glorious.
Passion fruit crème brûlée served with passion fruit jellies
Crème brûlée is always a popular pud, I think it’s because everyone loves the thrill of cracking the thin caramalised sugar topping – a dessert with a bit of theatre is always a winner.
Chocolate chip shortbread
There’s something so wonderfully tempting about shortbread – a not too sweet biscuit with a ‘buttery’ crumbly texture topped with a shower of sugar.
Lime and ginger cheesecake
This is one of our family favourites, one of those puddings that often gets wheeled out when we have guests over, but for some reason I’ve never posted the full recipe.
Raspberry Ripple Melting Moments
Raspberry ripple is beyond doubt a real taste of summer and these melting moment cookies will fit perfectly into any Jubilee or summer celebration you might be planning.
Franco Manca – turns out it’s a good choice for allergies
We were in London for a day out in the Easter holidays.
Savoury Herby Soda Bread
It seems to me that savoury bakes and snacks can be harder to make and source if you avoid things like eggs, milk, sesame and nuts.