Lucy's Friendly Foods63 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Clementine and Lime Cordial
If, like us, you have piles of clementines hanging around after Christmas and you’re a bit fed up with the whole festive thing, you need to use them up fast! Here is an excellent way of using…
Christmas Cake
Since today is ‘Stir up Sunday’, the last Sunday before Advent and the day you are supposed to make a traditional Christmas cake, this spurred me on to make a friendly version.
Chocolate Chip Biscotti
Christmas is fast approaching (eek! I’m so unprepared this year!), and so it’s the perfect time to think about suitable treats or edible gifts.
Cinnamon Bun Cookies
‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’ what with carol services, Christmas concerts, Christmas fairs and the Christmas box emerging from the attic! Expect some really seaso…
Spinach, Mushroom and Tomato Tarts
I have been lucky enough to have been challenged by Waitrose to concoct a vegetarian alternative to eat at Christmas lunch.
Mince Pie Streusel Bars
I’ve had a jar of homemade mincemeat hanging about, since last Christmas in fact, waiting to be used up.
Rose Creams
I had a sudden panic today – my last free day before Christmas and I was lacking a couple of presents.
Crudités with Ranch Style Dip (aka Creamy, Beany, Dreamy dip)
Here’s an antidote to all the rich, filling and wintery Christmas foods that have been on offer in excess over the last few days.
Blinis with Lentil Caviar
I had intended on posting this recipe before NYE, but what with Christmas and school holidays I just didn’t get round to it.
Christmas Spiced Mini Biscuits
It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas! We’ve had two weeks of frantic Christmas fun – carol services, fairs (which saw the first outing of a commercial side of Lucy’s F…
Chocolate Panettone
Panettone is such a delicious Christmas treat – part bread, part cake, part stunning centrepiece and not too sweet to boot – perfect for all manner of occasions.
Roasted Sweetcorn Chowder
Soup is perfect January fare – after all the Christmas indulgence, we turn to healthy food which suits the fresh start of the New Year and soup feels like protection from the cold, dark days.
Citrus Panettone
Every Christmas the panettone seems more and more popular, with piles of them in pretty boxes stacked up in delis and supermarkets.
Stuffing and Sprouts
Thoughts are rapidly turning to Christmas lunch and how to make it as friendly as possible.
Cinnamon and Cocoa Biscotti ( aka Christmas spiced biscotti)
Panic! Only days to go til Christmas and I still haven’t got all my presents.
Veg box ragu featuring Rebel Brewing Company Eighty Shilling Dark Cornish Ale
After the excesses of December with Christmas and New Year, we’re going to kick of January with some truly nurturing, healthy and comforting food – there no time of year when a a bit of…
Gingerbread Spiced Swirl Buns
I reckon it’s about time to get a little bit festive and Christmassy round here – I’ve got so many ideas which have been simmering away since last Christmas and I just didn’…
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.