Lucy's Friendly Foods390 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Spiced Oatmeal Cookies with a Chocolate Thumbprint
I really like spiced oatmeal and raisin cookies, but my children have an aversion to raisins.
Strawberry Milkshake Cupcakes
I recently went in for a competition run by Hummingbird Bakery to win a copy of their new book and a KitchenAid (I dream of owning a KitchenAid!).
Classic Victoria Sponge Cake (without the eggs or dairy)
The Great British Bake Off is back on TV – yippee! It’s such great light-hearted escapism, perfect after a long day at work.
Plum tart
This is such a simple, stunningly pretty tart you’ll wonder why you ever thought a tart needed anything more than fruit and pastry.
Chocolate cake with Fudgy lotus/biscoff glaze
This recipe is the result of a total experiment involving an ignored jar of Lotus caramelised Biscoff spread that was sitting in the larder, looking all lonely and sorry for itself.
Mini Blueberry Scones
Dried fruits are a fabulous addition to any baked goods, giving an intense flavour hit, with none of risk of excess moisture that fresh fruit can produce.
Chocolate and vanilla pinwheel biscuits
It was the termly school cake sale last week, giving the perfect excuse to bake like crazy! I always make two types of baked offerings so that my girls get to choose, it seems a bit sad to have a v…
Mexican spicy polenta and corn cakes
I think there is a perception that Mexican food is on the whole quite humble and not refined.
Almost Instant Chocolate Doughnuts
This recipe was inspired by a vegan donut recipe by Jamie Oliver.
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.
Brioche Burger Buns
Brioche burger buns seem to be all the rage, with their impossibly glossy tops, rich soft crumb and sweet taste.
Profiteroles
Profiteroles – those cream filled, chocolate topped choux buns – are so tempting and the ideal wow pudding for any special celebration.
Oreo Cheesecake
I saw a pin of an Oreo cheesecake on Pinterest and felt inspired to make my own version – there was something so appealing about the contrasting creamy white cheesecake mix sandwiched between…
Lotus spread filled Jammie Dodgers (Speculoos Linzer Biscuits)
Lotus specaloos biscuits are an unfailingly safe and readily available snack, especially in Europe.