Lucy's Friendly Foods390 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Light Fruit Cake in the style of a Genoa Cake or a French Cake aux Fruits
Sometimes I find inspiration is lacking and I find it hard to come up with new ideas – well, there are over 700 unique recipes on my site! Then along comes a whole season of inspiration in th…
Luxury Dairy-free Twix Bars
The ‘free-from’ chocolate ranges are constantly improving and getting more exciting (thank you Nomo and MooFree), but there is still a real lack of the kind of interesting chocolate bar…
Lemon and Poppy Seed Yogurt Loaf Cake
You might think that yogurt wouldn’t work in a dairy-free cake, but i’ve had great success using dairy-free yogurt to create a light and fluffy but also moist sponge.
The Best Ever Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies and the worries of school trips
My thinking is that in the U.
Afternoon Tea at One Aldwych, London
It’s rare that my girls get to go out for a real fancy treat, one that is food based but also worth getting dressed up for! We’ve previously had a wonderful Afternoon tea at The Langham…
Biscoff Chocolate Truffles
I can’t think of a better time to make homemade chocolates than Christmas.
Mini Double Chocolate Muffins
These are my recreation of those mini muffins people buy in tubs from the supermarket! They’ve always looks so useful and appealing, but are sadly not suitable for us.
Chocolate Swirl Cake
This is an adaptation of the Misfit Baker’s wonderful snicker doodle loaf recipe (if you haven’t yet, do check out her blog, she bakes the most wonderful vegan goodies).
Chocolate and Vanilla Yo-Yo Cookies
What crazy and unpresidented times we are living through! I don’t think that even a few weeks we could have imagined lock down, and certainly not lock down for 1/4 of the world’s popul…
Decadent Chocolate Braid
With days starting to merge into each other in Coronavirus lockdown (and it’s only day 9!) I’m determined to somehow make each day different and special.
Trail Mix Picnic Bars (aka Trail Mix Stay at Home Bars)
When I originally created this recipe for trail mix picnic bars it was for those days when you’re getting ready to head outside for a weekend full of adventures; these days, it’s more …
Incredible Triple Chocolate Brownies
At times like this where everything is so odd and uncertain, there is one thing for sure and that’s that we need comfort, joy and chocolate! These triple chocolate brownies really are incredi…
Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins
Here’s yet another great recipe for lockdown, and one that is easy and perfect to make with your children.
Perfect Double Chocolate Cookies
How are you getting on in lockdown? Firstly, I hope you are safe and well, your loved ones are well and safe.
Devil’s Food Cupcakes
Have you ever tried my Devil’s Food cake aka the best chocolate cake in the world? If you haven’t you are seriously missing out, it is so delicious that everyone asks for more! It’…
Ginger Syrup Cake
I’ve been doing the shopping for my mother in law whilst she is sheltering and she often asks for a ginger cake – you know one of those squidgy packet cakes that have been around foreve…
Breakfast Cereal Cookies
Every thought of having a cookie for breakfast? Maybe you’ve been in a rush, missed your breakfast slot and that cookie looks especially tempting to have alongside a cup of coffee? Well, if t…
Chocolate Cornflake Cookies aka Afghan Cookies
Since I seem to be on a cereal tip at the moment, here’s another cookie recipe featuring cornflakes.
Perfect Vanilla and Chocolate Cake
I have a particular nostalgic fondness for vanilla sponge with chocolate buttercream.
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
I’m delighted that the Great British Bake Off is back on – not only is it light and frothy viewing (just what we need these days) but it also gives lots of new inspiration for bakes, as…