Lucy's Friendly Foods267 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Coronation chickpeas
Coronation chicken is such a ubiquitous buffet dish and sandwich filling in the UK, and its something I had yet to replicate as a vegetarian.
Mexican Rice and Beans Salad
The sun is shining and it’s starting to feel a little warmer – yippee! After the long dark, cold months there suddenly light and colour, oh what joy! I was intending on cooking another …
Panko Crusted Pea and Potato Cakes with Tartar Sauce
I was out for supper with some friends and one of them had fish cakes with tartar sauce -they looked so appealing with their crispy outer, soft centre and zippy sauce.
English spring garden salad
You know that phrase used in American burger restaurants ‘take a walk through the garden’? Well, this is the elegant, English equivalent re-imagined onto your plate.
More Adventures in Egg-free Meringue
Have you heard of chickpea meringue? If you haven’t, where have you been? Well, probably anywhere but the vegan online forums where chickpea meringue has taken over the world in 2015! It hasn…
Lemon meringue pie
Let the egg-free meringue adventures continue… Now basic meringues are one thing, but a lemon meringue pie? I thought that really was out of my reach.
Egg-free Pavlova Revisited
A pavlova is such an iconic dessert, isn’t it? It seems to carry a big wow factor and is a suitable ending to a summer gathering.
Pasta Primavera with Chive Gremolata
Pasta for the whole family so often reverts to a tomato based affair, and whilst it can have numerous variations and be utterly delicious it can also become a little monotonous – you need som…
Lemon curd
Lemon curd, mmmmmm, so yummy and zingy but also crammed full of eggs and milk – not ideal for us at all! I have such clear memories of not very inspiring school cookery lessons and particular…
Mustardy potato and green bean salad
It’s still Jersey Royal season, and I’m determined to use this wonderful seasonal produce as much as possible, while it’s still at its best.
Egg-free Tuiles/Wafers
I’ve dreamt of making delicate, light and crispy tuiles for a long time, but my egg-free attempts never worked.
Raspberry Crème Brûlée
Whenever I’m lucky enough to go out for a meal with friends someone invariably orders creme brûlée.
Caprese Tomato Pasta Salad
We seem to live off salad in the summer – to me there is not much more delightful than an array of stunning salads to dive into on a warm sunny day.
Strawberry and Rose tart
We were off to a friend’s house for a lovely lazy BBQ Sunday and having reminded them of our considerable dietary requirements, I felt that I really needed to make an effort to bring somethin…
Rice Up Wholefoods Co=operative, Southampton
Definitely worth a detour for: Rice Up Wholefoods Co-operative, Southampton I’ve only just found this awesome health food shop.
The Ultimate Veggie Sausage Rolls and Tanners White Burgundy
Everyone loves a sausage roll it seems; people can’t keep their hands off those little flaky pastry encased beauties.
Cannellini bean and olive salad
As you might imagine we have a lot of beans being used in this household at the moment – I’ve got to get the chickpea/bean water from somewhere for all the meringue based recipes! This …
Raspberry and Lemon Flapjacks
You simply can’t beat a flapjack for energy giving deliciousness but sometimes you want more than just sweet syrupy oats.
Mustardy lentil burgers
We tend to always go for bean burgers in this house and I find this mixture of beans and tortilla chips works particularly well.
Punchy parsnip soup
It’s all about the roots! Winters equals root vegetables, and as Chritmas approaches the parsnips are filling the supermarket shelves, begging to be used.