Lucy's Friendly Foods267 recipes
Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Avocado Mayonnaise/Dressing
This avocado mayonnaise makes a wonderful rich and unctuous dressing, all with no egg in sight and a darn sight tastier than a shop-bought egg-free mayo.
The Ultimate Mexican Avocado Sandwich
This recipe uses my delicious avocado mayonnaise and propels a standard avocado sandwich to the realms of ‘ultimate’.
Egg-free French Toast/Pain Perdu
I haven’t eaten French toast since I was at Uni, but there’s something ultimately comforting about it.
Speedy Refried Beans
Refried bean can be a bit of an acquired taste (and to be honest not the prettiest dish!), but they’re such a great vegetarian protein boost in a Mexican meal and the perfect accompaniment to…
Frazzled Thyme Onions
These simple crispy onions are the ideal topping for a burger or addition to a salad or sandwich.
Chilli and Broccoli Salad
We’ve recently been swamped by broccoli – we seem to keep buying it although the fridge is full to bursting! Broccoli is lovely just boiled/steamed, but it’s good to do something …
Crumble Topped Apple and Apricot Pie
I’ve mentioned before that puddings are difficult if you’re dairy, egg and nut-free – you really can have too much soya yogurt! I’m not much of a pie maker, but pies make lo…
Oriental noodle salad
Hooray, the sun’s shining! After what seems like forever spring has appeared and the sun is shining and what better way to celebrate than a wonderful, flavourful salad for lunch? The added bo…
Roasted Carrot and Avocado Salad
I’ve been thinking about roasted carrots a lot recently – so sweet and lovely when roasted, taking on an entirely different quality to when raw or boiled/steamed carrot.
Sweetcorn Fritters
This egg and dairy-free sweetcorn fritter recipe must be the simplest dish in the world, and makes a great accompaniment to a veggie ‘fry-up’ or just as a standby when you need to whip …
Smoked Paprika and Parsley Falafel Patties (with Lemon Egg-free Mayo)
For some reason I got to thinking about the combination of smoked paprika and parsley (I do think about food a lot on my long, gruelling commute!) and pondered how I could combine them in a interes…
Roasted Asparagus and New Potato Salad
It may be the height of the English asparagus season, but it’s also the pinnacle of the Jersey Royal season.
Vegetarian Sausage Rolls
These savoury vegetarian sausage rolls are perfect picnic fodder: they are easily transportable and there’s no need for any plates or cutlery to tuck into them.
Lightly spiced crispy pea and mint cakes
This idea came to me after seeing a delicious sounding Ottolenghi recipe in this month’s Waitrose magazine for broad bean and mint cakes.