Summer here is having a bit of a break and the weird winds and storms have put paid to our hard landscaping until this weekend. Nearly there!!! Which is a relief as we are having a small soirée next weekend for my birthday! Yey!!!

I am planning a barbeque but the weather is so changeable at the moment I am holding off deciding on the food/ indoor/ outdoor situation until later in the week. Whatever we end up doing amazing salads will always be on the menu!!!

New and exclusive recipes this week on FriFran…

This week I shared two new recipes that really capture summer for me.

A super sophisticated, amazingly quick, easy, light and utterly delicious summer soup is always a winner. Lettuce and Pea Soup is wonderful and takes only 20 minutes to makes bowls of steaming green gorgeousness on the table. Also really delicious served chilled.

One of the salads I will definitely be serving next weekend is Endive Salad with Pears and Almonds. I adore the bitterness of the endive with the sweetness of the pears, the crunch of the almonds and the tangy dressing. This is super quick and easy to make. Wonderful and very grown-up!!! 

FriFran Resource Library news…

The FREE FREE FREE FriFran Free Resource Library is taking shape. You can find the uber-cool, old-school, set of Gluten-Free | Vegan | Allergy-Friendly Recipe Cards. The recipes are exclusive to the download!!! I LOVE them! The recipe cards are so great. They really make me smile.

The FriFran Gluten-Free | Vegan | Allergy-Friendly Recipe Card set will give you a whole weekend (four recipes per day!!!) of exclusive, fabulous, Italian recipes. All you need to do is print the cards (on card – double sided). And ta da!

Check out the photos of the recipes cards – they are pinned to the top of the FriFran Facebook Page.

In the FriFran Free Resource Library you will also find the FriFran free e-book: 10 Dishes in Under 30 Minutes, seasonal produce posters, meal planners and other really useful resources to make your Gluten-Free | Vegan | Allergy-Friendly | Seasonal life a little bit easier.

You can download all the free resources via the FriFran Resource Library. All FriFran recipes are quick and easy Gluten-Free | Vegan | Allergy-Friendly | Seasonal. If you want to sign up to access EVERYTHING – you can sign up here.

I promised you the Resource Library will grow and grow over time and it is taking shape. Do tell me your thoughts on the recipe cards, e-book and other resources and do tell me if there any other titles or ideas you would like to see? I would love to hear from you!

And finally…

I’m currently working on a new book: packed lunches. I remember my horrendous school packed lunches (baked beans in a flask anyone?). I would love to know what you want from a packed lunch book.

Tell me your packed lunch frustrations/ loves/ needs!!! 

Contact me on social media (links below)!!! 

Have a wonderful, sunshine filled, week!!!
Julia