Chocolate and strawberries is one of my favourite combinations. I love the smooth chocolate to cover the juicy strawberry. For me it’s my ultimate summer dessert. One of the fruits Britain does best is strawberries and I always remember summers …
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Strawberry and Lemonade Ice Lollies
Ice lollies in the summer months must be one of my son Ted’s favourite sweet treats. Ted is seven, nearly eight and I don’t know what he would do if all the treats in the world disappeared. My son, no …
Caramelised Strawberries and Mint with Coconut Cream and Maple Syrup
Wimbledon is a tennis tournament that happens every Summer in the UK. It starts at the end of June and finishes in the first week of July. At this tournament it is traditional to eat strawberries and cream. As I …
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Strawberry Pudding Cake
The other day I realise as I was wondering around the supermarket that British strawberries are back. Those of you that read this blog will know I really enjoy experimenting in the kitchen. It’s very excited to know that certain …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Caramelised Pineapple and Mint with Coconut Cream and Maple Syrup
We don’t often eat dessert in this house. I normally make a yummy pudding or a sweet treat after Sunday lunch. Buddhist monks will only eat dessert once a week. They normally eat their sweet treat after Sunday lunch. It’s …
Pineapple and Mint Upside Down Cake (Gluten and Dairy Free)
The pineapple upside down cake is nearly 100 years old. Upside down cakes were first invented in the 1800s when ovens would not have been common items in the kitchen. Instead, cooks would use a skillet pan to make a …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Chocolate, Beetroot and Banana Cake
Last week there were a couple of bananas that had been sitting in our fruit bowl for over a week. As the weather is getting warmer I notice the bananas seem to turn brown quicker. So I thought about different …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Slow Cooker Lentil Chilli
Slow cooker chilli’s are a staple meal in our house. I have made several different chillies in the past couple of years but I have to admit this is one of my favourites. It’s a simple dish to cook and …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Blueberry and Chocolate Cheesecake
When I first made this dessert a few years ago I made it with blackberries. Now I realise that blackberries are normally a summer fruit but I had been storing the leftovers of our summer pickings in the freezer. I …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Homemade Sticky Toffee Pudding
Occasionally, when we go for lunch as a family and sticky toffee pudding is on the menu for dessert, my husband and son will order it. In fact if I weren’t there, they would probably just have sticky toffee pudding. …
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