Recently I started eating quinoa for breakfast. It’s another healthy alternative to my usual porridge that I love to eat in the morning. In case you didn’t know, quinoa is a seed that is grown from a grain and it’s …
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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 …
Quinoa Orange Choc Chip Cookies
There is a big debate between my husband Howard and son Ted. They like to talk about how our quinoa dinners should be cooked. Howard enjoys a quinoa risotto made with bone broth, tomatoes and lots of vegetables. He believes …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Coconut, Mint and Pineapple Smoothie
Now that the warmer weather is on the way I feel it’s time to start making cooling smoothies once again. Smoothies were first invented in the 1930s when the blender was invented. They were first sold by health food stores …
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Slightly Spicy Quinoa Risotto and Cannellini Beans
Beans, beans they make you ‘windy’, the more you eat the more you will windy pops! Even though I do love us eating beans during the week I do find our house to have strong winds passing through momentarily after …
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Roasted Butternut Squash and Lentil Chilli
Lentils are part of the legume family. They are a tiny bean that grows inside a pod and they come in red, green, brown and black varieties. Lentils are very easy to cook and they are very affordable too. They …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Spicy Sunshine Omelette
Omelettes, if you are not vegan, are quick, easy and healthy meals that can be made in minutes. It’s my go-to dinner when we get home from a holiday or if I’m in need of a simple lunch. Omelette, homemade …
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Chickpea and Roasted Aubergine Curry
My husband Howard and son Ted are not great fans of chickpeas. Ted when he was about three or four went through a stage of loving these little balls of nourishment but nowadays he’s not so keen. Therefore I’m always …
Spicy Steamed Fish Risotto
There are times when I stand at the kitchen cupboards or fridge trying to decide what to eat. With the ingredients I have in my fridge I will often find a good meal for us all to eat. On this …
Slow Cooked Sri Lankan Fish Curry
The closest I have been to Sri Lanka is the Maldives. My husband Howard and I stayed on these beautiful islands for our honeymoon. Therefore I’m no expert on Sri Lankan food, but I do love to try different meals …
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