One sunny Sunday afternoon my husband Howard, son Ted and I decided to go for a walk through a local country park. Howard and Ted decided to forge for blackberries and I wanted to find nettles. My mum recently gave …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Slow Cooker Shredded Masala Chicken with Bombay Rice
Now that my son Ted is back to school I’m in need of quick and easy meals to get me through the week. The slow cooker is so useful for cooking a delicious mid week or weekend meal. When we …
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Nettle and Mint Kombucha
Stinging nettles have a long history. Many years ago in Europe nettles would have been used to rid the body of excess water and they would have also been used to treat aching joints. Ancient Egyptians would use nettles to …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Bowl
As a mum of a fussy eater I’m always trying to sneak vegetables into my son Ted’s dinner. It can be a mission and it normally means I have to make sauces, soups and stews. Occasionally I just want to …
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Nettle and Garlic Soup
Recently my mum gave me a book called The Ultimate Book of Herbs by Readers Digest. At the beginning of the year I started a herbs course and I mentioned this to my mum. Mum thought it would be a …
Herby Chicken Burgers
Herbs are a great additional to any dish. This summer I have been growing my own herbs in the garden and I have filled our meals with them. They have made dinners so tasty and they are fairly easy to …
Slow Cooker Herby Lemon Roast Chicken
When I cook a roast chicken I normally cook it in the oven. I always use lemon and one herb like thyme. The day I decided to cook this chicken we were busy. That’s when I decided to use the …
Slow Cooker Shredded Masala Chicken and Bombay Rice
Now that my son Ted is back to school I’m in need of quick and easy meals to get me through the week. The slow cooker is so useful for cooking a delicious mid week or weekend meal. When we …
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Creamy Prawn and Parsley Pasta
As a mother I’m very pleased to announce that we love prawns in our house. My son Ted, who is nine, loves a prawn meal. Ted gets very excited when I announce that we are having prawns for dinner. My …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Slow Cooker Leek and Bacon Risotto
In the past I have thought about cooking brown rice in a slow cooker but I have always decided against the idea. I don’t know why but I didn’t think it would work. When I cook brown rice I always …
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