Meat is a treat we eat at the weekend in our house. I like to buy our meat from a local butchers. The butchers are not organic but the cattle are fed on grass and herbs. It’s more expensive to …
Category: family meals

Googie’s Kitchen presents Cough Medicine Soup
By the time my son Ted had spent his first term at preschool, he had come home with a cough and cold. So I made cough medicine to help with his symptoms. However, Ted really didn’t like the taste of …

Spicy Sumac Bacon Risotto
Ever since my son was born I have always tried to introduce new flavour to him. In recent years I’ve been introducing my son Ted, who is 7, to more spices in his food. Ted is not a great fan …

Prawns in a Tomato Rice
My son Ted loves fish, especially prawns and my husband Howard doesn’t mind rice when it’s cooked in a tomato sauce. Howard isn’t so keen on fish but he doesn’t mind a prawn or two. The other day I was …

Spicy Sumac Spag Bowl
Now I know a lot of people would probably called this meal a chilli with pasta but I still class this as a spaghetti bolognese. I’m sure you can get a spicy spag bowl somewhere in the world. Well you …

Smokey Spanish Sausage Meatballs in a Tomato Sauce
It’s raining meatballs, hallelujah, it’s raining meatballs, hallelujah!!! You would never have guessed, but we love a meatball or two. When I found a similar recipe to this one on t’internet I was jumping for joy. Yes occasionally even I …
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Spicy Tuna and Sweet Potato Fishcakes
During Lockdown 3.0 I’m in need of easy dinners that won’t take me all day to put together. Nowadays, like many parents in the UK, my days are now filled with homeschooling and trying to remember my times tables. Therefore, …

Googie’s Kitchen presents my Vegan Cheese and Onion Chickpea Flour Wraps
Since discovering I have a gluten intolerance a few years ago, I now look for alternatives to it. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of gluten free bread either. So I’m always looking for wraps to dip into my lunch …
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Our Anniversary Delhi Style Butter/Ghee Chicken
At the end of last year my husband and I celebrated our eleventh wedding anniversary. In normal circumstances we would have treated ourselves to a day out or a meal in a restaurant. Due to the situation, covid, we were …

Googie’s Kitchen presents Chocolate Spaghetti Bolognese
Last month I made a Chocolate Chilli that was such a huge hit in this house, so I decided to add raw chocolate to my Spaghetti Bolognaise recipe. It was an even bigger success than the normal dish. Spag Bowl, …
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