For the past 15 or so years I have been regularly attending a yoga class. Every year I noticed the numbers increase during January and then by February, March time the people who joined the class slowly start to disappear. …
Category: family meals
Creamy Tomato Soup
During winter we tend to eat/drink soup a lot. Therefore I’m always in my kitchen planning new recipes for us to try and share with you. The other night I served this soup to my husband Howard and son Ted. …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Spicy Pea, Chili and Mint Soup
The other day I was wandering around my kitchen wondering what I was going to have for lunch. I knew I had been soaking beans in the fridge over night so I decided to grab the peas from the fridge. …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Oven Baked Beef and Parma Ham Stew
My Nan when I used to stay with her would often make stews for lunch. On a Sunday my Dad would cook a lunch and we would invite my mum’s parents round. Nan would always leave our house with the …
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Slow Cooker BBQ Beef and Potato Stew
During the summer months all I seem to dream about is eating stews and snuggling on a cold winter’s night. Then when winter is here all I can think about is warm days spent in the sunshine. As a human …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Uncle Hermann’s Beef Stew
Recently we went to visit my cousins and aunt in Switzerland. My cousin Virginia cooked us a beautiful beef stew. It was lush. Virginia reminded me that my Uncle Hermann, her father used to cook this dish. Hermann found a …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Slow Cooker Chinese Mince Beef
My son Ted, who is 10, has now joined a local football team. Ted loves football and I’m really happy for him. Every Wednesday evening and Saturday morning Ted train with his team mates. It means that on a Wednesday …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Tuna Spag Bowl
One evening about a week ago I was planning making a spaghetti bolognese for dinner. Except I forgot to take the beef from the freezer. I had all of the ingredients for a bolognese sauce so I decided to cook …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Chicken Spag Bowl
Chicken and bolognaise sauce are not two ingredients I ever thought of put together. The other day I standing at the fridge peering in wondering what we were going to have for dinner. When I lived at home my dad …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Leftover Honey Roast Carrot and Parsnip Soup
My husband Howard loves roasted parsnips and carrots with any roast dinner. To be honest we never really have any leftovers so I normally make this soup from scratch. If you normally have leftovers then this is a great recipe. …
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