During winter or when it was raining, I always remember my Nan spending a lot more time in the house. She loved to be outside ‘doing the gardening’ but when she couldn’t Nan would normally spend more time cleaning the …
Category: Food
Hasselback Potatoes
Recently we invited a couple of friends over for an afternoon. While they were here they discussed what they were going to have for dinner. My friend suggested to her husband they have Hasselback potatoes. He didn’t look too keen …
GF and DF Chicken Kiev
Chicken Kiev is not a food I was thinking I could eat again. In recent months though I have been experimenting with different foods to see if I can recreate a few classic dishes that I love and miss eating. …
Beetroot Red and Green Smoothie
When I was a child I really enjoyed eating my greens. My parents tell me I was a great eater and I would eat most, if not all, foods. As long as I can remember I have loved greens and …
Warm Winter Salad
In the summer I love to eat a salad, but during winter, when my stomach is colder due to the weather, I tend to find salads harder to digest. Winter is on its way and I have been looking for …
Googie’s Kitchen Life
In recent months, I’ve been thinking about changing the name of my blog and my YouTube Channel. It’s taken me a while to think of this new name. “Food, Family and Fun with Alexis Knibbs” is just a tad too …
Slow Cooked Pork and Prune Tagine
While I was making this dish I wondered where the tagine originated and who would have eaten it. Thanks to my dear old dad subjecting me to cooking programmes when I lived at home, I have known for some time …
Slow Cooked Chickpea Tagine
There are many ingredients in a tagine that are beneficial to the body but it’s the spices that interest me the most. Recently I have been adding a lot more spice to our dishes and I’ve even been drinking cumin …
Slow Cooked Salmon and Olive Tagine
For me, a tagine is one of those meals that is easy to put together and it always includes ingredients that can be thrown into one dish. It’s a slow cooked meal and slow cooked food is so good for …
Oatmeal and Raisin Biscuits
One of my favourite breakfasts is a nice bowl of hot porridge but sadly it’s not one of my son’s. As oatmeal or porridge oats are full of health benefits I’m always trying to get my son, Ted to enjoy …
Googies Kitchen Life 