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 …
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Slow Cooked Ham, Leek and Sweet Potato Soup
Soup is one food I don’t think I could live without during winter. I always look forward to a large bowl of steaming soup. It’s my favourite. My son Ted, on the other hand, is not the greatest lover of …
Slow Cooked Beef and Sweet Potato Stew
As I have mentioned before in my blog, there are times when I wish the fairies would come in and cook the dinner. Don’t get me wrong, I love to cook, but occasionally I do wish I could wave a …
Slow Cooked Creamy ‘No Cream’ Ham, Leek and Potato Pie
My Nan and Dad were always great at using up leftovers. Nan would always make stews but Dad would always make a pie. We still had gammon left in our freezer from Christmas so I decided to eat it up. …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Black and White Bean Spag Bowl
In recent years, for many different reasons, we have started to eat less meat. During the week instead of meat I have been using beans in our dinners. My husband Howard is not a fan of beans and he always …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Apple Crumble Cheesecake
Cheesecake has to be a favourite dessert in our house. My husband does love a good cheesecake. When I told my husband and son that I was making an apple crumble cheesecake they looked at me as if I was …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents My Dad’s Lamb Moussaka – Gifts from Grandpa
My dad first made this dish when I was a teenager and I loved it then. He always used to joke that first you will need to catch yourself one moose. Ha, ha, typical dad joke but I love him …
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Chocolate Brandy Butter Biscuits/Cookies
Every Christmas my Dad would always make brandy butter sauce to accompany the pudding we would eat after our lunch. In the evening, after lunch was finished on Christmas day, my Dad would sit at the table with a glass …
Ghee Chocolate Orange and Coconut Snowballs
‘Snow is falling all around me, children playing, having fun, tis the season, love and understanding, Merry Christmas everyone.’ Ha, snow falling in the UK! It might in Scotland but not normally in the south of the country where we …
My Dad’s Cottage Shepherd’s Pie
My Dad and I loved a warming, hearty meal and Cottage Pie is definitely one of them. The dish does take time to make but the effort is worth it for the results. We ate this meal with baked beans …
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