Chocolate has been used as an aphrodisiac for thousands of years. Therefore making it into a drink on Valentine’s day may help get a lover in the mood. Spices have never been seen as romantic. However they can help the …
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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 Carrot and Lentil Soup
Now that the nights are drawing in, I feel it’s time for a warming slow cooker pot meal. There’s nothing quite like coming home to the smell of a fresh soup cooking in the evening. It’s that warming smell on …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Spicy Roasted Cauliflower Soup
Last year I made a no spicy version of this soup. My husband Howard and son Ted really enjoyed it. Ted kept asking me if we would be having eating this meal again. With this in mind I thought I …
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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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Chicken Leg Soup
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. …
Googie’s Kitchen presents The Tastiest Roast Potatoes
My dear old Dad was ‘the king of roast dinners’ so my husband Howard and I, well mainly Howard, used to ask him a lot of questions. I remember Howard asking Dad how he made his roast potatoes so crispy. …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Roasted Brussel Sprouts, Bacon and Chestnuts
To be honest, my husband Howard and I have never been fan of Brussel sprouts. My son Ted when he was about 18 months old ate about 2 or 3 of them at Christmas. Nowadays I don’t think he would …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Orange and Nutmeg Sweet Potato Mash
In the October half term we visited my cousins and Auntie in Switzerland. One night for dinner my cousin’s partner Florian served a homemade stew. To accompany the stew we had mash potato with nutmeg and it was very tasty. …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Bean and Chestnut Loaf
During the Christmas period we tend to eat a lot of meat. Occasionally I enjoy a change and I like cooking vegan dishes. I had chestnuts and dried beans in my pantry so I decided to cook the two together. …
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