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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Googie’s Kitchen presents Roasted Chestnut Protein Porridge
In the morning I normally have a choice of two breakfasts. My first choice is porridge and my second choice is eggs. If I had to pick one breakfast to eat it would be porridge. Porridge is a delicious breakfast …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Chili Hot Chocolate
One of our Christmas traditions is to watch a Christmas movie on Christmas Eve. We also make popcorn and hot chocolate as well. In fact, I think popcorn and hot chocolate has become a movie night tradition. This year I …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Spicy Orange Popcorn
Christmas Eve is always movie night in our house. It’s been a tradition since Ted, our son who is now 10, was small. We would always allow him to stay up a little later the night before Christmas. The house …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Homemade Gingerbread Mince Pies
My husband Howard loves mince pies. In fact, I think it was one of the first things I learned about him when we first met. Recently Howard has been making comments about how he hasn’t had any mince pies this …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Homemade Mince Meat Filling from Scratch
My husband Howard loves mince pies. Personally I think Howard loves the food at Christmas more than the presents. The other day he was commenting on the lack of homemade mince pies that he had eat this December. I felt …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Blackberry and Sweet Cinnamon Chia Seed Jam
My mum has a very sweet tooth. Every year at Christmas I make her a hamper. I’m always mindful to add sweet foods as well as savoury. Normally I make her date/fig balls and biscuits/cookies. These tend to be her …
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