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 …
Category: vegan
Spicy Pea 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. …
Smokey 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 …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Pumpkin Spiced Vegan Digestives
Low Gluten – Dairy Free – Egg Free – Vegan Pumpkins in the UK are normally thought of as a Halloween decoration or as part of Thanksgiving celebrations in America. I used to think like this too, but recently I …
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Pumpkin Spiced Chicory Latte
Many years ago, I would quite often visit a certain high street cafe and at this time of year I would buy a pumpkin latte. Nowadays I don’t tend to buy these drinks anymore. Firstly since giving up sugar I …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Sweet Cinnamon Roast Pumpkin Seeds
Halloween will soon be here and now it’s time to think about what to do with the any leftovers from the pumpkins! For many years, I would put the seeds into a compost heap in the garden. Sadly, I had …
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How to Clean your Shop Bought Fruit and Veggies
Since becoming a mother I have become more aware of what we put into our bodies. I know that large amounts of our fruits and vegetables are sprayed with pesticides. These pesticides could cause a number of health issues in …
How to Cook Dried Beans from Scratch
For me, beans make a brilliant substitute for meat. I’m not vegan or vegetarian. Yes I do enjoy meat but occasionally I like to swap it out for beans, chickpeas or lentils. When I first started to eat more vegan …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Slow Cooker Spicy Beef Stew
The kids are back to school and I need easy dinners to help settle us all back into a routine. My slow cooker gets used all year round but it’s probably used the most at this time of year. It’s …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Stewed Apple and Blackberry Toffee Crumble
My husband Howard loves a crumble. Howard often informs me of how he would like me to make crumble more often and not just for a blog post or video. He says it’s ok to cook crumbles more than twice!!! …
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