My husband Howard and son Ted are not great fans of chickpeas. Ted when he was about three or four went through a stage of loving these little balls of nourishment but nowadays he’s not so keen. Therefore I’m always …
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Chicken, Pesto and Rice, NICE!
When I was a child I grew up with members of my family having lived through the second world war. My grandparents were all adults and my dad was seven when the war ended. I’m not sure how old my …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Slightly Spicy Quinoa Risotto with Cannellini Beans
Beans, beans they make you ‘windy’, the more you eat the more you will windy pops! Even though I do love us eating beans during the week I do find our house to have strong winds passing through momentarily after …
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Caramelised Strawberries and Mint with Coconut Cream and Maple Syrup
Wimbledon is a tennis tournament that happens every Summer in the UK. It starts at the end of June and finishes in the first week of July. At this tournament it is traditional to eat strawberries and cream. As I …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Lavender Limeade
Lavender is normally associated with essential oil and hot baths but not cooking. So when I saw it on a menu at the beginning of the year I was really intrigued as to how it tasted. The dish I was …
Lavender Hot Choc
My lovely husband Howard or Hozza to his friends made my son and I a delicious hot chocolate. A few years ago I decided to post the recipe to my blog. I named it Hozza’s Hot Chocolate after the person …
White Bean Meatballs with Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Pasta Sauce
Recently I’ve been learning a lot about dried beans. I know it’s probably not the most interesting subject to most people but I have discovered a few facts that amazed me. I’ve not only learnt about the health benefits of …
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Slow Cooked Thai Green Lentil Curry
My husband Howard and son Ted aren’t the biggest fans of lentils. Therefore I’m always trying to invent new recipes. A daily dose of fibre can help to protect the body from diabetes and colon cancer. Lentils are one food …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Strawberry Stomach Healer
In recent years I have been suffering with stomach aches. I have a suspicion it might be to do with my teeth as I have had gum disease for many years. When I was 19 years years old I had …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Chocolate Cherry Lavender Smoothie
Now that summer is on the way I’m getting ready to pull out those delicious morning smoothies again. During winter I’m much more of a porridge or egg kind of person. I prefer warming foods for all my meals during …
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