For me, biscuits (or cookies as they are known in other parts of the world), are my guilty pleasure. Since giving up processed foods and sugars almost six years ago I have had so much fun inventing my own flavours …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Cashew Nut Cream Cheese
If you had told me before I started this sugar-free, packet-free lifestyle that you can make cream cheese from cashew nuts I would probably have said that you were nuts. (No pun intended). When I first saw a recipe for …
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Raspberry Rice Crispy Bars
My husband Howard and son Ted and – ok, maybe me too – love sweet treats. The other day Howard noticed I had brown rice puffs in the cupboard. It made him remember his childhood when Howard’s mum would make …
Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Garlic Hummus from scratch
Now I’ve discovered dried chickpeas, which are really cheap, I have gone a bit mad for them. I think this might be my fourth or fifth recipe using chickpeas in recent months. Chickpeas are high in vitamins and minerals and …
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Roasted Salt and Pepper Pumpkin Seeds
Halloween is finally over for another year and now what to do with the pumpkins we all ran out to buy! For many years, I would put the seeds into a compost heap in the garden. Also, the pumpkin as …
Spicy Sumac Roasted Butter Beans
Beans, beans, beans and more beans! I love them and I especially like butter beans. All beans are packed with fibre and protein and they are a great source of iron as well. They are also very filling and they …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Slow Cooked Three Bean and Kale Stew
On a cold winter night I love nothing more than a slow cooker meal. Stews are fantastic cooked in the slow cooker and this one is no exception. If you are looking for a healthy filling meal this is it. …
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Apple and Blackberry Chocolate Crumble
Crumble and custard has to be a definite favourite of the Knibbs family. My husband Howard and I love it. Our son Ted, used to enjoy crumble but nowadays he tells us he doesn’t like it anymore. Once upon a …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Pumpkin Spiced Pancakes
Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes were a real treat for our family. I bought a large pumpkin during the week and I made it into puree. Then I divided the pumpkin into freezer bags and froze them for future use. So last weekend, …
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Pumpkin Hummus (from Scratch) with Chips and Salad
Pumpkins are in season again which means we are now coming to the end of 2020. When Halloween hits us I know it won’t be long until the end of the year. This year I will not be sorry to …
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