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 Honey Roast Carrots and Parsnips
Christmas dinners would not be the same without honey roast parsnips and carrots. We love them in this house but my husband and I were forever caramelising them. (In other words burning them). We were invited to my parents for …
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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 Steamed Plum Pudding
When I first discovered my gluten intolerance I was disappointed to discover that I could no longer eat Christmas pudding. I have to admit it’s not a dessert I would eat all year round but at Christmas I did love …
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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Googie’s Kitchen presents Christmas Spiced Chocolate Bark
At Christmas I love to make friends and relatives gifts. Every year I try to think of a new gift to give. This year I thought I would make chocolate bark. Until a few weeks ago I had never made …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Orange and Nutmeg Biscuits / Cookies
Every year for a few year now I have been making my mum a hamper. Mum always tells me not to buy her any presents but she does love a homemade hamper. Each year I have put a variety of …
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