Ted, my son, who is 8 now, has been asking me to make jelly with him for ages. Every time we go to the local farm shop he will gravitate to the shelf where they keep the jelly that’s stuffed …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Aubergine and Tomato Sauce
A friend gave me this idea for a pasta sauce when we visited them for dinner a few weeks ago. She had made an aubergine dip to go with the roast chicken dinner and it was delicious. I thought how …
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New and Improved Mint Hot Chocolate
Recently I made a Mint Hot Chocolate and it was delicious. When I finished making the hot chocolate I started thinking about other ways to make this sweet drink. We had friends coming over for fireworks and I wanted to …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Bacon and Cheese Quiche
Since discovering I had a gluten intolerance I have been on the hunt for a good gluten free pastry recipe. My stomach does not do well on gluten free flour so I wanted to find a mix of flours that …
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Roasted Chestnut and Ginger Biscuits/Cookies
Recently I went to buy food from our local wholesalers and while I was there I noticed an interesting product. They were selling chestnuts in packets. I have a vague memory of eating these yummy nuts at a Christmas market …
Vegan Butternut Squash, Chestnuts and Dill Risotto
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, jack frost nipping at your nose. And yes, I did sing this song while I was cooking this meal. I have never cooked chestnuts before so I was really interested to see how they …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Roasted Tomato and Fennel Soup
Fennel is my new favourite obsession. I really love this strange looking veggie. The other day I read a very interesting article about the health benefits of fennel. The most interesting fact I discovered is estrogen occurs naturally in fennel. …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Carrot and Ginger Soup
My dear old Dad loved the joke, ‘have you ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses?’ Dad would always tell us this joke if we didn’t want to the carrots on our plates. It was normally my big brother Piers who …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Mint Hot Chocolate
When winter rolls around we love nothing more than warming drinks to keep us going during the colder months. My husband Howard, son Ted and I all love a hot chocolate. Occasionally I do love a break from the routine …
Chocolate, Orange and Ginger Parkin
One sunny Saturday afternoon, many years ago, I came home from my Saturday job to find that my Dad had made Ginger Parkin. It was the first time I had heard of this yummy treat. My Dad told me my …
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