My son is a huge fan of fish so it’s a food I try to incorporate into our weekly menu a lot. For a long time, we were eating the same fish dishes which became a bit tedious. So I …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Salmon and Minty Jasmine Rice
Many years ago when I lived at home and my Dad was the main cook, I remember he would make simple meals on a Friday night. After a week in the office my Dad liked to give himself the night …
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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 Spicy Tuna and Sweet Potato Fish Cakes
During Lockdown 3.0 I’m in need of easy dinners that won’t take me all day to put together. Nowadays, like many parents in the UK, my days are now filled with homeschooling and trying to remember my times tables. Therefore, …
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Vegan Lentil Lasagne
Many years ago I would have wanted nothing else but turkey on Christmas day. For me it wasn’t Christmas unless Dad had cooked a huge turkey with all the trimmings. Nowadays, I have to confess it actually doesn’t bother me …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Prawns in a Tomato Rice
My son Ted loves fish, especially prawns and my husband Howard doesn’t mind rice when it’s cooked in a tomato sauce. Howard isn’t so keen on fish but he doesn’t mind a prawn or two. The other day I was …
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Slow Cooker Alcohol and Mushroom Free Beef Bourguignon
Now I know traditionally this meal should be made with red wine and mushrooms. It probably shouldn’t be cooked in a slow cooker either. I also know that a lot of people may tell to call this a beef stew …
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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 Crab Bisque
Soup and crab aren’t two ingredients I would have put together. During the summer we went on holiday to Wells-Next-the-Sea in Norfolk. There was a fish restaurant that sold crab and lobster that I wanted to try. Sadly though they …
Salmon and Chorizo Fish Balls on a Herby Tomato Rice
My husband Howard and son Ted love chorizo! Therefore I know when I serve them a meal like this one it’s going to be eaten. Although, I had to serve this dinner three of times before it got my little …
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