My Dad would make a cauliflower cheese on Boxing Day (the day after Christmas) or if we were having a boiled gammon or roast lamb. Sadly cheese, cream, milk nor full fat yogurt are my friends. It’s not that they …
Gingerbread Ice Cream
Christmas! The snows falling! Christmas! Oh yes Christmas is finally on its way. The festive season will soon be upon us! To celebrate I have been in the kitchen this week thinking of delicious NEW recipes for this time of …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Chocolate Brandy Butter Biscuits or Cookies
Every Christmas my Dad would always make brandy butter sauce to accompany the pudding we would eat after our lunch. In the evening, after lunch was finished on Christmas day, my Dad would sit at the table with a glass …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Dad’s Turkey Pie
As I have mentioned in previous blogs, my Dad was not a great fan of chicken, nor was he a fan of turkey. Christmas, like many people in the UK, was the only time he would cook a turkey. He …
3 Flavoured Oils for You to Give as a Gift
Herbs and spices have always been used to enhance the flavour of our food. Seasoning food would have been invented before writing, so to know the exact date would be difficult. Although, many experts believe that the earliest evidence of …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Ghee Chocolate Orange and Coconut Snowballs
“Snow is falling all around me, children playing, having fun, tis the season, love and understanding, Merry Christmas everyone.” Ha, snow falling in the UK! It might in Scotland but not normally in the south of the country where we …
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3 Ways to Roast Nuts
Roasted nuts always remind me of Christmas. My Dad would always buy shelled walnuts at this time of year. I remember him sitting in front of the television on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day with a bowl of shelled …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Creamy ‘No Cream’ Ham and Leek Pie
My Nan and Dad were always great at using up leftovers. Nan would always make stews but Dad would always make a pie. We still had gammon left in our freezer from Christmas so I decided to eat it up. …
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3 Flavoured Salts for You to Give as a Gift
Seasoning our food is what we have been doing since the beginning of time. For many people, herbs and spices are the essence of life.The flavours of herbs and spices can really compliment a dish. A delicious meal will often …
Self Saucing Vegan Chocolate Pudding
When I started to make this recipe I wanted to bake a chocolate pudding without the self serving sauce. What I didn’t realise was the way I was making this scrummy dessert meant it would be exactly what I wasn’t …
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