My Nan was a very traditional cook and she was not the type of cook to experiment or try something new. She would always make simple dishes that were easy to do. That’s what I loved about my Nan’s cooking, …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Sweet and Slightly Spicy Orange Vegetable Soup
Soup is a great winter warmer and at this time of year it’s greatly received by my little family. When the weather outside is cold, there’s nothing quite like coming home to a nice warm bowl of soup. For me, …
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Chocolate Brandy Butter Biscuits/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 …
Googie’s Kitchen presents My Nan’s Stew and Dumplings – Gifts from Grandpa
My Nan was not a very inventive cook and she always cooked what she knew. When I visited on weekends and during school holidays Nan would always cook the best dinners. I remember her stew and dumplings was so yummy …
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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 …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Easy Vegan Spanish Rice
Easy meals are my favourite type of dinner in the middle of the week. I have a small amount of time in the evening, so I need easy and simple. For me, this meal is so easy I love it. …
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Vegan Salted Caramel Truffles
Chocolate is one of my favourite sweet treats and I think truffles make a great gift at Christmas time. Instead of buying truffles, I always enjoy making them for my friends and family. I love giving personal gifts such as …
5 Alternative Christmas Desserts
My family and I love a Christmas pudding but nowadays I have to eat mine gluten free. I don’t mind and we have found a variety of great gluten free puddings from different supermarkets. For many people though, the thought …
Googie’s Kitchen Presents My Dad’s Beef Stew – Gifts from Grandpa
My Dad was an experimental cook but he also loved his traditional meals too. I have a fond memory of my Dad cooking this dinner. There was always a delicious smell coming from the oven and when the meal was …
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5 Alternative Christmas Meats
Traditionally in the UK most families will sit down to a large turkey roast dinner on Christmas day. Since living in our new home, we have cooked a whole roast turkey once. It was so big that we had roast …
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