Googies Kitchen Life

Christmas Cake as we know and love it today came from two Christian feast days, the twelfth night and Easter. The rich sixteenth century families would make their Christmas puddings for the day and they would often use some of …

We love a Roast Chicken Dinner in this house but I like to make it easy on myself. So with this meal, I  try to keep it as simple as possible. As I no longer eat gluten I leave out …

My family loves a crumble and I really enjoy making them. Now if I’m cooking a roast and we want crumble for dessert I have found a new way to cut corners. (Yes, I cut corners and no, I don’t …

Spicy Fruit Compote is a great go-to food to have in the fridge if you want to jazz up a plain yogurt, muesli or your porridge in the morning. I normally serve this to my hubby in a glass jar …

At the weekend, I had a lot of leftover vegetables and a couple of chicken breasts in my fridge. Normally, I have a week’s menu planned from Monday to Sunday but last Sunday I decided to try a new dish …

During the week I like to make a few vegan or vegetarian meals for my hungry little campers. The research that I have read suggests it is good for us to take a break from eating meat. Personally, I think …

Winter Berry Blast Smoothie is a great breakfast to kick start your inner engine in the morning or it could make a fantastic pick me up in the afternoon. We all need to look after our bodies all year round …

Turkeys are not just for Christmas in this house. We enjoy turkey meat all year round. It’s a great meat because it’s low in fat, when the skin is removed, and it’s high in protein and other nutrients. We buy …

Banana and Date pancakes were an idea I had after making my banana bread for the in-laws recently. Ted is not a fan of cooked banana on their own but I added dates to my banana bread ( delicious by …