It’s that time of year again where I start to think about the gifts I would like to give to friends and family members. Last year, due to the situation, it was very different. We didn’t get to see as …
Tag: Chocolate
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 …
Mint Chocolate Date and Fig Balls
Date balls are one of my favourite sweet treats to eat after my lunch or dinner. Dried fruit should only be eaten is small amounts. Therefore one date ball is a perfect treat after a meal. Medjool dates have many …
Fresh Mint Chocolate Cake
Do not fear the ‘After Eight’ of chocolate cake is here. To be honest, I have never been a fan of after dinner mint chocolates. They always seem to taste like synthetic, ‘man made’ mint to me. My son Ted …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Chocolate Lavender and Prune Porridge
Porridge is my all time favourite breakfast and I love making different versions. It’s a quick and easy breakfast to make in the morning. Plus to make it even easier in the morning I have started adding key ingredients the …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Chocolate Lavender Biscuits/Cookies
Biscotti are my husband Howard and son Ted’s new favourite biscuit. Although when I decided to add lavender I did wonder whether they would love them or loathe them. A few months ago I suggested to my husband to add …
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Strawberry Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate and strawberries is one of my favourite combinations. I love the smooth chocolate to cover the juicy strawberry. For me it’s my ultimate summer dessert. One of the fruits Britain does best is strawberries and I always remember summers …
Lavender Hot Choc
My lovely husband Howard or Hozza to his friends made my son and I a delicious hot chocolate. A few years ago I decided to post the recipe to my blog. I named it Hozza’s Hot Chocolate after the person …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Chocolate Cherry Lavender Smoothie
Now that summer is on the way I’m getting ready to pull out those delicious morning smoothies again. During winter I’m much more of a porridge or egg kind of person. I prefer warming foods for all my meals during …
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Chocolate Orange Quinoa Porridge
Recently I started eating quinoa for breakfast. It’s another healthy alternative to my usual porridge that I love to eat in the morning. In case you didn’t know, quinoa is a seed that is grown from a grain and it’s …
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