Recently I’ve been eating porridge for breakfast every morning. Nothing beats a big bowl of steaming porridge on a cold winters morning. Normally I change my fruit toppings but the other day I noticed we had dried figs and walnuts …
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Vegan Med Veg Frittata
Now I love an egg or six a week, but I have to admit I do tend to eat too many occasionally. Yes, eggs are healthy but too much of the same type of food I don’t think is good …

Googie’s Kitchen present Chocolate, Orange and Pecan Biscuits
For me, biscuits (or cookies as they are known in other parts of the world), are my guilty pleasure. Since giving up processed foods and sugars almost six years ago I have had so much fun inventing my own flavours …
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Roasted Med Veg Quinoa Salad
During this cold weather I love nothing more than warming foods like soups, stews and curries. Dishes like these let my body know it’s winter and it’s time to warm up from the inside out. Although, I have to admit, …

Googie’s Kitchen present Raspberry Rice Crispy Cakes
My husband Howard and son Ted and – ok, maybe me too – love sweet treats. The other day Howard noticed I had brown rice puffs in the cupboard. It made him remember his childhood when Howard’s mum would make …
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Roasted Med Veg Pesto and Pasta
The other day I was writing my weekly shopping list. I went to the fridge to see what I had left. Suddenly I noticed a few small tomatoes and an aubergine. I must have been meaning to use these in …

Spicy Tomato, Red Pepper and Lentil Soup
Winter and lockdown are upon us once more. Yes, for those of you that don’t know, the UK is back in lockdown again. Therefore I know my family and I are in need of healthy and hearty recipes to keep …

Googie’s Kitchen presents Slow Cooker Lentil Chilli
Slow cooker chilli’s are a staple meal in our house. I have made several different chillies in the past couple of years but I have to admit this is one of my favourites. It’s a simple dish to cook and …
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Spicy Black and Butter Bean Pasta Soup
The cold weather has finally hit us in the UK. When my family and I woke this morning it actually started to snow. It’s definitely cold in this part of the world at the moment. On cold days like today …

Slow Cooked Moroccan Vegetable Soup
After all the feasting our family did during the festive season I have decided it’s time to start slow cooking lots of vegetables this January. Soups are full of disease fighting nutrients so they are great for winter. They are …