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 …
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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 …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Pesto for a Vegan, Vegetarian or Meat Eater
We love a pesto and gluten free pasta night in our house. This pesto recipe will take you as long as the pasta takes to cook. About 10 minutes, yes that’s right a 10 minute dinner and there is no …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Cashew Nut Cream Cheese
If you had told me before I started this sugar-free, packet-free lifestyle that you can make cream cheese from cashew nuts I would probably have said that you were nuts. (No pun intended). When I first saw a recipe for …
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Raspberry Rice Crispy Bars
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 …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Pesto Meatballs and Sauce
Turkey is a great replacement to mince beef. Although if you can’t get turkey then you can always use mince beef. I’m always looking for recipes that use this meat. I will often find myself searching the internet and recipe …
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Spicy Fish Balls on a Tomato Rice
As a mother of one it pleases me that my son Ted, who is 7, loves fish. It’s something I want to encourage and I know when I serve a fish dinner Ted will eat it. So I’m always looking …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Baked Pork Thai Curry
Curries are one of my favourite meals, especially when the weather starts to turn colder. They are a brilliant winter warmer and this one was perfect for our cold, wet Sunday last week. When the weather starts to turn from …
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