With Christmas fast approaching you might start to wonder about what to eat over the festive season. It’s a tradition in our house that we have fish on Christmas Eve. As I love to experiment with food and meals we …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Salmon Spag Bowl
Spaghetti bolognese and salmon seem to be favourites in our house. My husband Howard, son Ted and I all love ‘spag bowl’. Ted and I love salmon as well but Howard isn’t so keen. As Howard enjoys a bolognaise so …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Roasted Chestnut and Ginger Biscuits or Cookies
Recently I went to buy food from our local wholesalers and while I was there I noticed an interesting product. They were selling chestnuts in packets. I have a vague memory of eating these yummy nuts at a Christmas market …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Roasted Chestnut and Ginger Hot Chocolate
On a cold winters day I don’t think there is much that can beat a hot chocolate. Chocolate is a huge favourite of mine and during winter I do love a steaming big mug of it every so often. Since …
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Roasted Cauliflower and Chestnut Soup
While making this soup I wondered why we eat chestnuts at Christmas. I decided to search the ‘tinternet’ for an answer. The first reason it came back with was that eating chestnuts was fashionable in America. Chestnut tress used to …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Roasted Butternut Squash, Chestnut and Dill Risotto
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, jack frost nipping at your nose. And yes, I did sing this song while I was cooking this meal. I have never cooked chestnuts before so I was really interested to see how they …
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Christmas Spiced Roasted Chestnuts
When I was a child I always remember my big brother Piers’ school used to host a Christmas fate. I always remember a man selling roasted chestnuts. My Dad and Piers seemed to really enjoy eating them. Of course any …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Warm Roasted Chestnut and Ginger Smoothie
Since starting my blog six years ago I have learnt a lot about food and I continue to learn. That is one of my favourite parts of writing a blog is the learning. In the past few years I have …
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Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Chestnuts
To be honest, my husband Howard and I have never been fan of Brussel sprouts. My son Ted when he was about 18 months old ate about 2 or 3 of them at Christmas. Nowadays I don’t think he would …
Googie’s Kitchen presents 3 Delicious Hot Chocolate Recipes
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 …
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