Christmas is the one time of year I remember my Dad making mackerel pate. Dad would always make his mackerel pate from scratch. He would eat it on toast for breakfast during the festive season. When I was a child …
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Beef and Butternut Squash Cottage Pie with Mash or Sweet Pot Mash
There is always a dispute in our house. When baking a pie we always disagree on what kind of potato should go on top. A very long time ago my son Ted and I would have voted for sweet potatoes. …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Salmon and Butter Bean Burgers
Fish and burgers are two of my son Ted’s favourite foods. Ted never really complains when I serve either of these for dinner. Plus Ted doesn’t mind eating a butter bean as well. Therefore when I put all of these …
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Slow Cooked Beef and Butternut Squash Chilli (in Tacos optional)
Chilli, the meal not the country, is normally a firm favourite in our house. In recent months my son Ted wanted to try tacos. Ted had heard a song called ‘Raining Tacos’ and he decided that it was the dinner …
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Fruity Jasmine Rice Pudding Porridge
Rice is not an ingredient I would have ever thought of making a part of my breakfast. In recent months I have been experimenting with different grains to make very delicious breakfasts. Once again I was stood at the pantry …
Tropical Fruit Millet Porridge
Breakfast has to be my favourite meal of the day. I love to wake up to a yummy start and one way I like to do this is by eating porridge. In recent months I have been trying to use …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Pineapple, Mint and Chocolate Smoothie
Summer is finally upon us and here come the summer smoothies. In winter I love to eat a big bowl of steaming hot porridge but in summer I tend to enjoy a smoothie for my breakfast. The warmer weather means …
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Apple Crumble Quinoa Porridge
Apple crumble is one of my favourite desserts so adding a few of the ingredients from the basic recipe to my breakfast I felt was a good idea. Recently I have also been trying different grains for breakfast. We normally …
Caramelised Pineapple and Mint with Coconut Cream and Maple Syrup
After all the chocolate eating of Easter that has just happened I thought it was time for a healthy(ish) pudding. We don’t often eat dessert in this house. I normally make a yummy pudding or a sweet treat after Sunday …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Roasted Mediterranean Vegetable 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 …
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