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 …
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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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Googie’s Kitchen presents 3 Delicious Flapjack Recipes
Christmas is coming and it’s that time of year again where I start to think about the gifts for friends and family members. Many of our friends and family members live in the local area. With everyone living quite close …
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Rose and Chocolate Biscuits/Cookies
Roses are red, violets are blue, I love cookies and I hope you do too! I feel it’s safe to start mentioning the ‘C’ word. Yes it’s nearly Christmas and time to start thinking about what to serve and what …
Googie’s Kitchen presents 3 Delicious Biscuits or Cookies Recipes
Honestly, I have only ever meet one person who said they have never eaten a biscuit or cookie. When this person told me I couldn’t quite believe my ears. We love them in our house and I know our friends …
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Rose and Honey Hot Chocolate
Last year I made a delicious mint hot chocolate. I served it to friends at a fireworks party we had in the back garden. It was very well received by our friends and my little family too. Since the autumn …
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