When I was a child I really enjoyed eating my greens. My parents tell me I was a great eater and I would eat most, if not all, foods. As long as I can remember I have loved greens and …
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Warm Winter Salad
In the summer I love to eat a salad, but during winter, when my stomach is colder due to the weather, I tend to find salads harder to digest. Winter is on its way and I have been looking for …
Googie’s Kitchen Life
In recent months, I’ve been thinking about changing the name of my blog and my YouTube Channel. It’s taken me a while to think of this new name. “Food, Family and Fun with Alexis Knibbs” is just a tad too …
Slow Cooked Pork and Prune Tagine
While I was making this dish I wondered where the tagine originated and who would have eaten it. Thanks to my dear old dad subjecting me to cooking programmes when I lived at home, I have known for some time …
Slow Cooked Chickpea Tagine
There are many ingredients in a tagine that are beneficial to the body but it’s the spices that interest me the most. Recently I have been adding a lot more spice to our dishes and I’ve even been drinking cumin …
Slow Cooked Salmon and Olive Tagine
For me, a tagine is one of those meals that is easy to put together and it always includes ingredients that can be thrown into one dish. It’s a slow cooked meal and slow cooked food is so good for …
Pirate Ship Birthday Cake
Ted, my son, will be turning 5 this year and he decided that he would like a pirate theme birthday party. Suddenly Ted loves pirates and boats. I then convinced him to have a mermaids and pirates party to which …
Nan’s Slow Cooked Rice Pudding
My Nan was not the greatest cook but she didn’t like to waste food either. I think that living through two world wars, and not having much money when she was little, helped her to be frugal. My Grandparents were …
Mango, Lime and Coconut Ice Lollies
The weather has been hitting highs of 30°C for almost six weeks in the UK. Although, I love the fact that it’s warm and sunny, being British, I’m beginning to miss the rain. I know, us Brits, we moan when …
Dad’s Roast Pork with Proper Crackling
My Dad was the King at making a roast dinner and his favourite was pork. He taught my husband and me everything we know about cooking a roast. Dad loved making most roast dinners apart from chicken or turkey. (He …
Googies Kitchen Life 