Herbs and spices are my best friend in the kitchen. Nowadays there is ample evidence that herbs and spices possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticarcinogenic, and glucose- and cholesterol-lowering activities as well as properties that can affect the brain and mood. Herbs and …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Spicy Mushroom Soup
To be honest with you mushrooms are not one of my favourite foods. I have never really liked this fun-gi, get it fun guy!!! In recent months I have been willing to give shrooms another try. When I was younger …

Spicy Cream of Mushroom Soup
To be honest with you mushrooms are not one of my favourite foods. I have never really liked this fun-gi, get it fun guy!!! In recent months I have been willing to give shrooms another try. When I was younger …

Spiced Chamomile Tea
Herbal teas are quite often snubbed by so many people. Personally I love nothing more than a soothing cup of tea with all sorts of different herbs. Herbal teas can help you to unwind and relax. Which in turn is …

Googie’s Kitchen presents Spicy Sumac Sweet Potato Chips
During the summer months we went on holiday to a lovely Welsh seaside town called Tenby. It was a beautiful part of the world and being a British seaside town, on every street corner fish and chips were being sold. …
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Christmas Spiced Chocolate Date Balls
Whenever I smell ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves it always reminds me of winter. Therefore I thought I would add these delicious spices to a date ball. It has now been proven that spices are a great way to help …

Spicy Bacon and Cannellini Bean Rice
My husband Howard always used to ask me why we didn’t buy dried beans. I would look at him and roll my eyes. To me they were to much of a hassle. Due to the situation we have just been …

Googie’s Kitchen presents Slightly Spicy Quinoa Risotto with Cannellini Beans
Beans, beans they make you ‘windy’, the more you eat the more you will windy pops! Even though I do love us eating beans during the week I do find our house to have strong winds passing through momentarily after …
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Spicy Sumac Bacon Risotto
Ever since my son was born I have always tried to introduce new flavour to him. In recent years I’ve been introducing my son Ted, who is 7, to more spices in his food. Ted is not a great fan …

Spicy Coconut and Cauliflower Soup
Cauliflower is a very underrated vegetable. It’s packed full of nutrients that the body needs to thrive. Cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable that is high in fibre and B-vitamins. It provides antioxidants that can protect against cancer and it contains fibre that can help with weight …