There is a big debate between my husband Howard and son Ted. They like to talk about how our quinoa dinners should be cooked. Howard enjoys a quinoa risotto made with bone broth, tomatoes and lots of vegetables. He believes …
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Googie’s Kitchen presents Coconut, Mint and Pineapple Smoothie
Now that the warmer weather is on the way I feel it’s time to start making cooling smoothies once again. Smoothies were first invented in the 1930s when the blender was invented. They were first sold by health food stores …
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Quinoa Orange and Goldenberry Cake
Recently my son Ted, who is 7, and I went to a large wholesalers to buy a few of our favourite foods in bulk. We like to buy any foods we eat a lot in big amounts. It’s cheaper buying …
Slightly Spicy Quinoa Risotto and 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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Roasted Butternut Squash and Lentil Chilli
Lentils are part of the legume family. They are a tiny bean that grows inside a pod and they come in red, green, brown and black varieties. Lentils are very easy to cook and they are very affordable too. They …
Chickpea and Roasted Aubergine Curry
My husband Howard and son Ted are not great fans of chickpeas. Ted when he was about three or four went through a stage of loving these little balls of nourishment but nowadays he’s not so keen. Therefore I’m always …
Choc Chip Carrot Cake Cookies
My son Ted, who is 7, always proclaims that he hates vegetables and he doesn’t eat them. Therefore as his mother I’m always trying to play hide the veg in his food. I have found a number of ways to …
Quinoa Carrot Cake
Sweet treats are always welcomed with open arms in my family. Lots of my family members, myself included, have a very sweet tooth so we definitely don’t say no to cake. Nowadays I can’t normally eat a cake that you …
Carrot Cake Porridge
Generations of parents have often told their children to eat their carrots to help them see in the dark. My dear old Dad used to tell my brother Piers and I to eat our carrots. Dad would always say they …
Googie’s Kitchen presents Black Bean Meatballs with Pasta and Sauce
Meat is normally a weekend treat for us. My husband Howard and son Ted would eat meat all day long if I wasn’t here. So I’m pleased I am! In recent years, I started changing the menu so that during …
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