Monthly Archives: April 2014

Sausage and onion pasta

Posted on April 29, 2014 by nicdempsey

Living alone gets you out of the habit of cooking for other people. (It also means that on a really bad day, dinner can be ice cream and a glass of wine and no one can call you on it!). … Continue reading →

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A new week

Posted on April 28, 2014 by nicdempsey

Monday doesn’t have a good reputation.  It’s the beginning of the work week and the start of time not being your own because it belongs to whoever employs you, which means that you have less time and freedom during the … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on April 25, 2014 by nicdempsey

Hello and welcome to Friday! I’m informed by my Ma that my counting is off and my Grandad has actually been dead or ‘promoted to glory’ as his Salvation Army upbringing would have it, 16 years ago not 12 as I … Continue reading →

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On my mind

Posted on April 24, 2014 by nicdempsey

This week has turned to complete chaos. Ok not complete chaos, just not as organised as it should be. I’m blaming the fact that I can’t walk properly or bend down and keeping up with ‘things that need doing’ is … Continue reading →

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Catching up..

Posted on April 23, 2014 by nicdempsey

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m broken. There is the mysterious rash that is still on my chest and still mysterious. There is my back that decided that working was not something it … Continue reading →

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On the menu

Posted on April 22, 2014 by nicdempsey

This week’s menu plan is more of the same, I am still clearing out the freezer and it seems to be taking a while. It’s light on food preparation because Breakfasts this week will be the same as last week, … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on April 18, 2014 by nicdempsey

It’s Good Friday, which means Easter weekend, yay for a four day weekend! This week’s links… 1) I know it’s a link to the Daily Mail (sorry) but this is Giles Fraser talking about Christianity and politics and being his … Continue reading →

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Grapefruit Ironing Spray…

Posted on April 17, 2014 by nicdempsey

I love summer. I love being able to wear flip flops, I love that getting dressed when it doesn’t involve a hundred and ten layers just pulling on a dress, I love that the evenings are light and I love … Continue reading →

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Favourite things

Posted on April 16, 2014 by nicdempsey

Rhodia A5 webnotebooks I always have a notebook in my handbag, as I’ve got older they’ve become places that I write recipes, lists and other random things I need to remember and less about the inner workings of my tortured … Continue reading →

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On the menu

Posted on April 15, 2014 by nicdempsey

This week, I’m continuing to eat from the freezer and trying to empty it. Breakfast this week, will be sourdough toast with boiled eggs and vegetables. Lunches will be leftovers and/or lentils and roasted vegetables (in the mix butternut squash, … Continue reading →

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