Monthly Archives: September 2015

Friday Links

Posted on September 18, 2015 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This week has felt about 1000 times longer than it actually was, the power of having to write technical minutes…. Here are this week’s links… Food Labelling differences in the US v. the EU. I found this really … Continue reading →

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Chickpea Stuffed Aubergines

Posted on September 17, 2015 by nicdempsey

My love for Nigel Slater’s cooking used to be intense. It started years ago with his column in the Evening Standard, one of my standard easy ‘company’ meals is sausages with red wine and it started with a recipe for … Continue reading →

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Black Bean and Corn Pastries

Posted on September 16, 2015 by nicdempsey

One of my mainstay meals is black bean and corn tacos. Like anything I cook a lot of I’ve adapted it from the orignal recipe to suit me better. Those changes are that I add more vegetables, I put red … Continue reading →

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Overnight Oat Breakfast Pots

Posted on September 15, 2015 by nicdempsey

When I first started writing this blog, I wrote quite a bit about my struggle with breakfast. I’m much better at making sure that I eat breakfast and making sure that it’s healthy but I’m always on the lookout for … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – An Abundance of Nephews

Posted on September 14, 2015 by nicdempsey

The most important thing that happened this week is that Joe arrived. Ben and Laura do make beautiful babies! Getting to meet him on Wednesday was the highlight of my week, as it also meant that I spend an afternoon with the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on September 13, 2015 by nicdempsey

Bank of Skulls – I Know What I Am

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Weekend Tasklist

Posted on September 12, 2015 by nicdempsey

This more or less worked for me last weekend, so I’m going to reinstate it, probably until spring when housework comes more naturally to me! This weekend is pretty quiet, Christelle is coming over today and there’s Grace tonight and … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on September 11, 2015 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a busy work week (do I say that every week?) and I had to take an afternoon to go and see this little boy.. Yep, the newest Dempsey made his entrance on Tuesday. He’s gorgeous and … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Birthday Cake

Posted on September 9, 2015 by nicdempsey

This is my new holy grail of chocolate birthday cake from Nigella Lawson. What I love best about it, is that it all gets done in the food processor, the frosting too…

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Life Happened: Back to work

Posted on September 7, 2015 by nicdempsey

Last Monday was a bank holiday, the last one until Christmas! Ma had stayed the night before and breakfast was homemade bread and jam.It was rainy and gross but I ventured out and spent the afternoon at Kathy and Adam’s, … Continue reading →

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