Monthly Archives: July 2016

Friday Links

Posted on July 29, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been quite a busy week so not too many links this week. Seriously, I have been running around, except on Wednesday when a migraine just left me for dead! First up, Hilary Clinton is the official Democratic … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti fritatta

Posted on July 28, 2016 by nicdempsey

I am not the type of person to have leftover pasta. I could quite happily eat it every day and one of the reasons that I don’t is that I always cook too much and generally eat it all. Given … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: The Courgette Glut

Posted on July 27, 2016 by nicdempsey

Everything I’ve ever read about growing vegetables, will note that courgettes are easy to grow and you will have a glut of them. I was ridiculously excited about my first ever courgette in June, at the end of last week, I … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 16/07 to 22/07/2016

Posted on July 26, 2016 by nicdempsey

SHOPPING  I have to confess this week I cheated. On Saturday night. I went to Marks and Spencer and bought the £10 meal for two. A chicken, roasted veg, profiteroles and a bottle of wine. The rest of the week’s shopping … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Hot

Posted on July 25, 2016 by nicdempsey

Last week, the hot weather hit, I did a lot of watering and everyone was tired. And that was about it. This is not to say it was a bad week, it was a good week and a better weekend … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on July 22, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Here are this week’s links… Marie Kondo and the war on stuff. Sleep helps keep our brains tidy. Teenagers everywhere are telling their parents “My room is messy but my brain is tidy” Southern is a story of … Continue reading →

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Gooseberry Yoghurt Ice Lollies

Posted on July 21, 2016 by nicdempsey

Gooseberries were on my wish list for the allotment and when I realised that there were already 3 bushes on my plot I was over the moon! Only one of those bushes fruited this year, I think the others would … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures

Posted on July 20, 2016 by nicdempsey

If it’s not already obvious I’m really enjoying having an allotment and feel that I haven’t done too badly in the first couple of months. However, nothing is ever 100% successful and I’ve had my first failure, before they even … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 09/07 to 16/07/2016

Posted on July 19, 2016 by nicdempsey

SHOPPING  There was lots of supplemental produce too.Total was £10.93 FOOD On Saturday we had Friday Night Pizza!Sunday lunch was a veggie orzo bake based on this one from Smitten Kitchenand the leftovers with extra veg for work lunch on … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Burnt

Posted on July 18, 2016 by nicdempsey

This week was another normal week for me. I was on top of work but it was busy, I worked from home on Friday and over the weekend we had amazing weather. Ma and I worked really hard on Saturday and … Continue reading →

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