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Author Archives: nicdempsey
Weekend Tasks – What I Did
The things I didn’t get done this weekend are the things I sort of knew I wouldn’t get to this weekend. However, the house is tidy and that’s good enough for me! Kitchen General clean (sort out the recycling and … Continue reading
Posted in Home, How I Live
Tagged clean, housework, organised, tidy, Weekend Task List, Weekend Task List done, weekend tasks
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The Weekend and the plan for the week
The weekend in pictures Dinner at Christelle and Mikes Teaching Christelle how to make doughy things The finished products… Early night, in bed with books and a drink There are no photos of housework or … Continue reading
Weekend Tasklist
So weekly tasks are pretty much the same every week. This weekend, I’d like to finally sort out the pictures in the kitchen but as I’m not at home as this post goes up and will be at Christelle and … Continue reading
Posted in Home, How I Live
Tagged clean, housework, making sure that I do the housework, organisation, tidy, Weekend Task List, weekend tasks
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Friday Night Cocktail
This week’s is a complete departure for me because it’s got vodka in it. I’m not a big vodka drinker and didn’t have any vodka at home until Christmas, when I got given some. This vodka is special, it’s Black … Continue reading
Posted in Booze
Tagged Black Cow, blueberry syrup, Friday Night Cocktail, lime juice, vodka
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Friday Links
Hello and happy Friday! I’m so pleased to get to the end of the week! Plans for the weekend include teaching Christelle to bake, reading and sleeping in! Here are this weeks links and I should warn you that some … Continue reading
The Day in Food: Preparation
For me one of the keys to eating healthily within my budget during the week is preparation, if I don’t have breakfasts and lunches ready to go, then it’s far to easy to end up in a coffee shop buying … Continue reading
What I’ve Cooked – Other People’s Recipes
I love to cook and I think I’m pretty good at it but one of the joys for me is that I’m standing on the shoulders of giants, there’s something beautiful about the way we take a recipe and change … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food
Tagged Breakfast Banana Muffins, Cheese Stars, Chicken and Chorizo Bake, chocolate fridge cake, cooking, Five Seed Granola, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, London Bakes, Nigella Lawson, other peoples recipes, Roast Carrot Hummus, Utterly Scrummy Food For Families, what I'm cooking
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Blueberry Granola Yogurt Pots
I have an issue with breakfast, I’m not keen on eating it, unless it’s pain au raisin! If you’re been reading this blog for a while you’ll be aware of how many times I’ve rebooted breakfast to keep me interested … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged blueberries, food, granola, made at home, packed breakfasts, yogurt
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Weekend Tasks – What Got Done
This week was a great week for organising myself and the flat, I got to see my friends and sort myself out for next week. I didn’t do the ironing, so I’ll have to do that tonight but I got … Continue reading
Questions, Questions…
Ok, so Janice at My Fit Foot does this and I always like reading her answers, so as allergic as I am to ‘joining’ things, I thought I’d give this a go. Although I can’t guarantee I always will! If … Continue reading