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Friday Links

Posted on March 1, 2013 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Something to read while you’re waiting for the weekend… 1) Boris Johnson is a bad mayor. I’ve never been on the ‘the dangleway’, to be honest, I don’t often venture into East London. I thought it was a … Continue reading →

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Other Peoples Recipes

Posted on February 27, 2013 by nicdempsey

So yesterday I wrote about how I menu plan, I didn’t write about what’s on it. So today I thought I’d link to the recipes that are on the plan. Lots of them, in fact most of them are from … Continue reading →

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Menu Planning

Posted on February 26, 2013 by nicdempsey

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned how much easier life is when I menu plan. It helps keep me on budget, stops mindless eating (mostly), also looking at my diet and diary in as whole each week, helps with … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on February 25, 2013 by nicdempsey

Last week was a pretty good week, but I arrived at Friday feeling tired and in need of a rest. I am aware that my default setting is asleep or on a sofa, so it wasn’t really a surprise. I … Continue reading →

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February Goal Update

Posted on February 23, 2013 by nicdempsey

Hello, we’re nearly at the end of the month! It’s been a better week than last but I’m not feeling that I’ve knocked it out of the park with these goals. I’m more organised at home which has helped but … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on February 22, 2013 by nicdempsey

      This week was the start of a cold snap, after the lovely weather at the the weekend (I spent all of Saturday in flip flops!), on Monday it was frosty and a bit chilly, I think that … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on February 22, 2013 by nicdempsey

Hello, some reading matter… 1) Why beef in the US is becoming more like chicken. On the plus side at least it’s not horse. A new cattle drug called Zilmax is being widely used in the industrial feedlots where most … Continue reading →

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The Day in Food: Weekend edition

Posted on February 21, 2013 by nicdempsey

This is what I ate last Saturday. My weekday eating is pretty consistent but the weekend is where it often goes wrong and it sort of did here. Ma and I did the trip to the dump and Ikea that … Continue reading →

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Pancakes

Posted on February 20, 2013 by nicdempsey

Yes, I know that Pancake Day was last week, but I didn’t get any pancakes because I was sick. As a child, we used to have savoury and sweet pancakes and I wasn’t a huge fan of them eaten with … Continue reading →

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