Category Archives: Cooking

Spiced Chickpea Soup

Posted on October 27, 2016 by nicdempsey

For the first time in a couple of months, I’m not coughing. It’s amazing the difference that getting my asthma under control has made and last week, I finally shook off the cold of death, I’m not wheezing and I’m (as … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 15/10 to 21/10/2016

Posted on October 25, 2016 by nicdempsey

Time for a recap of food and spending. I’m making a concerted effort to eat some meals out of the freezer and I did some food prep by making a batch of bread rolls and a loaf of bread. SHOPPING … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Granola

Posted on October 20, 2016 by nicdempsey

I’ve been making this granola for a while, a while ago I tried to link to the recipe (from London Bakes) and it had vanished. I love it and I have fiddled a bit with it so I’m posting it here for … Continue reading →

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Baking Bread with a 6 year old

Posted on October 15, 2016 by nicdempsey

Whenever Ma and I go to Watford to look after the boys, I try and find a cooking project with Oli. This is because I like cooking and hope that he’ll enjoy it too but it’s also so he appreciates … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 24/09 to 30/09/2016

Posted on October 4, 2016 by nicdempsey

So I’m nine months into this. It’s sort of become second nature to keep to £15 a week, although I have gone over a couple of times. So this week was marked by my being really tired and while I … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 17/09 to 23/09/2016

Posted on September 27, 2016 by nicdempsey

Last week was a busy week and I wasn’t feeling terribly creative in the kitchen. It was a difficult and busy week anyway but I think this is more to do with the decrease in light, the evenings are drawing in … Continue reading →

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Courgette Caviar

Posted on September 22, 2016 by nicdempsey

Guys I’m sorry, I realise that this space is turning into the courgette diaries, as it seems that most of the cooking I do nowadays seems to be about not letting any go to waste. The last five months of … Continue reading →

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Pickled Courgettes

Posted on September 15, 2016 by nicdempsey

So I’ve been told that right about now is the time that the courgette production should slow down, mine have been producing madly for nearly four months and the end should be in sight. Ha!I’m still looking for ways to use … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 03/09 to 09/09/2016

Posted on September 13, 2016 by nicdempsey

Food last week was patchy, I think I ate pretty well but I also didn’t eat much at the beginning of the week because I was sick and therefore not interested in food (a sign of how bad I felt!). … Continue reading →

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Blackberry Yoghurt Cake

Posted on September 8, 2016 by nicdempsey

I like to think I’m a pretty good cook, most of what I cook is edible at the very least, sometimes I have a really good idea but really what I am doing is making something to eat, the highest … Continue reading →

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