Category Archives: Cooking

Quick and Dirty Chocolate Mousse

Posted on March 24, 2016 by nicdempsey

Last week, I came home from the work to find that someone (godchild 2) had left me a pot of chocolate mousse in the fridge.I had heard a lot about this mousse, it had guinness in it but no egg … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 12/03 to 18/03/2016

Posted on March 22, 2016 by nicdempsey

Tuesdays really seem to swing around quickly now I have a dedicated thing to write about each week. SHOPPING  Here are the lists.   I couldn’t find any packs of peppers without green ones in them so ended up buying … Continue reading →

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Cooking as a chore

Posted on March 17, 2016 by nicdempsey

Yesterday, I went to see Ryan and Claire and deliver a baby bath and some carrot cakes. We talked, Ryan was cleaning the kitchen and I told him that keeping two bottles of champagne upright and exposed to sunlight for … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 05/03 to 11/03/2016

Posted on March 15, 2016 by nicdempsey

This was a bad week. Mostly because I had an upset tummy for most of the week. SHOPPING  I decided on Saturday that I didn’t really need to shop this week. There seemed to be lots of food hanging about … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 27/02 to 04/03/2016

Posted on March 9, 2016 by nicdempsey

Hello, this update is late because I spent Sunday night being ill (yes again!), Ma had something too so it’s not just me but it is annoying. Anyway, this is last week’s recap.. SHOPPING  Here are the shopping lists… They … Continue reading →

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Pink Grapefruit Marmalade

Posted on March 3, 2016 by nicdempsey

I’m on a huge marmalade kick at the moment. After my triumphant orange marmalade I decided to have a go at Nigel Slater’s Pink Grapefruit version.I’ve made it twice now and while it doesn’t have the same heft as the … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 20/02 to 26/02/2016

Posted on March 1, 2016 by nicdempsey

It that time of the week! Here’s this week’s recap on what I ate and spent on eating… SHOPPING  I got all fancy this week and did three lists! I didn’t buy carrots, peppers or mushrooms this week because I … Continue reading →

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Blood Orange Syrup

Posted on February 25, 2016 by nicdempsey

Around this time of year the internet seems to be full of recipes for things involving blood oranges. It is citrus season but the obsession with blood oranges seems to be a mainly US thing because I’ve never seen them … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update: 13/02 to 19/02/2016

Posted on February 23, 2016 by nicdempsey

It that time of the week! Here’s this week’s recap on what I ate and spent on eating. I should start off by noting that it was a bad week not for budget or shopping but for eating because I … Continue reading →

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Breakfast wraps

Posted on February 18, 2016 by nicdempsey

I am a creature of habit in lots of ways, I like routine and when I like eating something, I tend to eat it a lot until I’m sick of it. I’ve about reached that stage with my breakfasts, the … Continue reading →

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