Category Archives: Cooking

Smoked Salmon and Potato Tart

Posted on January 7, 2016 by nicdempsey

The week after Christmas, I was all about using up the Christmas leftovers. I think I’ve probably said it a thousand times but we didn’t buy or eat that much this Christmas but I still felt like I was drowning … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Update – 26/12/2015 to 02/01/2016

Posted on January 5, 2016 by nicdempsey

Technically, my January budget for food started in December because I go payday to payday and work out how much money I have for the month from there. It’s going to be five weeks until my next payday so the total … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget: 19/12 to 25/12/2015

Posted on December 29, 2015 by nicdempsey

Christmas week! I didn’t shop on the 19th because I had so much food left over from last week, we were in Watford at the weekend babysitting the nephews and I knew that Ma and I would get the final … Continue reading →

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Chicken Stock

Posted on December 17, 2015 by nicdempsey

I’ve been making stock for years but it’s never made it to this space as a recipe although I talk about and use homemade chicken stock a lot. There are a couple of reasons for this, the first is that … Continue reading →

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Christmas Baking

Posted on December 10, 2015 by nicdempsey

Last week, I sat down and started to think about Christmas Baking. This falls into two categories what I’m cooking for home and what I’m cooking to give away. Fortunately there is an overlap so it’s not too strenuous. The … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget: 28/11 to 4/12/2015

Posted on December 8, 2015 by nicdempsey

Welcome to the weekly update. So as I said last week, my food planning goes from Saturday to Friday. I calculate the monthly budget from the first Friday after payday to the Saturday after the next payday. So if payday falls … Continue reading →

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Date Bars

Posted on December 3, 2015 by nicdempsey

I was expecting that six weeks more or less off my feet and at home would lead me to put on weight, that hasn’t been the case. Partly because I haven’t had a lot of appetite and partly because there … Continue reading →

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Cooking, Food Budgets and Accountability – The Plan.

Posted on December 1, 2015 by nicdempsey

On Saturday, I’m going to chat about how 2015 went in terms of spending. One of the things I have a problem with is consistency, I can be really careful for two months and then blow all that saved money … Continue reading →

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Slow Cooker Chicken and Peppers

Posted on November 26, 2015 by nicdempsey

So I’ve started to think about cooking again, a sure sign of recovery (I’ve also started to do the laundry too although ironing will have to be done sitting down if Ma goes on strike!). One of my favourite websites … Continue reading →

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Want – Cookbooks

Posted on November 24, 2015 by nicdempsey

I’m told that I have a cookbook problem, apparently I have too many. My answer to this is yes I do, my cookbook shelves are too small for all of my cookbooks! This year I haven’t bought any cook books, … Continue reading →

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