Category Archives: Cooking

Christmas Baking

Posted on December 23, 2014 by nicdempsey

Yesterday, I messed up my kitchen, again and again. And used up all the plain flour in ght house! This is what I made.. Spinach, feta and smoked paprika muffins. I had a couple for breakfast and another with a … Continue reading →

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Handmade Christmas: Gingerbread Syrup

Posted on December 18, 2014 by nicdempsey

It’s very close to Christmas now, 7 days. On the way to work and in the office I can almost feel everyone slowing unwinding. The trains in the morning are crowded but the usual tension of a London commute has snapped, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Tasklist

Posted on December 13, 2014 by nicdempsey

This weekend requires a to do list, so here it is. HouseI have one week left at work and anything that needs doing for Christmas, can be done then. So the priority housework is stuff that makes next week easier. … Continue reading →

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Christmas Cooking – Mincemeat

Posted on December 11, 2014 by nicdempsey

We’re at the part of December when I start to panic about Christmas. It’s at this point, that everyone I know has put up their trees and decorations and Christmas cards have started to arrive, everyone is having Christmas parties and … Continue reading →

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Jillian’s Birthday Cake

Posted on December 4, 2014 by nicdempsey

If you’ve been around here for any amount of time, you’ll have worked out that my Ma and I are very close. It wasn’t always this way, according to her I was a teenage nightmare! I always reply to that … Continue reading →

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Basic Tomato Sauce

Posted on November 20, 2014 by nicdempsey

Does anyone need a recipe for tomato sauce? I’ve eaten a lot of bad tomato sauce, so I would say yes. This the sauce I use when I just want a thicker tomato sauce. Most often I just mix it … Continue reading →

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Apple Honey

Posted on November 13, 2014 by nicdempsey

I eat a lot of plain yoghurt and I wanted something sweet to go with it but I wasn’t sure what. Sugar gets a bad rap nowadays and I try to avoid hidden sugars which is fairly easy to do … Continue reading →

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Plum Crumble

Posted on November 6, 2014 by nicdempsey

I decanted the plum gin on the weekend and was left with the question of what to do with the plums. I did think about jam, but I made jam with the leftover raspberries and I have 2 jars of … Continue reading →

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Raspberry gin / Raspberry jam

Posted on October 23, 2014 by nicdempsey

This weekend I decanted the raspberry gin.* It’s a beautiful colour and from it I got a 70cl bottle and 7 miniatures (50ml). Then I was left with the problem of what to do with now slightly bleached of colour … Continue reading →

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2 new things

Posted on October 9, 2014 by nicdempsey

I’m not a terribly creative in the kitchen but fortunately for me, other people are and these are new food things I’ve discovered recently from two of my favourite food bloggers… The crispy egg from Smitten Kitchen Because I’ve never … Continue reading →

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