Category Archives: Cooking

What I Did – Weekend Task Update

Posted on November 4, 2013 by nicdempsey

I decided this week that I like having the task list update to keep me accountable! I’m going to set it to publish on Monday afternoons, please feel free to ignore if you don’t want to know, I won’t be … Continue reading →

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Weekend Task List

Posted on November 2, 2013 by nicdempsey

Kitchen Clean the oven. No I didn’t get around to it this week, I’m rubbish… General clean (this means sorting out the recycling and rubbish, mopping the floor and general cleaning) Cooking Food prep for the week, breakfasts and lunches … Continue reading →

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Disaster bread update.

Posted on October 29, 2013 by nicdempsey

This weekend I revisited the disaster bread recipe and tried to get it right. It was only partially successful. The dough did rise but very slowly and when they were cooked the rolls looked ok but were…lacking something. They were … Continue reading →

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A year ago

Posted on October 23, 2013 by nicdempsey

I posted this recipe for Chocolate Fridge Cake. It was not a disaster.   And I really want some right now!  

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Disaster bread

Posted on October 23, 2013 by nicdempsey

On Monday night, I was angry, very very angry. Anyone who saw my post last week can guess what the issue is. It was the builder, he didn’t show on Monday. This is the frustrating thing about renting, I don’t … Continue reading →

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Spinach and Mushroom Eggcups

Posted on October 22, 2013 by nicdempsey

During the week, I mostly eat vegetarian food. As I’ve said before, it’s partly budget and it’s partly my choice of trying to buy locally, which means I use the butchers rather than the supermarket, which means that the meat … Continue reading →

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Saturday – Eating this week

Posted on October 19, 2013 by nicdempsey

One of the disadvantages of living alone and on a budget is that my eating isn’t exactly exciting. I like how I eat but it’s very rarely spontaneous, I have a menu plan, I stick to the menu plan, which … Continue reading →

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Weekend Baking – Breads

Posted on October 15, 2013 by nicdempsey

This weekend I made all the bread! Fair enough it wasn’t quite all the bread but it was a couple of weeks worth! There is something very comforting about baking bread, it’s comforting to know that there’s enough, if you … Continue reading →

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Soup

Posted on October 3, 2013 by nicdempsey

I eat soup at least once a week and as the temperature drops and it gets darker, soup becomes the perfect food, easy, quick and comforting, so I eat it more! There are a couple of soup recipes on here. The … Continue reading →

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Breakfast

Posted on September 12, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’m not good in the mornings. Even on lovely light summer mornings, I struggle to surface into conciousness. Weekday working mornings are the worse, it’s too early and there’s too much to do to get myself washed, dressed and in … Continue reading →

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