Category Archives: Cooking

How to squeeze a lemon

Posted on May 2, 2013 by nicdempsey

It’s ok, I’m not going to actually show you how to squeeze a lemon, although if you’re squeezing lot of them, say for your daughter’s Friday Night Cocktails birthday party. Wear an apron or you may sort of bleach your … Continue reading →

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Bread Rolls

Posted on April 24, 2013 by nicdempsey

On Saturday the urge to bake bread took hold, I used to bake bread a lot, but I don’t eat a lot of bread so unless there’s someone around to eat it I don’t. I tried this recipe by Dan … Continue reading →

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Cook Books

Posted on April 18, 2013 by nicdempsey

I grew up in house where cooking was not a fun thing to do. Ma worked full time, Dad didn’t really cook, didn’t have working taste buds (40 a day smoker!) and everything had to come with a side of … Continue reading →

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Breakfast oatbake

Posted on April 17, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’m on a quest to organise my mornings.  I’m not really a good morning person and I find that sitting down at home to eat breakfast, while it may be good for my soul, is disastrous for my timekeeping.  The way … Continue reading →

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What I’m eating this week..

Posted on April 16, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’ve written about how I menu plan before but I thought it might be interesting to show you a typical week. I do a lot of work on the weekend to prep food for the week. This just saves me … Continue reading →

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Chicken and Goats Cheese Risotto

Posted on March 6, 2013 by nicdempsey

I used to cook risotto all the time, it’s a nice easy thing to cook. You can use the rice as a blank canvas and anything you like and it normally turns out really well. I’m not a risotto purist, … Continue reading →

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Other Peoples Recipes

Posted on February 27, 2013 by nicdempsey

So yesterday I wrote about how I menu plan, I didn’t write about what’s on it. So today I thought I’d link to the recipes that are on the plan. Lots of them, in fact most of them are from … Continue reading →

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Menu Planning

Posted on February 26, 2013 by nicdempsey

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned how much easier life is when I menu plan. It helps keep me on budget, stops mindless eating (mostly), also looking at my diet and diary in as whole each week, helps with … Continue reading →

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Pancakes

Posted on February 20, 2013 by nicdempsey

Yes, I know that Pancake Day was last week, but I didn’t get any pancakes because I was sick. As a child, we used to have savoury and sweet pancakes and I wasn’t a huge fan of them eaten with … Continue reading →

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Sprouted Lentils

Posted on February 13, 2013 by nicdempsey

This is a post about change. As I get older there are things I do nowadays that I never envisaged would be a part of my life. Like going to bed early so I can listen to Radio 4 and … Continue reading →

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