Category Archives: Cooking

Roasted Cauliflower

Posted on February 6, 2013 by nicdempsey

It’s a strange thing, my current love of cauliflower. It’s not that I don’t like cauliflower, I do, it’s just not one of my ‘go-to’ vegetables. My shopping basket will always have carrots and peppers in it and either leeks, … Continue reading →

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Cranberry and Cashew Blondies

Posted on January 30, 2013 by nicdempsey

The inspiration for these came from Eat, Live, Run, they looked good and I had all the ingredients except walnuts. Come on guys, you didn’t really think I was going to say I didn’t have any whiskey did you? Yeah … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on January 25, 2013 by nicdempsey

Yesterday, I gave you 4 non-alcoholic drinks from the archives. Today I wanted to give you something that works both ways for drinkers or non drinkers and something that feels a little special.  I saw this a while ago and … Continue reading →

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Cauliflower Cottage Pie

Posted on January 23, 2013 by nicdempsey

As I pointed out last week, it’s hard to be enthusiastic about food when you’re tired and it’s cold. One of the reasons that menu planning works for me, is that it means I do a lot of prep work … Continue reading →

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January…

Posted on January 16, 2013 by nicdempsey

Is anyone else finding this week difficult? On a scale of 1 to 10, I’m feeling a very sub par 4 to 5, I’m doing all the stuff I need to do but with less enthusiasm than I managed last … Continue reading →

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Cooking Basics: The Meat Sauce

Posted on January 9, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’ve been thinking a bit about the basic food that I turn into lots of different meals and this is right up there. I used to call it bolognese but it’s not really it’s a meat sauce and I learnt … Continue reading →

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Mince Pies and Mincemeat

Posted on January 2, 2013 by nicdempsey

I know that it’s January and that a post on mince pies is maybe not encouraging for people who’ve embarked on a ‘New Year, New Me’ health kick. However, these are good and  I am proud of them so here … Continue reading →

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Banana Bread

Posted on December 13, 2012 by nicdempsey

It’s Thursday and I’m ready for this week to be done. I’ve been out every night this week and the days were I could do that and get up happy and cheerful in the morning are long gone! So I … Continue reading →

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Gingerbread

Posted on December 5, 2012 by nicdempsey

Gingerbread is one of my favourite things to make. Which is a good thing because I make it quite a lot. It’s really simple, mostly make it in loaf form and it’s best if you leave it a couple of … Continue reading →

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Cinnamon Rolls

Posted on November 27, 2012 by nicdempsey

Last Tuesday I noticed that the use by date on the milk was that day. So I made cinnamon roll dough from here. I like this dough, it’s easy to work with, quick doesn’t have 100 ingredients. It’s also really … Continue reading →

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