Category Archives: Cooking

Lemon Curd

Posted on July 27, 2011 by nicdempsey

Sometimes you want something and it seems that everyone in the world wants the same thing. The last couple of weeks that something has been lemon curd. At Jo’s last week, there was lemon curd and since it seems to … Continue reading →

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Gooseberry Jam

Posted on July 19, 2011 by nicdempsey

On Sunday, Waitrose had gooseberries. I don’t often go into Waitrose and gooseberries aren’t often sold anymore but I love them and they were half price so of course I bought them. Then I made jam. There is something very … Continue reading →

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Plans for the weekend

Posted on July 1, 2011 by nicdempsey

This weekend I’m going to Watford to babysit this little man.. His parents are off to spend a day on a boat, so Ma and I are going to have fun with Olly. Which probably means chasing him around a … Continue reading →

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Cooking: Leek, Anchovy and Goats Cheese Tart

Posted on June 20, 2011 by nicdempsey

If you have at any point come to my house for dinner mid week you will at some point have eaten a version of this tart. The original idea of using puff pastry like this came from Nigel Slater as … Continue reading →

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Cooking – Strawberry Summer Cake

Posted on June 6, 2011 by nicdempsey

  Baking is how I relax and I like to try different things, over the past couple of years Smitten Kitchen has been a huge source of cake inspiration.  When I saw this, I had to try it.   I … Continue reading →

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What I did this weekend…

Posted on May 31, 2011 by nicdempsey

Bought these. Drank this. Made this. And this. Had lunch with them. Met her. I also got a haircut, spent time with my mum, started a new book. Pretty good weekend..

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Bread…

Posted on May 27, 2011 by nicdempsey

I don’t buy bread. Actually not strictly true, I do buy bread, baguettes for putting cheese on when people come to dinner.  What I don’t buy is everyday bread, you know the normal bread that people use to make sandwiches … Continue reading →

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Not a health food…

Posted on April 19, 2011 by nicdempsey

This weekend was the weekend of carrot cake. Adam had a birthday party on Saturday and I made him a birthday cake On Sunday Jo and Tabitha came to lunch. Tabitha (all of 15 months) is fussy about most food. … Continue reading →

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Baking

Posted on April 11, 2011 by nicdempsey

Tonight I am going to dinner at Sarah’s. Sarah pretty much only cooks three things (one of those things is vodka jelly) and is at work all day. So I’m taking dinner to her house, dinner will consist of leek, … Continue reading →

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Saturday morning…

Posted on April 9, 2011 by nicdempsey

Coffee and pancakes with blueberry sauce…

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