Category Archives: Cooking

Hummus

Posted on September 13, 2011 by nicdempsey

I love hummus. Until this weekend, I’d never made it before. I have now and it’s a hundred times nicer than the bought stuff. So if you are a fan of it, go check out this recipe (in fact if … Continue reading →

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Cake

Posted on August 2, 2011 by nicdempsey

This was emergency cake. Max was coming for lunch and I had promised cake, however, the night before I’d been out and hadn’t really given baking much thought.  I found myself with about an hour to get ready and bake. … Continue reading →

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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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