Category Archives: Cooking

Mincemeat Rolls

Posted on March 16, 2017 by nicdempsey

My lovely colleague Jess and I have an occasional breakfast club, she buys ham and cheese croissants from eat and Imake us breakfast and bring it in. Last week, Jess brought croissiants in on Monday and I’d said that I’d … Continue reading →

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Fruit, Vegetables and how much is enough?

Posted on March 2, 2017 by nicdempsey

Last week the news dropped that we should abandon our target of eating 5 portions of fruit or veg a day and aim for 10 instead. Every country seems to have a different target. In Denmark it’s six, the French … Continue reading →

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February Photos – Part Two

Posted on February 27, 2017 by nicdempsey

Not a good place to park. 16 February. Or, how I almost died on the way to work.Blue-ish Sky. 17 February. Morning photo Gold Shoes. 17 February. A different journey to work because of train failure and someone with a shiny pair … Continue reading →

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Dutch Baby Pancake

Posted on February 23, 2017 by nicdempsey

Pancake day is almost upon us. I’ve written about the place that it has in my life before and I’m always up for some food based celebration of the beginning of Lent. Generally, I still prefer savoury over sweet pancakes and I … Continue reading →

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Other People’s Recipes – February 2017

Posted on February 21, 2017 by nicdempsey

I’ve been in a bit of a cooking slump recently, but these are things that have caught my eye since last time! Yogurt panna cotta This looks so good Yottam Ottolenghi’s winter soup recipes.  I generally give Ottolenghi’s recipes a … Continue reading →

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February Photos – Part One

Posted on February 13, 2017 by nicdempsey

Last month I did two posts with the photos that I’d taken and I found that it encouraged me to take more photos. So I’m going to do it again this month! Tree. 28 JanuaryMorning. 30 JanuarySeeds. 30 January. More … Continue reading →

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Cooking fail

Posted on February 9, 2017 by nicdempsey

I like to think I’m a pretty good cook but being competent doesn’t mean that I don’t have things go wrong. Any cook who tells you that everything they cook is a total success is a liar or doesn’t actually … Continue reading →

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Marmalade 2017

Posted on February 2, 2017 by nicdempsey

Although I put it down as a February goal, I’ve actually started the marmalade making already. On Saturday, I bought 3 kg of seville oranges. Which is three batches, which should last the year. The real issue is the amount … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Cookies in a Jar

Posted on January 26, 2017 by nicdempsey

One of Oli’s Christmas presents this year was a jar of ingredients for making cookies. I also made up a jar each for the Baxter’s because they both seem to enjoy cooking too and I figured that during the Christmas … Continue reading →

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Food Prep for lazy people

Posted on January 24, 2017 by nicdempsey

I had another (the fourth in 4 months!) cold last week, which left me I was tired and snotty this weekend. It’s also the last week of the month, payday is on Friday, and there’s a lot of food hanging … Continue reading →

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