Category Archives: Food

Cooking Every Day

Posted on April 29, 2015 by nicdempsey

I’ve been thinking about food and cooking recently. I’ve been watching, Back in Time for Dinner and it’s been really interesting.  Basically, a family has committed to spending 10 days in a decade from the 50’s onwards, eating, cooking and living as … Continue reading →

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Stuffed Peppers

Posted on April 23, 2015 by nicdempsey

Ma and I seem to have settled into a Saturday ritual. It’s not every Saturday, but she comes for dinner, bringing a bottle of wine and I cook. It’s easy when you live alone to get stuck into a rut, … Continue reading →

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A Temperance Drink for Summer

Posted on April 21, 2015 by nicdempsey

So yesterday was a difficult day. When I get get to the end of a day like yesterday, I want a glass of wine or a gin and tonic, but I don’t drink on school nights, so this is my solution.  t … Continue reading →

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Cornbread

Posted on April 16, 2015 by nicdempsey

Cornbread and chilli is not a comfort food for me. It’s good but culturally, if you want to comfort me with food, boiled chicken and rice or the sausage casserole thing (affectionately called noely poley in our family) is where it’s … Continue reading →

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Spring time lunches…

Posted on April 14, 2015 by nicdempsey

One of the things I’m really good at is always bringing my lunch to work. This is partly budget, partly health and all greed. What I have for lunch really varies depending on the season, during winter I tend to … Continue reading →

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Lemon Curd

Posted on April 2, 2015 by nicdempsey

Making jam can be hard work, usually when the fruit I want to turn into jam is ripe, it’s hot, then there’s the boiling sugar and the sterilizing jars and cutting up circles of greaseproof paper. I am so glad I … Continue reading →

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Turkey, Chickpea and Spinach Meatballs

Posted on March 19, 2015 by nicdempsey

Who doesn’t like pasta and meatballs? For years I’ve been using Nigella Lawson’s recipe from How to Eat and they’re pretty good. I had people coming for dinner and minced turkey in the fridge but not enough to make enough meatballs … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Mothers Day

Posted on March 16, 2015 by nicdempsey

This week started with me admiring the daffodils.   The rest of the working week was pretty much the same as usual. My team has changed responsibilities so I’m currently handing over my stuff and learning (actually re-learning new stuff), … Continue reading →

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Oven Chips

Posted on March 5, 2015 by nicdempsey

There is not a lot to dislike about chips, done right they are perfect potatoey goodness, I don’t actually eat them as much as I’d like to because the best chips are the ones my mum makes (chips my mum makes … Continue reading →

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Green Sauce

Posted on February 19, 2015 by nicdempsey

I originally made this to go with roasted pork belly, where it was a great foil to the fatty pork, but there was quite a bit left over and I do hate waste! So, I’ve put it in a cheese sandwich, … Continue reading →

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