Category Archives: Food

Weekend Tasklist

Posted on December 13, 2014 by nicdempsey

This weekend requires a to do list, so here it is. HouseI have one week left at work and anything that needs doing for Christmas, can be done then. So the priority housework is stuff that makes next week easier. … Continue reading →

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What I Ate

Posted on November 29, 2014 by nicdempsey

Last week was still about not spending money on food and using up what I had. I did spend some money, I bought the beef for tomorrow’s lunch because I had a voucher for money off that was only valid … Continue reading →

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What I Ate

Posted on November 22, 2014 by nicdempsey

Because of the festival of painting last weekend, I didn’t get around to doing anything vaguely house or shopping related. The house was pretty tidy and I was mostly up to date with laundry so it wasn’t a disaster and … Continue reading →

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Basic Tomato Sauce

Posted on November 20, 2014 by nicdempsey

Does anyone need a recipe for tomato sauce? I’ve eaten a lot of bad tomato sauce, so I would say yes. This the sauce I use when I just want a thicker tomato sauce. Most often I just mix it … Continue reading →

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Food This Week – 15 to 21 November 2014

Posted on November 15, 2014 by nicdempsey

I ended up spending £57 last week, but I did buy 12 bottles of wine so I’m feeling good about that! I have wine for Christmas! I didn’t eat as much as I’d planned because I ended up at Jo’s … Continue reading →

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Apple Honey

Posted on November 13, 2014 by nicdempsey

I eat a lot of plain yoghurt and I wanted something sweet to go with it but I wasn’t sure what. Sugar gets a bad rap nowadays and I try to avoid hidden sugars which is fairly easy to do … Continue reading →

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Food This Week – 8 to 14 November 2014

Posted on November 8, 2014 by nicdempsey

Last week’s shop was the beginning of the month and  I stocked up on meat for the freezer and did a bigger shop, in total I spend £39.87. Which is a big shop for me. Unfortunately, the trip to the … Continue reading →

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Plum Crumble

Posted on November 6, 2014 by nicdempsey

I decanted the plum gin on the weekend and was left with the question of what to do with the plums. I did think about jam, but I made jam with the leftover raspberries and I have 2 jars of … Continue reading →

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Food This Week – 1 to 7 November 2014

Posted on November 1, 2014 by nicdempsey

Hello November. I did promise that this week, I’d update you on last weeks shopping and I’ve identified a weakness in my menu planning, it all goes to hell if I don’t shop for food on the weekend and last … Continue reading →

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Food This Week – 25 to 31 October 2014

Posted on October 25, 2014 by nicdempsey

It’s Saturday and time to talk menu plan, in case you’re interested in how I do this, there’s a post here about it and to keep me more accountable, at the end of this post, I’m going to post my shopping … Continue reading →

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