Category Archives: Food

Breakfast oatbake

Posted on April 17, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’m on a quest to organise my mornings.  I’m not really a good morning person and I find that sitting down at home to eat breakfast, while it may be good for my soul, is disastrous for my timekeeping.  The way … Continue reading →

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What I’m eating this week..

Posted on April 16, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’ve written about how I menu plan before but I thought it might be interesting to show you a typical week. I do a lot of work on the weekend to prep food for the week. This just saves me … Continue reading →

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The Day in Food: Back on Track

Posted on April 11, 2013 by nicdempsey

Over the last couple of weeks, my eating has got a little bit less controlled and therefore a little bit less healthy. I’m tired of saying it so I’m guessing that you’re tired of hearing it but it goes back … Continue reading →

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March in the kitchen

Posted on March 27, 2013 by nicdempsey

Another Wednesday without a recipe. I really haven’t been cooking anything new at all this month. Cooking this month has been about getting myself fed and the washing up done as soon as possible so I can go to bed and … Continue reading →

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The Day in Food: Bad day

Posted on March 21, 2013 by nicdempsey

So this my Tuesday in food. Not the best of days, when I’m unhappy and/or stressed my food choices go one of two ways. Either I eat loads to comfort myself (bad habit) or I don’t really eat because I … Continue reading →

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Chicken and Goats Cheese Risotto

Posted on March 6, 2013 by nicdempsey

I used to cook risotto all the time, it’s a nice easy thing to cook. You can use the rice as a blank canvas and anything you like and it normally turns out really well. I’m not a risotto purist, … Continue reading →

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Menu Planning

Posted on February 26, 2013 by nicdempsey

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned how much easier life is when I menu plan. It helps keep me on budget, stops mindless eating (mostly), also looking at my diet and diary in as whole each week, helps with … Continue reading →

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The Day in Food: Weekend edition

Posted on February 21, 2013 by nicdempsey

This is what I ate last Saturday. My weekday eating is pretty consistent but the weekend is where it often goes wrong and it sort of did here. Ma and I did the trip to the dump and Ikea that … Continue reading →

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Pancakes

Posted on February 20, 2013 by nicdempsey

Yes, I know that Pancake Day was last week, but I didn’t get any pancakes because I was sick. As a child, we used to have savoury and sweet pancakes and I wasn’t a huge fan of them eaten with … Continue reading →

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Sprouted Lentils

Posted on February 13, 2013 by nicdempsey

This is a post about change. As I get older there are things I do nowadays that I never envisaged would be a part of my life. Like going to bed early so I can listen to Radio 4 and … Continue reading →

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