Category Archives: Food

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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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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The reason I love summer…

Posted on June 22, 2011 by nicdempsey

I’m English so I’m used to the rainy summers, I’ve adjusted to always having sunglasses and an umbrella with me wherever I go. Even so I love summer… It’s not because I can spend most of the hours I’m not … 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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Grace Weekend away

Posted on May 24, 2011 by nicdempsey

Every year, Grace goes away for the weekend.  It’s partly social, a chance to be together without the pressure of service planning, it’s also a chance for us to reflect on the past year, to think about the things we … Continue reading →

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Rocket Pesto

Posted on May 6, 2011 by nicdempsey

My new favourite food, really easy to make and versatile…I found it in the Vicar’s Wife Cook Book by Elisa Beynon and of course have adapted it slightly 70g parmesan 50g pine nuts 100ml olive oil 2/3 cloves of garlic … Continue reading →

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