Category Archives: How I Live

Food I can’t live without

Posted on November 15, 2012 by nicdempsey

Everybody has food or something you will alway find in their fridges or cupboards. Their basics. I can tell you right now, that my mother always has fresh coffee, oatcakes, mint tea, HP sauce and salt and pepper in her … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on November 12, 2012 by nicdempsey

This Friday began with the usual Friday Night Pizza. I’m a creature of habit! This was red onion, pancetta and goats cheese. I cooked the onions right down and used them as a base. Saturday morning, I met Max and … Continue reading →

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Boom, Bang, Whizz

Posted on November 7, 2012 by nicdempsey

Fireworks on Saturday night. What better way to commemorate an attempt to blow up Parliament than with a bonfire and fireworks. Although I am very opposed to the burning of Catholics and the Lewes parades scare me. Look, I’m not … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on November 5, 2012 by nicdempsey

The Weekend started on Friday night, not with pizza and wine but with a haircut at Jane’s. It’s always good to see Jane and the kids but by the time I got home it was 9.30pm. I made the fatal … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on November 2, 2012 by nicdempsey

I’m going to start today by talking about washing up. Washing up is the downside of cooking and cocktail making. If you make cocktails at home there is a certain amount of washing up that will eventually be required beyond … Continue reading →

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Baked Cod with tomatoes and parsley

Posted on November 1, 2012 by nicdempsey

As anyone who came across this blog would realise, I like to eat and I like to cook. However, I don’t really like faff. I’m not really a details girl outside of work. At work I have learnt to sit … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on October 29, 2012 by nicdempsey

This weekend started as normally does with a Friday Night Cocktail (one sloe G&T), pizza and a glass of wine. I love Friday nights at home! Saturday dawned bright and cold. The weather suddenly decided to remember that it was … Continue reading →

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Picture Post

Posted on October 24, 2012 by nicdempsey

I finally got around to sorting out my photos from Yorkshire. Coverham Church and Church Yard We passed the church on the way to Middleham We didn’t spend a lot of time at the castle as we had intended to … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on October 22, 2012 by nicdempsey

This weekend was deliberately low key. I wanted to get over the cold that had been bugging me all week. So Friday night I was home alone and had an early night. On Saturday, my neighbours and Christelle were coming … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktails

Posted on October 19, 2012 by nicdempsey

Can you call it a cocktail if it doesn’t have booze in it? This week, I are be mostly having a cold. I’m also trying to recover from the excess of London Cocktail Week, so am going easy on the … Continue reading →

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