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Chocolate Fridge Cake

Posted on October 23, 2012 by nicdempsey

or what to do with leftover biscuits! You know those biscuits that we made with Oli last week? I had leftover dough. I made more biscuits, in fact, too many biscuits. I didn’t know it but there is such a … Continue reading →

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French Onion Soup

Posted on October 18, 2012 by nicdempsey

  This week’s new recipe was French Onion Soup. If I haven’t already said it already the best onion soup is made by Christelle’s dad. Way back when Christelle and I shared a flat, she would come back from France … Continue reading →

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Biscuits

Posted on October 16, 2012 by nicdempsey

On Friday night Oli, Ma and I made biscuits. Oli was responsible for rolling and cutting out the shapes! He was very keen on the bell and the moon shapes and squashing the dough together!   I love cooking with … Continue reading →

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Lamb Shanks with Tomatoes and Beans…

Posted on October 9, 2012 by nicdempsey

I’m never going to be a perfect food blogger. I really admire the bloggers who post perfect recipes and photos but that’s never going to be me. The food posts on this blog are about the things that I’ve cooked … Continue reading →

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Vegan Bean Beer Stew

Posted on September 18, 2012 by nicdempsey

This week’s vegetarian recipe comes from Back to Her Roots and is Vegan Beer Chilli, but I’ve slightly adjusted the recipe so for here I’m changing the name. At the beginning of September, Ma hired a car and we did … Continue reading →

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Courgette Fritters

Posted on September 12, 2012 by nicdempsey

This week’s new vegetarian recipe. It came from The Faerietale Foodie and is the perfect dinner for nights I don’t have too much of a brain (yeah I know you could argue that’s most nights!) nights where I’m tempted to … Continue reading →

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Current favourite dinner

Posted on September 4, 2012 by nicdempsey

Spinach, Chickpeas and Poached Eggs This is becoming a regular dinner around here. It’s vegetarian, has loads of protein and is tasty. It’s not very pretty but sometimes I want quick and easy and this works. It’s not blow your … Continue reading →

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Custard Powder Cake

Posted on August 15, 2012 by nicdempsey

  The Friday before my birthday I had a party, it involved people, cocktails, pizza and cake. The cakes were, ginger muffins, pavlova and this cake. I knew I would be making the cake the day before the party and … Continue reading →

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Baked Beans

Posted on June 11, 2012 by nicdempsey

I hate baked beans. The ones that come in tins. Loathe them. If there is a hell and I end up there, baked beans will be the only thing to eat. Nasty, nasty things, it’s the bean juice, tastes horrid … Continue reading →

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Pesto Chicken

Posted on May 14, 2012 by nicdempsey

This is what happens when you have spare rocket pesto and a chicken to roast. You know about that space between the chicken breast and the skin of a chicken? You don’t?  This one.. You fill that up so that … Continue reading →

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