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Blood Orange Syrup

Posted on February 25, 2016 by nicdempsey

Around this time of year the internet seems to be full of recipes for things involving blood oranges. It is citrus season but the obsession with blood oranges seems to be a mainly US thing because I’ve never seen them … Continue reading →

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White Bread

Posted on February 11, 2016 by nicdempsey

My office is full of interesting people, one of them, who shall remain nameless is the food police. He (and it seems that it’s always a he) lost a lot of weight some years ago and now exercises strict discipline … Continue reading →

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Marmalade

Posted on January 28, 2016 by nicdempsey

Two weeks ago my friend Sue posted a picture of her batch of just made marmalade, which reminded me if that I wanted to make some this year, I needed to get a move on. I didn’t make much jam … Continue reading →

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Smoked Salmon and Potato Tart

Posted on January 7, 2016 by nicdempsey

The week after Christmas, I was all about using up the Christmas leftovers. I think I’ve probably said it a thousand times but we didn’t buy or eat that much this Christmas but I still felt like I was drowning … Continue reading →

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Chicken Stock

Posted on December 17, 2015 by nicdempsey

I’ve been making stock for years but it’s never made it to this space as a recipe although I talk about and use homemade chicken stock a lot. There are a couple of reasons for this, the first is that … Continue reading →

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Date Bars

Posted on December 3, 2015 by nicdempsey

I was expecting that six weeks more or less off my feet and at home would lead me to put on weight, that hasn’t been the case. Partly because I haven’t had a lot of appetite and partly because there … Continue reading →

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Cooking, Food Budgets and Accountability – The Plan.

Posted on December 1, 2015 by nicdempsey

On Saturday, I’m going to chat about how 2015 went in terms of spending. One of the things I have a problem with is consistency, I can be really careful for two months and then blow all that saved money … Continue reading →

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Slow Cooker Chicken and Peppers

Posted on November 26, 2015 by nicdempsey

So I’ve started to think about cooking again, a sure sign of recovery (I’ve also started to do the laundry too although ironing will have to be done sitting down if Ma goes on strike!). One of my favourite websites … Continue reading →

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Food and Cooking in September

Posted on October 1, 2015 by nicdempsey

It’s good to look back at how I ate and cooked at the end of the month. It does help pinpoint the overall tread of my cooking. This month was good month, I felt more prepared and therefore more inspired. I … Continue reading →

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Braised lentils

Posted on September 23, 2015 by nicdempsey

One of the things I used to do, when things were really busy was to cook some lentils and some other grain, quinoa or pearl barley, so that even if I didn’t have a menu plan there was something I … Continue reading →

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