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Green Sauce

Posted on February 19, 2015 by nicdempsey

I originally made this to go with roasted pork belly, where it was a great foil to the fatty pork, but there was quite a bit left over and I do hate waste! So, I’ve put it in a cheese sandwich, … Continue reading →

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Penne Rosa

Posted on February 12, 2015 by nicdempsey

One Saturday I made dinner and it was amazing, one of those dinners that is so much more than the sum of it’s parts.   It was from Back to Her Roots although of course I made some changes. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Food this week

Posted on February 5, 2015 by nicdempsey

My cooking has not been imaginative this week, mostly it’s been easy food that doesn’t require too much effort. Having said that, it’s still been pretty healthy.. What I mean by healthy, is unprocessed food. My diet doesn’t have much … Continue reading →

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Raspberry gin / Raspberry jam

Posted on October 23, 2014 by nicdempsey

This weekend I decanted the raspberry gin.* It’s a beautiful colour and from it I got a 70cl bottle and 7 miniatures (50ml). Then I was left with the problem of what to do with now slightly bleached of colour … Continue reading →

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2 new things

Posted on October 9, 2014 by nicdempsey

I’m not a terribly creative in the kitchen but fortunately for me, other people are and these are new food things I’ve discovered recently from two of my favourite food bloggers… The crispy egg from Smitten Kitchen Because I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Damson Syrup

Posted on September 23, 2014 by nicdempsey

After I made up the damson gin last week, I had about 300g of damsons left and I needed something to do with them. It’s difficult to talk about alcohol intake without sounding like I have a problem, I don’t … Continue reading →

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Farro tomatoes, spinach and peas

Posted on September 18, 2014 by nicdempsey

I’m a creature of habit when it comes to food and I’ll often eat the same thing week in, week out. Partly that’s me, if I like something, I like it a lot and I’ll keep eating and putting it … Continue reading →

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Food this week

Posted on August 11, 2014 by nicdempsey

This week is back to reality and a really busy work week after my three day holiday for birthday fun, I want food this week to be easy but feel like a treat because it’s going to be a difficult … Continue reading →

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Food this week

Posted on July 14, 2014 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday. Actually, at 6am this morning, I was not happy at all. The thoughts going through my head were more of the ‘How can it be Monday already?’ possibly..ok, almost certainly..more sweary than that but in that ballpark. Then … Continue reading →

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Simple Potato Salad

Posted on June 24, 2014 by nicdempsey

Seasonal eating is something that I do to a certain extent, I don’t buy expensive, flavourless imported strawberries in winter but I would suffer if I could only eat a peppers in the summer, as it is I do eat less … Continue reading →

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