Tag Archives: food

What I Ate: Food, Cooking and Budgets Weeks Two and Three

Posted on October 5, 2019 by nicdempsey

So I’ve not been great at updating this, so I’m going to post this today and on Thursday, resume posting on Thursdays! It’s a busy time for my brain right now so things are happening but the documentation is lacking! … Continue reading →

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Food Budget Reset

Posted on September 5, 2019 by nicdempsey

It’s September and with the sole of exception of Saturday because it’s family dinner so it won’t be OTT, I’m not drinking alcohol this month. There are two months of the year where we’re encouraged to give up drinking for … Continue reading →

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Classic White Loaf

Posted on August 29, 2019 by nicdempsey

This weekend, I made bread. I used to make bread fairly often but haven’t done it much recently. However I had just made some jam and if you have jam then you need bread to properly taste test it. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food | Tagged bread from scratch, cooking, easy bread recipe, food, home baking, home cooking, plain white bread, white bread | 1 Comment

Cooking from the Plot: Gooseberry Compote

Posted on August 1, 2019 by nicdempsey

We are nearly at the end of gooseberry season at chez Dempsey and it’s been amazing. We’ve had about 5kgs all in and even for a gooseberry loving pair it’s been a lot. I’m not sure what the variety is … Continue reading →

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Preserving: Cocktail Cherries

Posted on July 25, 2019 by nicdempsey

I love cherries in all forms but especially cocktail cherries. Ages ago, I started making my own and while it’s been a while since I’ve mentioned it here, I have perfected my method recipe to make it easier, so it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Booze, Food | Tagged cooking, food, Friday Night Cocktail, How I Live, preserving | 2 Comments

Kedgeree

Posted on July 2, 2019 by nicdempsey

I know people who grew up thinking kedgeree was a weekly meal. I did not, we didn’t eat a lot of fish growing up, there was fish and chips for Saturday tea (fish from Marks and Spencer’s from Grandad and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food | Tagged cooking, eggs, fish, food, kedgeree | 1 Comment

Cooking from the Plot: Courgette and Tomato Pasta Sauce

Posted on August 14, 2018 by nicdempsey

It’s August and at some point in August, you can guarantee there will be a post about how to use up a courgette. We got one on Tuesday and five on Saturday, which isn’t an excessive amount but they were … Continue reading →

Posted in allotment, Cooking, Food | Tagged allotment, cooking, courgettes, food, pasta sauce, tomatoes | 2 Comments

Mayonnaise

Posted on April 19, 2018 by nicdempsey

What foods do you always have in the house? You know the ones that your cooking and eating are built around? Mayonnaise is not one of those foods in my house, at best I bought it because I needed it … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food | Tagged cooking, food, homemade, how to, mayo, mayonnaise | 2 Comments

Another use for pancakes

Posted on February 15, 2018 by nicdempsey

Lasagna but with pancakes instead of pasta. I try and work pancakes into the entire evening meal on pancake day! I regret nothing…

Posted in Cooking, Food | Tagged cooking, food, homemade, pancake lasagne, pancakes, Shrove Tuesday | 1 Comment

Food Lately

Posted on January 25, 2018 by nicdempsey

All my focus this month has been on learning to get back into the routine of a full time job. This means that I’ve been making a real effort to pack breakfast and lunch. It’s really funny, the fridge starts … Continue reading →

Posted in Booze, Cooking, Food | Tagged food, January 2018, what I ate | 1 Comment