Marielle Vensora Feisty Soup, 45p, makes two portions at 23p each. I made this for myself this afternoon as i’ve come down with an awful cold – I’ve not worked out if it’s the dreaded flu yet, but i’m shaky, exhausted and feeling generally sorry for myself. So I did what I do best, and I’m trying … Read more
Jardaloo Ma Murghi (Curry With Apricots) 87p for 4 portions, or 22p each. This is my favourite curry, my go to, my easy but perfect comfort food. I used to make this with turkey, which at £1.75 for a 600g drumstick would serve four people easily (pre-roast the drumstick and just peel it off the … Read more
I’ve just done my Monday to Friday shop for this weeks Live Below The Line challenge. I live and eat on a very small budget already, and several of my friends have asked me what would be so ‘challenging’ about taking part in Live Below The Line for me. Well, most of my recipes are … Read more
The full text of my article in The Independent, August 2013: By JACK MONROE Tuesday 27 August 2013 “Jamie Oliver has created a publicity storm in the run-up to his new television show Save With Jamie by bashing the food choices of some of Britain’s poorest families. He claims that struggling families could eat so … Read more
So here goes – I shall have to repurpose one of my large empty potato tins as a hat to avoid the comments from outraged food purists after this one, but my skin is fairly thick, I can take it. Do you ever see a fancy-pants ingredient in a recipe and think you can’t make … Read more
I posted a little post on my Facebook page yesterday morning, A Girl Called Jack, a quick hello and a catch up, asking people what they were having for dinner, and apologising for not being around so much lately, what with the children being on summer break, getting any work at all done lately has … Read more
These are my sad black bananas. I wanted to make them happy again, by making them into supercake. What do you do when you have a pile of black bananas sitting in the fruit bowl? I don’t even know how this happens – I generally work from home, bananas are my go-to snack because I … Read more
Butter beans simmer in a tomato sauce flavoured with cinnamon, lemon and basil. This version is cooked on the hob. Serves 4 Ingredients 100g dried butter beans 1 carton chopped tomatoes 1 onion 1 garlic clove A pinch of ground cinnamon A splash of lemon juice 1 vegetable stock cube Basil, plus extra to finish … Read more
Red lentils, tomatoes and cumin make a simple daal. Chicken stock is used in the original ingredient list; rice and pitta are served alongside. Serves 3 Ingredients 100g red lentils 1 carton chopped tomatoes 1 onion 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tbsp fresh coriander, plus extra for serving 1 litre chicken stock Rice and pitta … Read more
This bean chilli uses black beans and haricot beans, with red wine and dark chocolate in the tomato sauce. Serves 4 Ingredients 75g dried black beans 75g dried haricot beans 1 onion 75ml red wine 1 carton chopped tomatoes 3 squares dark chocolate A shake of paprika A shake of ground cumin 1 small chilli … Read more