Jack Monroe

JACK MONROE’S ADVENT RECIPES #5: Creamy Chestnut Risotto (WITH VEGAN OPTION), 82p

Posted by Jack Monroe | Dec 5, 2019 | Christmas, Dairy Free, Entertaining, Gluten Free, Lunch, Recipes, Rice, Tomato-Free, Vegan, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian |

Chestnuts may seem like a bit of a la-di-dah ingredient, but if you can wait until after the Christmas season, you can often find them reduced in supermarkets and their outlet stores as they try to shift their stock to make way for the next seasonal celebration. My best bargain was found by my friend Caroline, who came to see me one morning with half a dozen packets of Merchant Gourmet chestnuts reduced from £2 down to 20p a packet – which would be unfair of me to price them as such in this recipe, but does make it...

JACK MONROE’S ADVENT RECIPES #4: Festive Feast Granola, 30p

Posted by Jack Monroe | Dec 4, 2019 | Baking, Breakfast, Christmas, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Healthy, Low Histamine, Recipes, Snacks & Treats, Tomato-Free, Vegan, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian |

Makes 8 portions, from 30p each. (I provide links to the ingredients that I use so you can see how I calculate my recipe costs, and I may earn a small commission if you click the links or purchase any ingredients.) 2 tbsp light cooking oil, 3p 120g golden syrup or honey, 21p (£1.34/750g) 4 tbsp marmalade, 4p (27p/454g) 1 tbsp cinnamon, 5p (59p/34g) 300g oats, 23p (75p/1kg) 50g sunflower seeds, 30p (90p/150g) 75g mixed chopped nuts, 49p (98p/150g) 100g dried cranberries, £1 (£1/100g) First, set your oven to 140C and ensure there is a shelf in or...

JACK MONROE’S ADVENT RECIPES: #3 – Ginger and Chestnut Pudding, 64p

Posted by Jack Monroe | Dec 3, 2019 | Baking, Christmas, Dairy Free, Dessert, Entertaining, Recipes, Snacks & Treats, Vegan, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian |

My household is going to be very busy over Christmas this year – with various family and extended family members coming to stay, and dozens more popping in over the season, which I am hugely looking forward to, because feeding people is one of the things I love to do the most. But Christmas Pudding is a divisive dessert; and when I asked my guests how they feel about it, reactions ranged from mildly unenthusiastic, to downright disgust. ‘You’ve never had my Christmas pudding’, I attempted to say, but nobody wanted to hear it. It was Stir-Up Sunday, and...

JACK MONROE’S ADVENT RECIPE #2: Best Ever Festive Nut Roast, 42p

Posted by Jack Monroe | Dec 2, 2019 | Beans & Lentils, Christmas, Dairy Free, Entertaining, Recipes, Snacks & Treats, Vegan, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian |

I have made over a hundred variations on this nut roast since meeting Mrs J, who, along with my mother in law, is a lifelong vegetarian. This festive version is one of our favourites – and I make enough to share with the carnivores at our table, because everyone invariably wants a bit! (I’m typing this on my phone on the way out of the BBC Woman’s Hour studios where I realised in a panic that I had just banged on for 15 minutes about my nut roast but hadn’t published the sodding recipe anywhere, so please forgive any...

JACK MONROE’S ADVENT RECIPE #1: Mulled Rich Fruit Lapsang (Alcohol-Free), 31p

Posted by Jack Monroe | Dec 1, 2019 | Blog, Christmas, Dairy Free, Dessert, Drinks, Entertaining, Healthy, Recipes, Slow Cooker, Snacks & Treats, Tomato-Free, Vegan, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian |

I have tried many times to recreate a decent mulled ‘wine’ that is alcohol-free – because despite what legend may otherwise tell you, boiling alcohol doesn’t eliminate it completely, it just reduces it – and by how much is so comprehensively variable that I dare not even try to tackle it. Mulling alcohol-free red wine would seem like the obvious choice, but I’m yet to find one that stands up to the challenge. If you know of a good, jammy Shiraz in the alcohol-free section, do let me know! Until then, this experiment with my slow cooker has proved...