Jack Monroe

Tree Biscuits, 5p each

Posted by Jack Monroe | Dec 20, 2019 | Baking, Christmas, Kids, Recipes, Snacks & Treats, Vegetarian

My Small Boy and I make these every year – although they don’t always make it to the tree..!! (This post is not sponsored; 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 and make a purchase.) Ingredients (made 24 assorted sizes for £1.11) 300g plain flour, 9p (45p/1.5kg) 100g butter, 58p (£1.45/250g) 100g sugar, 12p (£1.19/kg) 2 eggs, 27p (80p/6 medium free range) 1 tsp cinnamon, 5p (59p/34g) First, the butter – because I make...

Red Wine Poached Pears, 46p

Posted by Jack Monroe | Dec 19, 2019 | Christmas, Recipes, Snacks & Treats, Vegan, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian

This recipe is so easy that it’s hardly a recipe at all. I use tinned pears, because they’re cheaper and easy to tuck away at the back of a store cupboard, and serve them in a bowl with ice cream and a little grated dark chocolate. Serves 4, from 46p each (This post is not sponsored; 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 and make a purchase.) 1 x 400g tin of pear halves, 79p...

Boxing Day Pasties, 13p

Posted by Jack Monroe | Dec 19, 2019 | Baking, Christmas, Dairy Free, Lunch, Recipes, Spuds, Vegan, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian

An ideal place to smuggle leftovers – for today or for the freezer, these pasties are as versatile as the scraps of whatever you have left over from your dinner – just knock up (or buy) a quick shortcrust pastry and you’ll have lunch in a jiffy for not very much at all. This recipe was first featured in my second book, A Year in 120 Recipes. Serves 6 at 13p each, (This post is not sponsored; I provide links to the ingredients that I use so you can see how I calculate my recipe costs, and I may earn...

Four Ingredient Christmas Cake, 16p

Posted by Jack Monroe | Dec 15, 2019 | Baking, Christmas, Dessert, Entertaining, Recipes

Christmas for me is a disparate and disorganised affair – zipping between various peoples houses, delivering a Small Boy to all the relatives that want to pinch his cheeks and ruffle his hair, like an exasperated sugar-high parcel. Popping in on parents and grandparents, gathering waifs and strays at mine for my almost-annual ‘Make Christmas A Bit Less Shit’ gathering, and in all of that hullaballoo, well, I forgot to make a cake this year. I think I’m the only person that likes it, anyway. So this time last year, I dug out some old recipes of mine, from...

After The Election: How To Do Something When Everything Feels Pointless

Posted by Jack Monroe | Dec 14, 2019 | Recipes

As last night’s election results flickered onto my television screen late last night and in the small hours of this morning, I started to recite Neil Kinnocks 1987 election night speech to myself out loud. I warn you that you will have pain, when healing and relief depend upon payment… I warn you that you will be cold, when fuel charges are used as a tax system that the rich don’t notice and the poor can’t afford… I warn you not to be ordinary. I warn you not to be young. I warn you not to fall ill. I...