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Tomato, Bread & Butter Pasta, 24p

Posted by Jack | May 5, 2020 | Blog, Dairy Free, Entertaining, Gluten Free, Lunch, Pasta, Recipes, Tomato-Free, Vegan, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian

This pasta sauce started off as a pappa al pomodoro, but quickly veered towards a tomato butter sauce as I craved comfort on an increasingly blue day. I don’t know about you, but lockdown is playing havoc with my already unreliable emotional weather vane, clattering it all over the place, and I am learning to take things hour by hour, meal by meal, and take pleasure in moments of simple comfort in this strange new world of unknowns. I am grateful that all members of my household are healthy and well, and that we are able to do most...

Tinned Pear Cake, 36p [Tin Can Cook]

Posted by Jack | May 3, 2020 | Baking, Blog, Bread, Dairy Free, Dessert, Entertaining, Healthy, Recipes, Snacks & Treats, Vegan, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian

This soft, sweet, rich and heavy cake was written for Tin Can Cook, as I sat surveying tins of fruit and wondering how to plump up my pudding chapter. My eyes roved greedily over the tinned peaches, pears and cherries, looking for inspiration, and there it was. Fat, fulsome pears swimming sodden in their own slippery, succulent syrup – what a treat! I could barely wait as I sat typing up the recipe, my home rich with the scent of freshly baked goods, impatiently picking at the slice I promised myself as a reward for committing it to paper....

Some News That Is Good.

Posted by Jack | Apr 2, 2020 | Blog, TV

Hello! Just popping over here quickly to share what I hope will be some good news with you all – and lord only knows we need some of that right now! [deep breath] From Monday 13th April the BBC will be showing a brand new live morning TV show, at 10am on BBC One, Monday to Friday. It’s based on the Saturday Kitchen format, and will be hosted by ME! And Matt Tebbutt, who is a brilliant and experienced presenter and broadcaster and an excellent foil to my awkward, clumsy weirdness. For years and years my readers – you...

Cherry & White Chocolate Bake, 21p

Posted by Jack | Mar 10, 2020 | Baking, Blog, Dessert, Entertaining, Recipes, Snacks & Treats, Vegetarian

I made this adaptation of my original – and very popular – Peach Traybake from A Girl Called Jack, last weekend for Mrs J’s local cycling club. She reported back that it had all vanished within minutes; the most popular of the three cakes at the tea stop by far. I was very chuffed – although I had also made the other two as well! Recipes for those to follow later – for now, please enjoy this utter delight. I used defrosted frozen cherries as they come ready pitted and are cheaper than fresh ones (I long for the...

Beet Wellington, £1.34 [from ‘Veganish’]

Posted by Jack | Mar 2, 2020 | Dairy Free, Entertaining, Healthy, Lunch, Recipes, Tomato-Free, Vegan, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian

This is one of my more difficult recipes, but I approach it in stages, treating the duxelles as a separate recipe on its own and making it in advance to lessen the workload a little. I can promise you that the end result is completely worth it – a vegan ‘special occasion’ dinner for Sunday roasts, festive feasts, date nights, or any other occasion where you really want to push the boat out. I have made many a vegetarian wellington, ranging from whole flat portobello mushrooms wrapped in spinach, to a black bean and chestnut version, but my favourite...