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'These are wonderful and inspiring recipes' – Nigella LawsonAward-winning cookery writer and anti-poverty campaigner Jack Monroe is back with Cooking on a Bootstrap: a creative and accessible cookbook packed with affordable, delicious recipes, most of which are vegetarian.Winner of the Observer Food Monthly Best Food Personality Readers' Award.Jack Monroe is a campaigner, food writer and activist and her first cookbook, A Girl Called Jack, was a runaway bestseller. The sequel Cooking on a Bootstrap makes budget food fun and delicious, with 118 incredible recipes including Fluffy Berry Pancakes, Self-Love Stew, Marmite Mac ‘n’ Cheese and Hot Sardines with Herby Sauce.Chapters include Bread, Breakfasts, A Bag of Pasta and a Packet of Rice, Spuds and Eat More Veg. There are vegan meals, sweet treats and what Jack calls ‘contraband’ dishes here, as well as helpful money-saving tips.With her trademark humour and wit, Jack shows us that affordable, authentic and creative recipes aren't just for those with fancy gadgets or premium ingredients.This beautiful edition contains illustrations and original full-colour photographs to really make your mouth water.'She understands first hand what it's like to be skint and have the desire to put something delicious on the table' – Nigel Slater

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100 simple, budge and basic-ingredient recipes from the bestselling and award-winning food writer and anti-poverty campaigner behind TIN CAN COOK 'A terrific resource for anyone trying to cook nutritious and tasty food on a tight budget' Sunday Times______ Learn how to utilise cupboard staples and fresh ingredients in this accessible collection of low-budget, delicious family recipes. When Jack found themselves with a shopping budget of just £10 a week to feed themselves and their young son, they addressed the situation with immense resourcefulness and creativity by embracing their local supermarket's 'basics' range.They created recipe after recipe of delicious, simple and upbeat meals that were outrageously cheap, including: · Vegetable Masala Curry for 30p a portion · Jam Sponge reminiscent of school days for 23p a portion · Onion Pasta with Parsley and Red Wine - an easy way to get some veg in you · Carrot, Cumin and Kidney Bean Soup - tasty protein-packed goodness In A Girl Called Jack, learn how to save money on your weekly shop whilst being less wasteful and creating inexpensive, tasty food.______ Praise for Jack Monroe: 'Jack's recipes have come like a breath of fresh air in the cookery world' NIGEL SLATER 'A terrific resource for anyone trying to cook nutritious and tasty food on a tight budget' Sunday Times 'A plain-speaking, practical austerity cooking guide - healthy, tasty and varied' Guardian 'A powerful new voice in British food' Observer 'Packed with inexpensive, delicious ideas to feed a family for less' Woman and Home

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Discover delicious, creative and affordable meals in Vegan (ish), a collection of plant-based recipes from bestselling writer and campaigner Jack Monroe.'My theory is, if all of us adopted a few more plant-based meals into our diets on a weekly basis, not only would our food bills go down, but so would our environmental impact'This full-colour collection of one hundred simple, low-cost recipes is perfect for committed vegans or anyone who wants to give vegan cooking a try. From Breakfast Muckmuffins to Beet Wellington, and Kinda-Carbonara to Bakewell Tart, Jack's easy, vibrant home cooking is tasty, tempting and surprisingly uncomplicated.Packed with inventive, easy and 100% vegan dishes, this gorgeous book is sure to appeal – whether you are looking to take the leap, want to be a little kinder to the planet, need ideas to cook for a vegan friend, or simply want to put some more plant power in your everyday cooking.'Jack Monroe is both cookery writer and tenacious campaigner . . . she understands first hand what it's like to be skint and have the desire to put something delicious on the table' – Nigel Slater

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'Jack Monroe is a force for good in the world.' – Nigella LawsonThrifty Kitchen is Jack Monroe’s bumper collection of over 120 brand-new, delicious, low-cost recipes, plus household tricks guaranteed to save you money.Number-one bestselling author and campaigner, Jack is one of the UK’s best-loved experts on budget cooking. Through the gorgeous recipes and straightforward advice in Thrifty Kitchen, she proves that you don’t need to sacrifice flavour or settle for lacklustre meals when you’re spending less.Featuring everything from warming curries and a hearty pie to tasty sauces and indulgent puds, this must-have cookbook shows how easy it can be to turn basic ingredients into nourishing, mouth-watering meals that you and your wallet will love.

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