In February, and almost entirely by accident, I designed and sold some t-shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags etc with varying sassy political slogans on them, aiming to fundraise a little much-needed cash for food banks up and down the country. I’ve wanted to develop this idea from a mad little kernel in my wild head, into a fully fledged recipe, for several years now, and I’m delighted to finally share stewed prunes recipe microwave with you. It’s all the fun and flavour of a fish pie, in 15 minutes, in one pan, and it’s an enormous hit in my household. Spaghetti For Tuesday’, because its a quick and simple midweek lunch-or-dinner fling that’s the flash of a moment to pull together.
Quick and hot and surprisingly satisfying, this is ideal for those bare-fridge or bare-imagination days. This recipe is adapted from my second book, A Year In 120 Recipes, and is a firm favourite in the hot weather! Super simple to throw together, deliciously refreshing, and full of vital nutrients and goodness, and the work of a mere moment. This recipe was originally a vegan one, so it would be very easy to switch it back if that’s your preferred option, simply by taking out the stewed steak and using a vegetable stock cube instead of a beef or chicken one. This recipe first appeared in Tin Can Cook, my fourth cookbook, and one that started off as a passion project and ended up being my bestselling book to date, with around 20,000 copies donated to people in food poverty in the UK. Today has seen a dozen job applications drafted, painstakingly typed on my mobile phone, for bar work, shop work, warehouse work, train driving work, minimum wage work, any kind of work, because quite simply, this freelance writer on scrappy occasional royalties thing just doesn’t really work. What’s The Difference Between Jack Monroe Suggesting Budget Recipes, And A Tory MP?
It didn’t start with a Jan Moir article in the Daily Mail a couple of days ago, but it could have done. This recipe is ideal for vegetarians as the main centrepiece for a roast dinner, or can be served to a crowd as a stuffing alongside roast meats. A friend of mine loves this recipe so much that I often send her home with a foil-wrapped package of the leftovers, which she enjoys in sandwiches for the days that follow! It’s Not About The Pasta, Kevin. Bagged salad is one of the most wasted foods in Britain, with over half of it ending up in landfill.
