Jack Monroe #23 Life would be so much easier if everyone was a chronic optimist.

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Pollypops

Sorry, but yes, absolutely.

Can you imagine if one of her celeb mates had asked the very same question “oh you know me Nigella, I just can’t sit still so I moved the kitchen - you must come and see it when lockdown is over”
 
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NP

We are so lucky to still have a tiny library in our village which we use when we can. My eldest is a bookworm and loves borrowing from the library. I’ve downloaded so many books since discovering the app too. It’s a great resource!
 
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MooBelle

Breakdance Badass said:
Don’t like to brag, but guess whose husband came home with Maccy D’s, oh and McFlurrys for us all too

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WHAAAAAAT?!!!!! Oh my God, you are truly one of God's chosen people!!! Our Maccy's isn't doing fecking Mcflurries. My children acted like their human rights had been violated when we read out to them the 'reduced menu'
The police were called to our branch yesterday because people were kicking off. Not even joking. They had to shut it !!
Because I'm feeling naughty I might post on our local Mums" FB group that OTHER branches are doing Mcflurries.
There will be an outrage....
 
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heretoreaditall2019

NoseyParkour said:
We are so lucky to still have a tiny library in our village which we use when we can. My eldest is a bookworm and loves borrowing from the library. I’ve downloaded so many books since discovering the app too. It’s a great resource!
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Omg +1 for this, I imagine it varies regionally but I was even able to register for my local library online and have been given a temp card number I can use to access all the apps. Took minutes and is a really good user experience tbh, I was expecting it to be a right ball ache like logging into HMRC online.

I’ve also ordered a kindle finally! It arrives tomorrow, mega excited
 
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ThePowderMonkey

I am pissing myself at this photo.
 
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Lac1985

Not related to Jack, but this list is a blast from the past!

I worked with Barny many years ago (as a weekend waitress so doubt he even knew my name), and Alicia, well I came across Bags of Taste in a food mag, maybe Delicious, a couple of years ago. The article gave her email address for people to contact her if they were interested in her venture - it was right up my street, something I would’ve been good at (blows trumpet), something I am very passionate about....and she told me I couldn’t do it because I had a baby and it would be too difficult for me. I answered the phone so excited at a potential life/career change and put the phone down feeling utter shite about myself!! From the way she spoke to me I’m glad it didn’t go any further, but I do still wonder what could’ve been! She was very much a ‘I’m not being rude but...’ kind of person!
Anyway, Jack!! I tried to watch her chaos tonight - only managed to watch the first few minutes, which is a few minutes longer than I gave last weeks. I skipped to the end and have to say, I did like her grilled cheese spring onion suggestion to superfan - I was hoping she’d mention if she’d sent the book though!!
 
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PoorPatrol

Oooooh does this mean we can delve back into the land of book recommendations?
 
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Jelly Bean

Kikini Bamalam said:
In other news I am slightly squint eyed by the lack of Jack Monroe fodder on this series of threads, most other threads on here people are warned for going off topic about a SM nightmare on other tattle threads.
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Really? I like the threads here - they respond to JM when they need to, which is most of the time, and rattle along nicely in between.
 
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TitsMcGee

Off topic (sorry Jack if you’re reading) but can anyone recommend a really good veggie chilli recipe? Ideally one that can be adapted to suit small people ?
 
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Tabitha D

I didn’t actually catch the shitshow. The theme was supposed to be “salads and lunches” wasn’t it, so what did she cook? Did she actually manage to finish the recipe this time?
 
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LavaFlake

Tabitha D said:
I didn’t actually catch the shitshow. The theme was supposed to be “salads and lunches” wasn’t it, so what did she cook? Did she actually manage to finish the recipe this time?
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Wait it was meant to be lunch themed?! It was some sort of cauliflower with mayonnaise and crispy onions I think?!
 
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MooBelle

TitsMcGee said:
Off topic (sorry Jack if you’re reading) but can anyone recommend a really good veggie chilli recipe? Ideally one that can be adapted to suit small people ?
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I do (meaty!) chocolate chilli from Nigella which is very easy to adapt to vegan/veggie.
Either skip mince completely and just add extra veggies (peppers, potatoes. Not exactly authentic but bulky) or get a mince substitute. Personally I like the soya pieces from Ethical Superstore but you can get them everywhere. The chocolate is normally dairy free as is super dark (at least 70%)
When I'm doing a family get together (before covid!) I do the normal choc chilli alongside a vegan version.

Tabitha D said:
I didn’t actually catch the shitshow. The theme was supposed to be “salads and lunches” wasn’t it, so what did she cook? Did she actually manage to finish the recipe this time?
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I fogot it had a theme!! (got a bit lost in delivery...)
Surely to goodness any kind of 'salad and lunch' that you had to tie in with mayo would be
1. Make a salad and put Mayo on it
2. Make a sandwich and put Mayo in it
 
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skronkywildcat

TitsMcGee said:
Off topic (sorry Jack if you’re reading) but can anyone recommend a really good veggie chilli recipe? Ideally one that can be adapted to suit small people ?
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Yes!

ingredients:
1 onion
2 red peppers
3 cloves of garlic
2 cans tomatoes
2 cans kidney beans (drained)
1 can black beans (drained)
Handful of frozen sweetcorn.
200-ish ml of stock (I use beef because not a vegetarian - so if you are maybe veg stock and marmite or something).

spices: either Mexican spice mix or what I do is :

2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Half tsp Garlic granules
half teaspoon onion granules
Half teaspoon celery salt
Half teaspoon ground coriander
Half teaspoon marjoram
Salt and pepper

squeeze of tomato puree
Tiny sq of dark chocolate.

fry onion and red pepper until soft, add sliced garlic and spices for a couple of mins at the end. Tip in toms, stock and canned beans and simmer for about 20 mins. Add handful of sweetcorn and chocolate and go for another 5-10 mins.

serve with a squeeze of lime on long grain rice. Add hot sauce at the table for adults (And guacamole, grated cheese, sour cream/Greek yog).

Leftovers - make enchiladas with corn tortillas for the next day.

I’ve been known to add diced carrot,celery, mushrooms, courgettes at the frying veg stage if I have them in the fridge and they need eating. Also diced chorizo but obv not if you are proper veggie.
 
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Cookiecookie

Another bajillion pages to catch up. I was up at 5am too, thanks to the yappy little shit next door going off. The owners then decided to water their concrete for an hour - other neighbour is now doing his, before he commences his two hour daily leaf blowing

Anyway, she really should just accept that presenting is not her *thing*. She just can't do it, and I honestly don't think media training would help either. Watching her is like witnessing your own anxiety attack. So uncomfortable.
 
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FrumpyCat

If someone could kindly just point me in the direction of these McDonalds that are doing McFlurrys I would be most grateful
 
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Cookiecookie

skronkywildcat said:
I feel for you. I have a fucking cockerel next door.
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Leaf blowing neighbour (or Birdman as I usually call him) has two macaws. They live in a gigantic cage on top of a shipping container, and have an indoor shelter which is roughly half a shipping container in size. They like to sit on sunloungers inside it, which is so weird.

I feel better getting that off my chest, although probably no one needed to know I shall take myself to the shops now, as I'm making a meatball, veggie, and orzo bake for tea tonight, and feel like it might need some mozarella on top, just for extra gooiness.
 
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Alansbigplate

Tabitha D said:
I didn’t actually catch the shitshow. The theme was supposed to be “salads and lunches” wasn’t it, so what did she cook? Did she actually manage to finish the recipe this time?
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I totally forgot she started asking chetna what she eats for lunch. Wouldn’t alexis have been a good guest on the salad front in that case following her stories about Innocent and her ideas being stolen

oh and she’d made one earlier which was imaginative I still don’t know what it was though
 
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