Accept the things I cannot change...biggest life lesson I ever learned. Not always easy...but I get there in the end (once I’ve removed the self-imposed obstacles)
Jack Monroe #79 Big mistake. Big. HUGE.
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Accept the things I cannot change...biggest life lesson I ever learned. Not always easy...but I get there in the end (once I’ve removed the self-imposed obstacles)
Oh great, those sleeves on Billie Eilish can double up as colanders.
I see that some of the food items have been in the smeg so long that they too have developed sentience, and joined a forum.
Ok, fess up, which one of you is actually the pistachio milk?
Come, come - I have never come across fancy rolls out in the wild. I love it that your corner shop potentially has you pegged as the sort who comes in and laughs at the baked goods. Keep it up!
Makes me wonder what the shop staff think of Jack when she marches in donned in Burberry then commandeers the reduced fridge !
I looked through £20 shop and was genuinely bewildered and not a little concerned at what she was feeding to her son and encouraging others struggling financially to eat. I'm vegan and skint and I'd never waste money buying, say, tinned beans. Why not buy dried beans, cook them yourself and spend the money you've saved on decent noodles, rather than the cheapest tit Asda can offer? Why buy that jar of sauce and the packet sauces, when you could make something with far more goodness in yourself? Why buy biscuits? Make your own. And so it goes on. Just because people are poor doesn't mean they're bleeping idiots or deserve to eat tit. Cooking beans, making sauces, baking biscuits... even if you can barely cook, these things are not difficult
Pictures from Beyond Baked Beans Budget by Fiona Beckett. There were three books in the BBB series of student cookbooks, and I still have them now (I graduated in 2011). As you can see, she goes into a lot of detail (4 pages) about where to shop for what, and provides logical meal plans and recipes - for example, there's a bit on stretching a chicken over 5 days, or a pack of mince over 4. There's also a recipe for sweet and sour sauce that doesn't involve opening a jar.
These are really great books for anyone on a budget and/or new to cooking, and Beyond Baked Beans Green is all vegetarian and has a lot of vegan recipes too (not 90%). No pictures, but simple, clear recipes that have clearly been tried and tested. Seriously, look for them on Amazon if you want to help any students or similar become confident cooks.
Having said all that, Fiona Beckett led me to discover Jack, thanks to a blog post back in the day...oh well, nobody's perfect.
Does anyone know when fancy started to be used as an adjective over here because it’s definitely very American?
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I’m the E. coli salad bags. I am currently experiencing all-pervading self hatred and an overwhelming sense of doom.
Must be a new deal advertising the Asdas
ETA she’s wearing her mask cos of the new rules for retail workers obvs
ETA she’s wearing her mask cos of the new rules for retail workers obvs
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I had a joke with my sister the other day. My kids love to bake and I said if they want biscuits they have to make their own as rarely buy them. To be honest my kids love their own biscuits so are happy to make a batch whilst I look on.
Apologies seemed to have quoted myself too, how embarrassing
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how is mash special?
@Alansbigplate I'm HOWLING at that pic
Her "I can only shop at Asda as it's near, OK" bollocks is driving me insane. If she can make weekly trips to Wilko carrying paint she could at least make a trip to a local greengrocer (didn't last week she promise us she would?). Also not everyone has the time to go scavenging the yellow ticket aisle on a Sunday afternoon. She's child free during this time, so has that luxury. She isn't tied to taking 3 screaming kids with her, or doing a shift at work or getting everything ready for a busy week ahead.
Her "I can only shop at Asda as it's near, OK" bollocks is driving me insane. If she can make weekly trips to Wilko carrying paint she could at least make a trip to a local greengrocer (didn't last week she promise us she would?). Also not everyone has the time to go scavenging the yellow ticket aisle on a Sunday afternoon. She's child free during this time, so has that luxury. She isn't tied to taking 3 screaming kids with her, or doing a shift at work or getting everything ready for a busy week ahead.
Oh Alan your photoshop skills never fail to make me HOOT!
Quelle surprise
It’s the hair coming out of the sides
that pasta is so sharp and hard it could take your eye out.
She’s got one of her wigs on underneathIt’s the hair coming out of the sides
Does that weirdo Stuart still drool all over Jack on Twitter or has he been blocked?
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