Gas prices and train fares seem to be the two commodities for modern British life that base their prices on a whim,… — Jack Monroe Day Copy Share Image
I was working with the fire service in a job that should have been a job for life, with career progression, with… — Jack Monroe Career Copy Share Image
I tend to tell my readers to go for the cheapest ingredients every time, unless they're unbearable. If so, you only need… — Jack Monroe Books Copy Share Image
And I'm autistic, which means I can be hyperfocused but also all over the place at the same time. I think I'm… — Jack Monroe Autistic Copy Share Image
I had such a run of bad luck that you lose faith that good things are going to happen any more. I… — Jack Monroe Bad luck Copy Share Image
I was a bit of an accident really - I certainly didn't set out to write a cookbook or three. I didn't… — Jack Monroe Accident Copy Share Image
Many families teeter on the edges, not qualifying for the little support on offer, unwilling to seek it for fear of drawing… — Jack Monroe Family Copy Share Image
I eventually turned the fridge and freezer off - they were empty anyway - and the boiler, desperate to save money, shocking… — Jack Monroe Copy Share Image
I want to empower people who might have lost their way in the kitchen or never known their way around it in… — Jack Monroe Copy Share Image
Working 90 hours a week is easily racked up when you're self-employed and rely on portable tech to do your work; your… — Jack Monroe Technology Copy Share Image
I'm not the spring chicken everyone wants. I've got a debilitating illness. The brave face is 'I'm busy with work' but I've… — Jack Monroe Brave Copy Share Image
I have a surprisingly large appetite anyway and I don't drive, I walk everywhere, I don't sit down at the moment and… — Jack Monroe Appetite Copy Share Image
If the thought of cold tomato soup makes you shudder, take it from a veteran, it's like a creamy gazpacho, but in… — Jack Monroe Cold Copy Share Image
I was a young mother with a dependent. I went from nice flat and fire service job to cold and hungry with… — Jack Monroe Cold Copy Share Image
I'm very careful with the money I have, I pay myself the living wage, and I try to save the rest, because… — Jack Monroe Copy Share Image
Those of us referred to food banks are the lucky ones with a good doctor or health visitor who knows us well… — Jack Monroe Doctor Copy Share Image
Tins with ringpulls tend to belong to those with slightly more disposable income; look at the Basics and Value ranges next time… — Jack Monroe Copy Share Image
Talk to families in poverty and ask them what they need, instead of prescribing it for them. Ask what the barriers are.… — Jack Monroe Families Copy Share Image
I spent 18 months with the furniture parked in front of the radiators, cooking as quickly as I possibly could to use… — Jack Monroe Cooking Copy Share Image
People nag me about my weight, my cooking, my tattoos, my hair, my sexuality, everything. I can deal with all that because… — Jack Monroe Cooking Copy Share Image
