Vegan (ish): 100 simple, budget recipes that don't cost the earth (Bluebird, 2019) ISBN 9781529005080 When the oil is gently bubbling, it's ready. Take a piece of herring roe, roll on the floured work surface and drop into the batter. Lift out with a tablespoon – to keep as much batter as possible clinging to the edges before the crucial frying process.

First peel your onion, and very very finely slice it. Very finely slice your celery, and mince or coarsely grate your carrot. You want the veg to be as small as possible, because it won’t be cooking for very long, so you want to maximise the opportunity to get as much flavour from it as possible and get it as tender as you can in the time you have. If you have a small bullet blender or food processor, now would be an excellent time too give it a whirl, but if you don’t, don’t worry, a sharp knife and/or grater and some patience will still get the job done. Lightly grease your muffin tins, no cake cases or papers required, and evenly split the batter between them. You can load them up for huge puffy muffins, or half fill them for smaller ones and eat two (or more!), it’s up to you. I actually used shallow, wide Yorkshire pudding tins for these, and made enormous, floaty-light ones, which I can highly recommend! In 2017, Monroe said she had developed acute arthritis, citing the condition as a partial cause for her suspending her campaign for candidacy in the National Health Action Party. [70] Her arthritis led her to develop a dependency on the prescription drug tramadol. [13] In January 2019, Monroe wrote a piece in The Guardian that stated she was recovering from alcoholism and discussed how drinking had affected her work and personal life. [71] She attended drug rehabilitation in 2021. [13] self-raising flour 100g (or 100g plain flour and 1 level tsp baking powder or bicarbonate of soda), plus extra to flour the work surface TO KEEP: Store any leftovers in a food safe jar, container or bag in fridge or freezer. Use within three days if stored in the fridge, or use within three months if stored in the freezer. Defrost overnight in the fridge and reheat to piping hot to serve.This blog is free to those who need it, and always will be, but it does of course incur costs to run and keep it running. If you use it and benefit, enjoy it, and would like to keep it going, please consider popping something in the tip jar , and thankyou.

In 2013, Monroe appeared in a six-week advertising campaign for Sainsbury's supermarket. [34] Writing in The Guardian in 2013 Monroe said she had accepted the equivalent of the living wage for the six weeks that the campaign ran and donated the remainder of the fee to charities including a food bank. [35] Monroe appeared on BBC television's late night political programme This Week in June 2015 [36] and again in May 2019. [37] The University of Essex announced in May 2015 that it would be awarding Monroe an honorary degree. [60] If you like, pulse the soup in a blender until smooth. Serve hot, garnished with a sprig of fresh parsley and a slice of red chilli in each bowl. In January 2022, Monroe announced plans to launch a new price index, called the Vimes Boots Index (VBI), highlighting the greater cost of poverty. [41]Honorary Graduands Announced". University of Essex. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015 . Retrieved 12 May 2015. Moorhead, Joanna (September 2004). "The toughest love". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017 . Retrieved 11 December 2016.

Grate over the lemon zest, squeeze in the lemon juice and, once the aubergines are soft, tip everything into a mixing bowl. Grate the bread over the top, finely chop the basil and mix in well. Pour oil into a small deep-sided saucepan to a depth of 5-7cm and put on a medium heat. Be careful of the hot oil! This is one of those dishes that improves if left in the fridge or freezer for the flavours to develop – so freeze leftovers and enjoy them even more the second time around. Cook on a gentle heat for a few minutes to soften, season with salt, and sprinkle in the flour. Mix briskly so that the flour coats the onions. Death threats, sexism and online abuse...three Essex women tell us of the downside to overnight success on TV". The Echo. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015 . Retrieved 27 July 2015.Peel and finely slice the onion, and add to the pan. Sweat on a low heat for a few minutes until it starts to soften.

Finely slice your mushrooms, or break them up by hand – I’ll be honest, I like to just smash them between my thumbs, especially at the end of a stressful day. Try it, you might like it. However you choose to dismember them, add them to the pot and stir through. Add your cheese (or cheese equivalent), dollop in the mustard, crank the heat up, and stir through until melted.This blog is free to those who need it, and always will be, but it does of course incur costs to run and keep it running. If you use it and benefit, enjoy it, and would like to keep it going, please consider popping something in the tip jar, and thankyou. Meanwhile, peel and slice the onion and garlic, and chop the chilli (reserving a couple of slices for a garnish), then put them all into a saucepan along with the paprika and cumin. Add the oil and cook over a low heat until the onions and garlic soften. Turn the heat up high to bring to the boil for five minutes, then reduce to a medium simmer for a further 15, or until the sausages are cooked through. Grate the garlic over the top, or chop it very finely. Add the oil and salt, and stir well to coat the veg. (Still no heat yet, step away from the ignition! Think of this like a flash-marinade if the thought of cooking from cold makes you feel a little weird, trust me any reservations you have about not doing things like the posh telly chefs do should be alleviated by the reminder that their energy bills for those recipes are paid for by television companies. Yours – and mine – aren’t!)