Jack Monroe: Cooking on a Bootstrap: Food Writer & Activist

Desert Island Dishes

Food, Food Interview, Desert Island, Desert Island Dishes, Arts, Food Podcast, Dish, Interview, Society & Culture, Cooking, Chef, Personal Journals

4.8 • 780 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

We are back from the Summer break and hitting the ground running with today's guest.

My guest today is Jack Monroe.

Jack made her name as a food blogger writing the recipes she created with the £10 a week she had to feed both her and her young son. The recipes Jack created were both cost effective and delicious and they provided such a crucial service to so many people. Jacks recipes are healthy, delicious and, importantly, varied.

Jack now has million of visitors to her blog, has written three best selling cook books is now a well respected journalist, campaigner and activist.

You can get Jack's book here: https://amzn.to/2PjcN2a

Head to the website www.desertislanddishes.co for more information about Jack's choices, and to find the recipe inspired by this week's episode.

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In the meantime, come and find me on instagram @margienomura and I will see you next time x

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Margie and welcome to the Desert Island Dishes podcast.
0:05.8	This is the podcast where every week I ask my guest to choose their seven Desert Island dishes.
0:12.4	These range from finding out about the dish that most reminds them of their childhood,
0:17.2	the best dish they've ever eaten, and of course, the last dish they would choose to eat
0:23.0	before being cast off to the desert island.
0:25.9	So after a small summer hiatus,
0:28.7	we are back with a bang.
0:30.4	What a guest.
0:31.8	This is slightly longer than normal,
0:33.7	as there was so much to talk about,
0:35.4	but seeing as we've had a month's break,
0:37.4	I hope that's
0:38.0	okay. Thank you for all your lovely messages over the summer and your iTunes reviews.
0:43.7	It honestly makes my day. Thank you so much. And it feels great to be back. There is a lot covered
0:50.5	in this one. As we bonded over our love of chicken Kiev, potatoes and butter,
0:56.0	we discussed the important topic of food banks and how Jack will never choose between food
1:01.4	and politics. So settle down, relax and let's begin. My guest today is Jack Monroe. Jack made her name as a food blogger writing the recipes she created with the 10 pounds a week she had to feed both her and her young son. The recipes Jack created were both cost-effective and delicious and they provided such a crucial service to so many people. Jack's recipes are healthy, delicious and importantly
1:29.1	varied. Jack now has millions of visitors to her blog, has written three best-selling cookbooks
1:35.8	and is now a well-respected journalist, campaigner and activist. Welcome Jack. Hi-ah! Hi. I'm so happy to
1:43.3	have you on Desert Island dishes and I remember so clearly the first time I came
1:47.1	across you.
1:48.2	I was in the car and I was listening to Women's Hour.
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