Cooking on A Bootstrap Book Review

I was looking for new cookbooks and I found this one.  Cooking on a Bootstrap: Over 100 Simple, Budget Recipes by Jack Monroe was one that came up in my search because it is super new and popular.  The introduction was interesting because I didn't know anything about the author so it gave a lot of information about her and information and her style of cooking.

Award-winning cookery writer and anti-poverty campaigner Jack Monroe is back with Cooking on a Bootstrap: a creative and accessible cookbook packed with affordable, delicious recipes, most of which are vegetarian.  Winner of the Observer Food Monthly Best Food Personality Readers' Award 2018.  Jack Monroe is a campaigner, food writer and activist, her first cookbook A Girl Called Jack, was a runaway bestseller. The sequel Cooking on a Bootstrap makes budget food fun and delicious, with 118 incredible recipes including Fluffy Berry Pancakes, Self-Love Stew, Marmite Mac ‘n’ Cheese and Hot Sardines with Herby Sauce.  Chapters include Bread, Breakfasts, A Bag of Pasta and a Packet of Rice, Spuds and Eat More Veg. There are vegan, sweet and what Jack calls ‘contraband’ dishes here, as well as nifty money-saving tips. With her trademark humour and wit, Jack shows us that affordable, authentic and creative recipes aren't just for those with fancy gadgets or premium ingredients.  Initially launching this book as a very limited black and white edition on Kickstarter, Jack reached the funding target in just one day. This beautiful edition contains illustrations and original full-colour photographs to really make your mouth water.

I read the book from beginning to end and there was a story at the beginning of recipe that made it interesting.  There were stories that I couldn't really relate too so it wasn't a great book for me with some of them because it wasn't American but British which uses a lot of different terminology.  The recipes aren't really things that I really enjoy or would make so I don't think that it was a success for me.  There were a lot of recipes that she feels are budget friendly recipes with a lot of flavor and there is a great selection of vegetarian recipes which are probably great for those who are looking for them.  I was hoping to find a few recipes that I was interested in but I mostly liked the bread recipes. Although I don't know the likelihood that I will make them because I have my favorite bread recipe and my favorite roll recipe already.  I hope that you check out the book for yourself and see if you enjoy it.  I would love to know what recipes you think are your favorites.