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Enjoy delicious, affordable comfort meals with Good Food for Bad Days, a collection of easy dishes to make when you’re in low spirits. From Jack Monroe, campaigner and bestselling author of Tin Can Cook. With a foreword by Matt Haig.

‘Jack Monroe is a force for good in the world’ – Nigella Lawson

Eating properly is one of the biggest hurdles when you’re feeling low, so these recipes (dubbed ‘depressipes’ by Jack) give you everything you need in a dish; they are inexpensive, simple and filling, so that cooking and eating a nutritious meal doesn’t seem like an impossible task.

The seventy-five comforting recipes in this collection include Quick and Spicy Noodles, Recalibration Supper, Jaffa Cake Mug Pudding and Hot Apple Pies.

In this handy little paperback cookbook, Jack shares friendly and creative tips for making a little go a long way and for using store-cupboard ingredients – perfect for when you’re feeling overwhelmed by whatever is on your plate, but still want to take care of yourself.

‘This book will be a friend to you when life is hard’ – Matt Haig, author of Reasons to Stay Alive

Publisher Review

'If she wasn't already a legend . . . she has 100% reached national treasure status now. -- Stylist Praise for Cooking on a Bootstrap: These are wonderful and inspiring recipes. -- Nigella Lawson At a time when good food can often be seen as rather elitist or exclusive, Jack has done an excellent job to create recipes which are simple, straightforward and delicious. -- Felicity Spector Jack Monroe is both cookery writer and tenacious campaigner . . . she understands first hand what it's like to be skint and have the desire to put something delicious on the table. -- Nigel Slater