Following the breakdown of her marriage, Theo has bought a tumbledown cottage on the banks of the river Tamar which divides Cornwall and Devon. The 2013 book deal resulted in housing benefit being frozen and Monroe came close to being evicted, which led to moving into cheaper accommodation.

Having tried many of the recipes from the book, among my favourites are a splendid makhani daal, and an impressive onion and lentil korma, which are so much more than the sum of their parts. This cake is a cheap but luxurious twist on my original banana bread, slightly more moist and gooey than the first iteration, with a home made sticky syrup sauce to drizzle over the top, ideally warm from a jug. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). She was awarded the Fortnum and Mason Judges' Choice Award in 2013 and the OFM Best Food Personality Readers' Award in 2018. If you have already submitted another request to index a book or magazine yourself, please do not make any additional requests until you have indexed and submitted that book or magazine.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. Chief among this is the creamy crabby pasta on page 126, which is a rework of Jack's creamy salmon pasta, that has become one of my staples.

In addition, the cookbook itself is lush - the softback edition is smooth and glossy to the touch (and easy to wipe clean of splashes), and the photos of the finished dishes are mouth-watering. This is the intimate and revealing autobiography of Margaret Rhodes, the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and the niece of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. Her homemade breads, Pappa al Pomodoro, Sausagne, Tarka Daal, Pear and Almond Tart and more — all made so cheaply — will delight foodies and the cash-strapped alike. As a child I loved Pop-Tarts™, those saccharine toaster pastries thick with white icing and multicoloured sprinkles that, when eaten greedily from the toaster, would scald your tongue with red-hot jam.

By January 2014, finances had improved, and Monroe was able to move into a small two-bedroom flat with her son. A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery’s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors. Her father is of Greek-Cypriot heritage; he served in the British Army for seven years, then with the fire service for 30 years.