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Courtney Pochin

Jack Monroe's 'lockdown larder' tips praised by thousands - even Nigella Lawson is a fan

As the UK adjusts to life in a lockdown, many bakers, chefs and food experts have been inspiring us all to get creative in the kitchen.

With a lot of people still panic-buying food, it can be difficult to find everything you need in your local shop.

But thankfully, it is possible to make tasty meals, with a few random ingredients.

Food writer Jack Monroe is currently helping to prove this on Twitter, with the hashtag #JackMonroesLockdownLarder.

As part of this she has asked people to use the hashtag and send her clear photos of their cupboard, pantry or larder and in response she'll assist them in coming up with something to make from what they've got.

The Lockdown Larder takes place everyday on Twitter from 5pm and is proving a big hit - and even fellow cooks like Nigella Lawson are impressed.

Nigella took to social media to praise Jack for her efforts during this stressful time and also offer her own services.

She said: "All hail @BootstrapCook who is doing such a great job answering questions (tagged #JackMonroesLockdownLarder) about what to cook with the random ingredients in your kitchen. I mean, I’m always happy to respond and help - we all are - but the author of #TinCanCook is the One!"

And she's not the only one, thousands of others have proclaimed Jack is providing a "public service" and have described her cooking tips as "amazing", "fantastic" and "inspirational".

One person tweeted Jack saying they had "past its sell by date lettuce, one & a half leeks, slimy mushrooms, half a thing of cream cheese and some possibly past it’s best fake feta? #JackMonroesLockdownLarder"

She replied: "Mushrooms, leeks and cream cheese all together with a little stock makes a brilliant pasta sauce, or topping for mash, baked potato, risotto base. Lettuce is actually great wilted through pasta - add that feta and a bit of lemon!"

A different user said they had a few bags of granola in their cupboard, but no milk and were looking for something interesting to make.

Jack suggested using it as a crumble topping if they had any spare fruit.

"Just bung it on top and blast through the oven until the fruit softens and stews! Failing that, I just graze on it as a snack," she added.

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