But she still valued her female side, and just really wanted to be her own version of trans Jack, whatever that meant.

Is there anything that can make you feel smugger than saving your vegetable peel to use in a proper meal later in the week? No amount of tattoos can disguise that Monroe is a modern-day society dame, dishing out thrift tips to people who’d apparently be stumped without her. There’s always been an audience for her cheap and delicious recipes, but with the cost-of-living crisis growing, it feels like there’s more of a need than ever. Thrifty Kitchen is Jack Monroe’s bumper collection of over 120 brand-new, delicious, low-cost recipes, plus household tricks guaranteed to save you money. There’s so much I’d change with this dish (I’d cook up a soffrito to start with, and add in lots of different types of veg).

Thrifty Kitchen comes with an endorsement from Nigella Lawson (“Jack Monroe is a force for good in the world”) and more than 120 low-cost recipes, from veg-peel falafel to tinned-peach drizzle cake. The fun campaign aims to give children and families the skills to cook good food – then enjoy the tasty meal they’ve created. I grate a green apple and measure out some oats, yoghurt and milk (but you could totally forgo weighing scales and measuring jug and judge the consistency yourself after the first time). Tik Tok sustainability star Martyn – AKA The Waste Disruptor – is a London-based developmental chef whose fun, infectious online videos teach wannabe cooks how to create less food waste, reduce impact on the planet and save pennies in the process. There was also a lack of creaminess in the final product – something that normally makes a risotto so delicious and moreish.

Until then, Monroe had been known by her birth name, Melissa Hadjicostas (her father is of Greek-Cypriot heritage). She worked in all sorts of jobs as a teen – nightclubs, cafes, supermarkets – and from the age of 12 helped her grandfather run his guesthouse at weekends. She used the money she had saved to pay for her treatment, and soon after she finished rehab, they split up. A quick mix and it’s good to go – I split into two portions and use small, reusable containers, but a mason jar would look far more Instagram-friendly. It’s all they need – yet more turbo-smug advice from the chattering classes’ favourite ‘poor person’ on how to avoid starving to death.

Monroe, who identifies as non-binary, sometimes goes by the pronoun “they” but suggested I use “she” for the purposes of clarity. As if working-class families haven’t been creating ingenious ways to get by on a tight budget for decades.