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The Batch Lady: Cooking on a Budget: Unlock the power of batch-cooking with simple, freezable, store-cupboard recipes that won’t break the bank from Sunday Times best-selling…
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‘Saves time, money and food waste’ The Times
The Sunday Times best-selling author The Batch Lady is back with a budget-busting book to create fresh and satisfying meals without breaking the purse strings.
Shop once.
Get organised, plan ahead and create fresh and satisfying meals without breaking the bank.
Cook once.
Over 100 delicious, simple and energy-efficient batch-cooking recipes that will satisfy the whole family and fill your freezer.
Save money all week.
Learn to hack your monthly bill, save your hard-earned money and eat well on a budget.
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Suzanne Mulholland’s book ‘The Batch Lady’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 16-01-2023.
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Additional information
| Publisher | HQ (5 Jan. 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 256 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0008494053 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0008494056 |
| Dimensions | 19.5 x 2.4 x 25.2 cm |
by Miss T
I bought this book as I’m a beginner at batch cooking and the multiple meal cooking sounded good. So far I’ve only tried the chicken 4 ways and it was indeed fast. I found the meals were all chicken and tomato based, which is fine if having them over the month. Cooking times from frozen were much longer than suggested. The chicken pasta bake took 40 minutes longer to heat up from frozen than the suggested hour , which works out expensive given the cost of energy just now. I would defrost it in the fridge first if I did it again. I’ve also made one of the beef mince based dishes to eat at once and it was nice. I’ve now bought Healthy Family Favourites as we are a Pinch If Noom family usually so hopefully this be swopping in lower calorie options. I look forward to a lot more batch cooking and will make sure I’ve room in my freezer for 2 different types of meat based meals .
by Rachel.
This is a great book it is full of simple recipes and so easy and time saving when using an air fryer it’s a must if you like to cook in in an air fryer
by emma wickenden
Lovely recipes and great ideas to work from too. Going to make the chicken meals on my day off so there is plenty to grab anytime!
by Miss T
Meaning to try batch cooking and now with this book I can great recipes easy to follow and very good at explaining what can freeze and what can’t
by claire tomuta
Actually love this book. I preordered this as I’m a fan of The batch Lady. Wasn’t sure what to expect from a budget book, had visions of no flavour and small portions, but there is none of that, it’s honestly fab!
There are Suzanne’s trademark 10 meals in an hour section, 3 roasts 4 ways at the back and the main recipes with 1) eat now or 2) how to freeze for later (and what to do to reheat).
So far I’ve made cinnamon swirls, caramel crunch speculoos tray bake, chocolate crunch tray bake, tuna melt paninis, tuna-filled potato skins, minced beef hotpot, beef keema and chicken and mushroom humble pie. Lots of veggie options too like sweet potato and chickpea one pot or mushroom divan, I’ll get to them soon. They have all been good, in fact everyday meals you can really look forward to. I particularly loved the chocolate crunch traybake – which was addictive (good job the rest is in the freezer!) and the chicken pie, both of which were divine.
by emma wickenden
Fantastic recipes for freezing. I now get a home cooked meal every night. No more ready meals or takeaways. As a busy mum I struggle to meal plan and often too tired to cook when I get home from work.
These recipes have brought a joy back into meal times and saved my shopping bill by half.
Easy to follow or adapt to your own taste.
I’ve tried freezing left over food in the past and never tasted the same so very rarely did I do this. Now with batch cooking and the technique followed in freezing I’ve found it defrost and cooks as fresh as if I had made it that day.
My freezer is now full with a months supply of meals ???? thank you Susanne I shall continue to follow you.
I did think before buying this book because your recipes are on your web site and Facebook page but actually quite a lot of these in the book are not and I also found them easier to follow.
Loved the batch cook 10 means in one hour and how to make meat go further and selecting the cuts of meat.
It’s much more than a recipe book. you learn a lot too and I have been cooking for 30 years lol
by Mrs. S. Nisbet
I always batch cook but needed some new ideas. Would recommend to all. Those that already do cooking and those that don’t and want to start saving money for their family.
by Online Shopper
This is the second book I have from The Batch Lady. The recipes are easy to follow, simple lists for large batches like 10 meals in an hour, so you can easily add to your shopping. At the back of the book, there are 4 ways with one joint of meat. I’m not a vegetarian but there are loads of recipes that are without meat and in the intro, it says you can just skip the meat out. We are a family of 3, with a grandad that comes for tea 3 times a week. We are getting more meals from the batches than is recommended so it’s even better on the budget than I thought! I am enjoying cooking in one go, I have an audio book going and then grab something from the freezer for a delicious meal! This will come into its own at the end of the month when things are tight. Goodbye jacket potato and beans! 5 stars from me! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️