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The Batch Bible

The Batch Bible

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  • Author：Suzanne Mulholland
  • ISBN：0008373221
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Summary

The revolutionary Batch Method brings the gift of time to even the busiest lives， with over 80 delicious， home-cooked recipes。
The Batch Lady has been transforming how thousands of people cook and eat through her revolutionary online channel。 Now she’s going to share her secrets with you。


With over 80 delicious， home-cooked recipes that are quick to make， create and store， Suzanne's brilliant recipe combinations and time-saving tips will transform your kitchen， and will buy you back extra hours in your week。


Packed with planners， helpful lists and more， this is the only guide you will ever need to save you money， time， and headspace， and change your life for good。

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Reviews

Sarah ，

Truly， not my cup of tea。

James ，

I'm the sort of person who buys food in bulk， always checks the price per unit， and calculates the cost per meal that I get for every weekly shop。 My average is about £1 per meal。 So the idea of batch cooking is right up my street。 It's also something， strangely， that I've never had time for。 I understand that it is supposed to save me time but it seems like a lot of upfront work。This book is exactly what I was looking for。 A quick introduction to the idea of bach cooking with a handful of poult I'm the sort of person who buys food in bulk， always checks the price per unit， and calculates the cost per meal that I get for every weekly shop。 My average is about £1 per meal。 So the idea of batch cooking is right up my street。 It's also something， strangely， that I've never had time for。 I understand that it is supposed to save me time but it seems like a lot of upfront work。This book is exactly what I was looking for。 A quick introduction to the idea of bach cooking with a handful of poultry， meat， fish and vegetable dishes as your mainstay。I've no idea how it stacks up against other cooking books because cooking books are the one type of book that I hardly ever read。It remains to be seen whether or not this will revolutionarise my culinary life。 But I plan to give batch cooking a shot and now， thanks to this book， I have a good idea what to do。 。。。more

Sarah ，

Love the approach。 Instructions for eating fresh， freezing and reheating。 Loved that there was pictures for everything。 I need visual cookbooks。 Just not a lot for me， personally， to make。 But would def check it out if she did more cookbooks。 I got a couple things I’d be interested in trying。

Kim ，

This book is what my SuperMom self with boundless energy would like to cook for my SuperFamily who will eat a wide variety of foods cooked in a wide variety of ways。 I'm sure there are those who will love it， but I found it impractical both in the methods of cooking required and the amount of freezer space required to store the meals you prep。 This book is what my SuperMom self with boundless energy would like to cook for my SuperFamily who will eat a wide variety of foods cooked in a wide variety of ways。 I'm sure there are those who will love it， but I found it impractical both in the methods of cooking required and the amount of freezer space required to store the meals you prep。 。。。more

Cris ，

I like the concept， but I didn't find the recipes appealing。 I like the concept， but I didn't find the recipes appealing。 。。。more

Jenny K ，

I always love the idea of batch cooking so I picked this up from the library。 I found these recipes to rely heavily on convenience items， and as the author is British， they were very British items， not things I can find in the USA。 I did see a couple recipes that either reminded me of something I used to make or gave me a starting point to work from。 I will say that while her recipes sound plain when reading through them， the pictures all looked very good。

Autumn ，

This cookbook offers shortcuts （or "cheats"） and a plan to make multiple meals at once。 The recipes in the book are similar to recipes that I already have in rotation and I prefer mine。A "cheat" the author did not suggest is frozen meatballs。 I would recommend this book for someone willing to plan ahead， have freezer space and set aside time to make many meals at once。 Instructions are given for cook times to cook， to freeze and cook from frozen。 This cookbook offers shortcuts （or "cheats"） and a plan to make multiple meals at once。 The recipes in the book are similar to recipes that I already have in rotation and I prefer mine。A "cheat" the author did not suggest is frozen meatballs。 I would recommend this book for someone willing to plan ahead， have freezer space and set aside time to make many meals at once。 Instructions are given for cook times to cook， to freeze and cook from frozen。 。。。more

Karina Henderson ，

A brilliant lady who is a mum who cooks from the heart。 She teaches quick， simple recipes to batch cook too。

Ann ，

Fabulous Having never properly batched cooked before I wasn’t sure if the recipes would be to my family’s taste however these are all ingenious flavourful meals that really do take next to no time when you follow the authors methods。 My youngest son and I have this afternoon knocked up 2 types of chicken pasty， chicken fajitas and chicken， tomato and chorizo pasta sauce which will see us well fed for the next 4 days。 I will definitely be referring to this book at the weekends for more batch cook Fabulous Having never properly batched cooked before I wasn’t sure if the recipes would be to my family’s taste however these are all ingenious flavourful meals that really do take next to no time when you follow the authors methods。 My youngest son and I have this afternoon knocked up 2 types of chicken pasty， chicken fajitas and chicken， tomato and chorizo pasta sauce which will see us well fed for the next 4 days。 I will definitely be referring to this book at the weekends for more batch cooking inspirations。 I recommend this book - its brilliant。 。。。more

Beki ，

Sorry to say I couldn't get on with this book！ The recipes seem really bland and I haven't found any I'm interested in cooking。 I blame the husband！If you want simple and easy recipes， it does seem really good for that， and includes if you want to freeze them and how to cook once defrosted， that bit does seem useful if you use the recipes。Pictures look very good Sorry to say I couldn't get on with this book！ The recipes seem really bland and I haven't found any I'm interested in cooking。 I blame the husband！If you want simple and easy recipes， it does seem really good for that， and includes if you want to freeze them and how to cook once defrosted， that bit does seem useful if you use the recipes。Pictures look very good 。。。more

Maree Silver ，

Good ideas for cutting down time in the kitchen。 Even if you don't use these recipes the theory behind it all means you can use your favourites。 Good ideas for cutting down time in the kitchen。 Even if you don't use these recipes the theory behind it all means you can use your favourites。 。。。more

Verity Bracher ，

I really enjoyed this book and a few of the recipes have become staples for my family。 I still have to get to grips with planning each week but i'm sure， given time， I will become far more productive with my cooking time thanks to Suzanne。 I really enjoyed this book and a few of the recipes have become staples for my family。 I still have to get to grips with planning each week but i'm sure， given time， I will become far more productive with my cooking time thanks to Suzanne。 。。。more

Lynda Tout ，

A bit disappointed by the way the book lays out recipes。 I enjoy batch cooking and not necessarily using the same bases to make lots of different meals。 I took a few ideas from the book but haven't even looked at it again since my first read。 It's also quite a short book， I think I read it in an hour or so！ A bit disappointed by the way the book lays out recipes。 I enjoy batch cooking and not necessarily using the same bases to make lots of different meals。 I took a few ideas from the book but haven't even looked at it again since my first read。 It's also quite a short book， I think I read it in an hour or so！ 。。。more

Laura ，

I liked the concept of this book - and I have already felt many of the ideas of the book and been trying to use them to make things easier for cooking。 I did find some of the prepared ingredients are not available at my Canadian grocery store so easily - although it did make me rethink some ready made things。 Also not all of the recipes would work for my family but definitely the concepts made me rethink things。

Rebecca Barlow ，

This recipe has changed the way I cook and has saved me so much time and hassle and washing up！ I've cooked a few of the 10 meals in one hour recipes and yes it's taken more than an hour for each one but the results are amazing。 My freezer is full of meals for a whole month， my family eats decent meals every night and I get more time to spend with my family and less stress worrying about what's for dinner。 This recipe has changed the way I cook and has saved me so much time and hassle and washing up！ I've cooked a few of the 10 meals in one hour recipes and yes it's taken more than an hour for each one but the results are amazing。 My freezer is full of meals for a whole month， my family eats decent meals every night and I get more time to spend with my family and less stress worrying about what's for dinner。 。。。more

Annette McIntyre ，

A very interesting book that has recipes side by side so that you can cook two at once and then put one in the freezer。

Leonard ，

I didn't really read much in this one。 It seemed to be about making large volume of certain recipes， which is not what I need right now。 I didn't really read much in this one。 It seemed to be about making large volume of certain recipes， which is not what I need right now。 。。。more

Laurla2 ，

-i appreciated how she could take similar ingredients to easily prepare two different meals。 that could be a big time saver。-i was unimpressed with the recipes。 there are barely any herbs or spices or seasonings used。 -the only things that interested me were an apple and blackberry braid， and a tomato free pasta sauce。-cooking 10 meals in an hour， when each meal serves 4 is a bit overkill for only me on my own， but i can see how that could be great for a large family。 （i want to batch cook becau -i appreciated how she could take similar ingredients to easily prepare two different meals。 that could be a big time saver。-i was unimpressed with the recipes。 there are barely any herbs or spices or seasonings used。 -the only things that interested me were an apple and blackberry braid， and a tomato free pasta sauce。-cooking 10 meals in an hour， when each meal serves 4 is a bit overkill for only me on my own， but i can see how that could be great for a large family。 （i want to batch cook because i'm disabled and cooking this way saves me a lot of time and effort for those bad days when i'm not ABLE to cook。）-she pushes heavily to buy pre-chopped veggies and precooked mashed potatoes。 sure， that saves you time。 but they're far too expensive for me， i cant afford to go that route living on disability。 but because of her using store-bought pre-chopped food， there is zero chopping time included for preparing these recipes。 everything would actually take longer to prepare if you have to chop your own vegetables like i do。-she recommends a 3-drawer freezer。 which sounds wonderful， but costs over $2000。 again， i dont have that kind of money to throw around。 。。。more

Crystal ，

Great idea not sure if my family will enjoy most of the recipes。 I plan to try some。

Pinky ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Homemade meals for the week， recipes are easy and quick to make in this book。

Jennifer ，

While I think the theory of this cooking method is solid， I just don’t see myself using it。 I also don’t see myself using any of the actual recipes in this book much less the large batch cooking plans。 This recipe book seems like a collection of one specific family’s meal plan/method designed to be copied into the reader’s own family。 It’s just not realistic to cut， copy， paste anyone’s recipes or methods exactly into one’s own family unless you don’t cook at all and are looking to completely st While I think the theory of this cooking method is solid， I just don’t see myself using it。 I also don’t see myself using any of the actual recipes in this book much less the large batch cooking plans。 This recipe book seems like a collection of one specific family’s meal plan/method designed to be copied into the reader’s own family。 It’s just not realistic to cut， copy， paste anyone’s recipes or methods exactly into one’s own family unless you don’t cook at all and are looking to completely start anew or to replace your own cooking。 I would much rather see tips on how to make the overall idea and concepts work for your own family’s recipes。 She’s definitely got me thinking about ingredient sharing when I meal plan and better planning/splitting of my leftovers！ But to adopt the whole plan seems like an upheaval I’m not prepared to commit to。 This method is just not to my personal style， but it may work great for others。 The author is seeking to drastically reduce her kitchen time， but if you enjoy cooking and you don’t want to eat out of the freezer constantly （no matter how good the recipes are）， I’d say take a pass on this book。 。。。more

Allyn Ransom ，

Ms。 Mulhalland took on a challenge - trying to explain the coordination of batch cooking in a way that would walk someone through it， presenting two or three recipes that can be made simultaneously。 If I weren't such a culinary coward， I might have enjoyed the book more， but most of the time， if I was interested in any of the recipes she shared， I was interested in one of those two or three， and the set up didn't work well for me。 I love the overall concept。 The low rating isn't her fault， it's Ms。 Mulhalland took on a challenge - trying to explain the coordination of batch cooking in a way that would walk someone through it， presenting two or three recipes that can be made simultaneously。 If I weren't such a culinary coward， I might have enjoyed the book more， but most of the time， if I was interested in any of the recipes she shared， I was interested in one of those two or three， and the set up didn't work well for me。 I love the overall concept。 The low rating isn't her fault， it's mine。 。。。more

Mrs。 A。A。 Williams ，

Save cooking time on a varied dietThis excellent book gives ample recipes for saving time with home made frozen food。 There are meat， fish and vegetarian recipes plus some deserts。 The ingredients for completing batches are listed plus cooking from frozen instructions。 A very useful aid in the kitchen。

Mrs Susan Farrington ，

A new way of cookingExcellent a new way of cooking for busy people。 Lots of inspiring recipes and plenty of good photographs even if you don't batch cook。 Full of helpful tips and information。 A totally different way to shop and cook。 Thank you Suzanne。 A new way of cookingExcellent a new way of cooking for busy people。 Lots of inspiring recipes and plenty of good photographs even if you don't batch cook。 Full of helpful tips and information。 A totally different way to shop and cook。 Thank you Suzanne。 。。。more

Amber ，

I don’t usually log cookbooks but I read this one from cover to cover and think it will change my life。 I have already tried two recipes from it （Cajun pork chops in ciabatta and stuffed meatballs） both which were lovely！ Can’t wait to become a batch cook queen！ 5*s

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