Batch cooking can be a genius solution for ensuring warm, hearty meals - even when you don't feel like cooking.
Simply choose a free afternoon, clear your kitchen counters and let your creative juices run.
Or, choose a time when your grandchildren are visiting and encourage them to help.
Not only can they learn from all your experience, it'll create fun (and messy!) memories that'll last a lifetime.
We've hand-picked the best recipe books that will give you plenty of inspiration for the week's dinners.
From scrumptious pasta bakes to warming cottage pies, here's the brilliant books we recommend...
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Either choose a book which has specific batch cook recipes or double up the portions of your favourite recipe.
Just make sure you have enough freezer space, first...
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Recipe books full of batch cooking inspiration
1 of 7Mary Berry Cook Now Eat Later
You can't go wrong with a Mary Berry cookbook. Whether you want to make a three-course meal on Friday night for guests or have a few yummy family suppers ready in advance, there are more than 100 recipes to choose from. Recipes include: stir-fried vegetable lasagne and Chardonnay chicken with artichoke hearts.
2 of 7Good Food: Family Freezer Meals
Whether it's batch cooking on a Sunday, for easy reheating throughout the week, or meals which can be made swiftly on a Monday, with the leftovers frozen for another time, this book will see you though. Recipes include: smoky beef stew, bake-from-the-freezers pizzas and chicken tikka curry
3 of 7Tin Can Cook: 75 Simple Store-cupboard Recipes
Jack Monroe is here to say 'good food' doesn't have to be organic and there's a lot of nutrition from cupboard staples and tins. Recipes include: rhubarb and custard pancakes, "tin-e-strone" and beer-battered sardines.
4 of 7The Batch Lady: Shop Once. Cook Once. Eat Well All Week
Save money and time, without scarificing flavour with this brilliant cookbook. There are over 80 delicious home-cooked recipes to suit everyone's tastes. There's even a planner and helpful lists, included inside.Recipes include: veggie bolognese, chilli bean burgers and pulled lamb with couscous
5 of 7Pinch of Nom: 100 Slimming, Home-style Recipes
A best-seller and for great reason, too. Pinch of Nom is full of family favourites that are yummy and low calorie. Recipes include: cheesecake-stuffed strawberries, diet cola chicken, and beef ragu fettuccine
£11.79
- Rrp: £20.00
6 of 7Cook The Week in 2 Hours
This book is created with the purpose to save you time and money. The idea is simple: set aside two hours at the weekend to batch-cook all of Monday-Friday's evening meals. Recipes include: pasta with beef cheek sauce and Vietnamese pho
7 of 7Feed Your Family For £20 a Week: 100 Budget-Friendly, Batch-Cooking Recipes You’ll All Enjoy
Plan 3 meals a day, every week - for just £20! Perfect for anyone on a budget, who wants to cook tasty food for their family. Recipes include: caramelised onion and sausage stew, cottage pie and breakfast macmuffin.
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Breakfast focaccia baked with eggs, herbs, cherry tomatoes and parmesan