Make ahead

batch cooking for summer

Warm-Weather Batch Cooking

Rarely do we consider batch cooking in the summer, but it’s one of the easiest ways to get food on the table in the months when you’d really rather be doing something else, preferably outside.

Dinner in an Instant: 20-Minute Instant Pot Tortellini Soup

Making soup in a pressure cooker is a sanity saver! The short cooking time leaves the broth tasting as though it’s been simmered for hours, and it also allows you to start your dish with frozen meat, for those times you forget to pull something from the freezer.

Roasted Garlic Recipe

meals that travel well to take to moms with newborns

The Best Gift for a New Mother Is a Home-Cooked Meal

Whether you’re dropping off a ‘sympathy supper’ or a dish for a busy new mother, these recipes travel and reheat beautifully.

Sausage and Mushroom Barley Risotto in the slow cooker

Sausage and Mushroom Barley Risotto

Skip the excessive stirring and let your slow cooker do the work when making this hearty risotto.

Slow Cooker Meaty Lasagna

4-Ingredient Meaty Lasagna

Once you know how beautifully lasagna works in the slow cooker, you may never use the oven again. Keeping a batch of Bolognese in the freezer at all times helps this dinner come together with just four simple ingredients and a few hours of time.

7 Make-Ahead Meals and Snacks for Busy Families

A few of our favourite make-ahead meals and snacks to make for a hungry family.

Marcella Hazan's Perfect Bolognese

4 Essential Batch Cooking Recipes

Roasted Maple Almond Butter

Smear this divine homemade roasted maple almond butter on toast, warm pitas, sliced bananas and chunks of apples for a tasty and healthy snack.