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Mix and Match Batch

One hour of cooking, five days of flexible family meals
Brief Description
Make 5 family dinners in 50 minutes with this fresh take on batch cooking that takes the stress out of family mealtimes. A busy family life can sometimes make it seem impossible to get fresh, healthy food on the table every night of the week, without... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Make 5 family dinners in 50 minutes with this fresh take on batch cooking that takes the stress out of family mealtimes.

A busy family life can sometimes make it seem impossible to get fresh, healthy food on the table every night of the week, without spending all your time in the kitchen. The temptation to reach for the takeaway menu at the end of a long day, or panic-buy ready meals in the supermarket every few days is expensive and unsustainable; and the over-ambitious 'big shop' once a month turns your salad drawer into a vegetable graveyard.

Mix and Match Batch by Helen Hopkins, Mealtime Maverick, is here to help you ditch restrictive meal plans to embrace flexible and family-friendly food. In just 50 minutes make a week's worth of dishes that work in harmony to create endless combinations to please both foodies and fussy loved ones.

Spend less time in the kitchen

Spend less money on your weekly food bill

Keep both foodies and fussy eaters in your family happy!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405978781

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 197.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 892g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Helen Hopkins (Author) Helen Hopkins is a busy mum who loves food but needed to find an easier way to feed her family. She is a trained wellness coach and habit change practitioner who is always looking for an easier, simpler way to navigate life. After being diagnosed with pre-diabetes it was clear that something needed to change. Busy family life relied on ready meals, beige freezer food and one too many takeaways. Helen loved the idea of batch cooking but soon realised that the traditional approach didn't suit her lifestyle. So she rewrote the rulebook to make it quicker and cheaper. Experimenting with her own family and then teaching it to thousands of families worldwide. Helen mainly hangs out on Instagram and in her batch cooking membership the Batch Cooking Co. Her favourite pastime is chatting, so come over and say hi. https-//www.mealtimemaverick.com https-//www.instagram.com/mealtime.maverick

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