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What food do you make weekly just to have to hand?

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GreyWasp · 05/02/2025 15:41

I always make:

batch of soup for lunch (not in Summer)
a couple of loaves of bread in bread maker
sandwich filler for the kids - tuna mayo, coronation chicken etc
green juice for me (on a weight loss kick)
overnight oats for teen daughter
used to make breakfast muffins but fallen out it
Chinese style pickled cucumbers - we make a massive batch which my daughters have with almost every meal think it is a social media thing

Just has become part of my routine and does make life easier

Curious what others do

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biscuitsandbooks · 05/02/2025 15:49

Absolutely nothing, lol.

What happens if you've made something you don't fancy when the time comes?

FlickFlackTrap · 05/02/2025 15:48

MissyB1 · 05/02/2025 15:44

Oat pancakes, ds eats them when he gets in from school. I make a massive batch of them on a Monday and keep them in a tub in the fridge.

Can you share the recipe please? They sound great.
What does he have with them?

GiddyRobin · 05/02/2025 15:47
  • A few batches of soup. One chunky one usually, and then a blended one. Can be anything but favourites are tomato soup and spicy sweet potato!
  • Loaves of bread and pitta breads.
  • Broth to make pho.
  • Basic tomato sauce that we can turn into whatever we fancy.
  • Yoghurt.
  • Curry.
  • Quiche in the summer.
  • Pasties in the winter. Not every week though.

Some weeks we also batch cook chili, bolognese, etc. We don't really have a weekly rotation of meals though, tend to change quite a bit, so it really varies!

Jellycatspyjamas · 05/02/2025 15:46

I make soup for my lunch for the week and have fruit salad in the fridge to top yoghurt for breakfast and for kids after school. That’s about it, I do keep ingredients for quick dinners, eg mushrooms/ tomatoes for a quick pasta sauce with onions and cream. I also have a freezer stocked with batch cooked casseroles etc that can just go in the oven.

MissyB1 · 05/02/2025 15:44

Oat pancakes, ds eats them when he gets in from school. I make a massive batch of them on a Monday and keep them in a tub in the fridge.

JimHalpertsWife · 05/02/2025 15:42

Following with interest as I am an "open the cupboards at 5.30pm and work out wtf I'm making for dinner" type woman.

I really really wish I was like you, so hopping on here for tips.