Inadditiontoplanningmymenus,Ihavebeendoingmoreandmorebatchcookingthesepastfewmonths.Theideaofbatchcookingistoblockouttimeonedayoftheweektopreporcookabunchofingredientsinadvance,whichyoucandrawfromandcombineforlow-efforthomemademealstherestoftheweek.Itistheshortestpathtofeelinglikeakitchensuperhero,savingyoubrainjuiceandmoneyalongtheway.Andtoday,IamofferingyouthevegetarianbatchcookingplanforfallI’vecreatedandtest-drivenwithgreatsuccess:1hourofprepworkforeasy6mealsonsubsequentdays. Meal1:PeanutNoodleswithKaleandMushrooms—thenoodlesofyourchoiceinmydeliciouslypeanutty“magicsauce”,withgarlickysautéedkaleandtendermushrooms. Meal2:FallBuddhaBowl—aplentifulbowlofflavorwithbulgur,beethummus,arawkalesalad,andcrispyfalafel,toppedwithroastedpeanuts. Meal3:WarmingRedLentilSoup—awarmingbowlofsoupfullofimmune-boostingingredientstokeepcoldsatbay! Meal4:LemonyBulgurSaladwithFetaandMushrooms—afillingsaladofbulgurwithtangyfeta,marinatedmushrooms,andraisins. Meal5:Toad-in-a-HoleToastwithBeetHummus—akid-friendlyfavoriteservedwithbeethummusfordipping. Meal6:RoastedCaulifloweràlaMaryCeleste—irresistiblyroastedcauliflowerinmagicsauce!Oneofmyabsolutefavoritethingstoeat,period.Belowyouwillfind:–Ashoppinglist(ofwhichyoucangetafreeprintable)—everythingisavailablefromtheorganicstoreorsupermarket(theycostaround55€(65)inmyParisianorganicstore;yourmileagemayvary),–Yourinstructionsfortheprepwork—allowfor1hourto11/4hoursofpreptime,–Yourinstructionsforeachofthesixmeals—activetimerangesfrom10to15minutes,timetotablefrom10to45minutes,–Suggestionsofvariationstoadapttheplantovariousdietaryconstraints.Ifyou’renewtobatchcooking,thisplanisaneasyandlovelywaytodipyourtoesinandseehowdeliciouslyfreeingitis.Ifyou’reanexperiencedbatch-cook,Ihopeitprovidessomeideastoenrichyourcurrentpractice.Andpleaseshareyourbesttipswithus!Related:VegetarianBatchCookingforSummerTomaketheprocesssupersmooth,IrecommendtheseFrench-madeglasscontainersforstoringyourpreparations(Ihavetwosets;theynestperfectlyandtakeupverylittleroom)andthisdualkitchentimertokeeptrackoftwopreparationsatthesametime!Withoutfurtherado,here’syourvegetarianbatchcookingplanforfall!
