Two New Make-Ahead Recipes from Instagram Favourite ‘The Batch Lady’ 

Batch cooking fans, it’s time to rejoice as we have partnered with social media’s prep-ahead mealtime guru Suzanne Mulholland, aka @thebatchlady to share two of her favourite recipes using our tasty walnuts.

The Batch Lady is a whizz at creating recipes that can be cooked once, then saved for another day when you don’t have time to cook from scratch.

Want to know why you should start batch cooking? The Batch Lady tells us that: “Batch cooking is an excellent way to save time and money when the week’s get busy. By simply dedicating some time to batch cooking every few weeks, you will find that you’re no longer rushing to the shop to pick up a last-minute ready meal. Instead, you will have a bunch of family meals just waiting for you in your own freezer.”

For those in need of a comforting dinner that can be prepped in advance, The Batch Lady’s recipe for Persian Chicken and California Walnut Stew is for you. Walnuts are super versatile and add great taste and texture to recipes, making them the perfect addition for this nourishing stew.

The Batch Lady says: “This time of year, all I want to be eating is warming comforting stews and this Persian Chicken and California Walnut stew is just that! The stew is a great one to batch and freeze ready to grab out the freezer when you need a delicious meal after a busy day”.

Walnuts are nutritional powerhouses that bring goodness to mealtimes. So, if a sweet treat with benefits is in order, The Batch Lady’s White Chocolate and California Walnut Cookies make for the perfect after-school or work pick-me-up treat.

“These fantastic cookies are brilliant to make in advance and store uncooked in the freezer. This way when you need a quick (wal)nutty sweet treat all you have to do is grab out of the freezer and cook! These can be stored in the freezer for up to 5 months”.

California Walnuts offer multiple nutrition benefits from being a rich source of the plant-based omega-3, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), 2.7g/ 30g*, 4.4g of protein and 1.4g of fibre[1].  They are packed with antioxidants, have an approved health claim relating to CVD[2] and have the heart healthy seal of approval from Heart UK.

References:

[1] Food Standards Agency (2002), McCance & Widdowson’s The Composition of Foods, Seventh summary edition. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry

[2] https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2074

*Approx. a handful