The Sunday cook-up

Ever since I got back from Sydney I feel like I haven’t quite got back into a routine.  My working hours were all over the place this last week and it left me feeling frazzled, unorganised and like I hadn’t achieved anything. The crazy timetable meant I wasn’t feeding my body like I should, and as a result I felt exhausted and under the weather.

I wanted to start this week afresh, so over the weekend Adam and I decided we’d do a big cook-up.  We wanted the fridge and freezer full of hearty, nutritious meals, to make those mid-week dinners just a little bit easier…

We decided we’d make a huge batch of bolognese sauce, individual lasagnas (utilising some of the bolognese sauce) and a big pot of dahl (I spotted this recipe on Tania’s blog months ago and have been waiting for the cooler weather to give it a go).

There was something wonderfully therapeutic about writing out what ingredients we’d need, shopping for them and then lining up all the glass containers we’d put our meals into.

We put some of our favourite songs on, pulled out all our supplies and got busy chopping, dicing, sautéing and simmering.   Although it took us a few hours to get through everything, it felt like a really productive way to spend an afternoon.  It was so very satisfying to see all the meals we’d created all lined up and ready to go.

There was even enough time to whip up a batch of chocolate chip biscuits :).

I’d love to do another Sunday cook-up soon (let’s be real though… it probably isn’t going to happen every weekend!) – do you have any tried and tested recipes that refrigerate/freeze well?

PS – The dahl was delicious… so glad there’s another generous serving already made in the freezer!

Have a wonderful week. x