Sunday afternoon cooking that still tastes good on Wednesday.

Most cookbooks tell you how to get food onto a plate tonight. This one tells you what happens to that food over the next four days—because that is where most home cooking quietly falls apart.

Clara D. Hearth came to batch cooking out of necessity, not enthusiasm. What she discovered was that food browned in a small convection basket often survives cold storage and reheating better than food prepared in many other ways.

This book is the result of working out exactly why—and turning those lessons into 100 dishes designed to be cooked once and enjoyed throughout a busy week.

Inside You’ll Find:

- 100 original dishes covering breakfasts, poultry, red meat, seafood, vegetables and plant-forward mains, plus sides, snacks, and sauces
- Storage guidance and a reheating method for every dish, so you never have to guess how to handle leftovers
- Estimated nutrition for every serving, presented in clean, easy-to-read tables
- 4 complete weekly meal plans with matching grocery lists, using dishes exclusively from this book
- 140+ original illustrations, including step-by-step sequences and useful reference diagrams
- Practical charts covering conversions, safe internal temperatures, substitutions, and food safety
- Explanations of why each recipe works, helping you adapt confidently when ingredients or pantry supplies change

This is more than a collection of recipes. Every dish is designed around the reality of cooking ahead: how food holds, how texture changes, how to reheat it properly, and how to make the most of what you cook.

You don’t need a kitchen full of specialized equipment. You can get started with the machine, a sheet pan, and containers for storing your food.

Cook once. Store smart. Reheat well. Eat better all week.