Make & Freeze: The instant Irish and Sunday Times bestseller - The ultimate guide to family-friendly meal prep - easy, quick, and nutritious

by Lou Robbie

THE ULTIMATE FAMILY COOKBOOK FROM LITTLE LOU COOKS — TRANSFORM YOUR MEAL TIMES!



Discover 100 delicious, nutritious and convenient recipes for the whole family that are only ever a freezer away.

Meal prep can seem daunting, but professional chef and busy mum of two, Lou Robbie of @LittleLouCooks makes it easy and manageable for everyone. She understands that life is hectic and has come up with delicious, homemade recipes that can be prepared in advance and frozen, ensuring that wholesome, tasty meals and snacks that the whole family will love are always in steady supply.

Meal prep will save you time and money; let this cookbook show you how.

From tempting, tasty breakfasts and easy sweet and savoury lunchbox fillers to delicious family dinners and better-than-shop-bought-treats, including recipes for your air fryer and slow cooker, Make & Freeze provides you with easy, quick and tasty batch-cooking solutions for every meal of the day.

Featuring a selection of Lou's most popular tried-and-tested recipes, as well as brand new and exclusive content, recipes



Blueberry breakfast barsPesto & cheese pastry scrollsCreamy garlic and lemon chicken with buttery mashBeef stroganoff cottage pieRed pepper and black bean enchiladasBeetroot & chocolate traybakeSchool morning pancakes
With expert tips on freezing, storing and reheating, you'll master the art of meal prep and transform your kitchen routine.

Nourish your family whilst saying goodbye to last-minute scrambles and hello to stress-free, delicious food.

Genres: Cookbooks

161 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 17, 2025

About the author

Lou Robbie is a professional chef and busy mum of 2. She has always loved food, and trained as a chef in her late 20’s. When she became a mum, Lou realised how important her food skills were now that she had to nurture and nourish not only herself but her small ones.

After speaking with other parents, Lou realised just how fortunate she was to feel confident in her ability in the kitchen. In 2021, she started her business Little Lou Cooks, where she now shares her recipes online full-time. She has 907k followers on Instagram, and 83k on Facebook and 92.5k on TikTok (@littleloucooks).

Reviews

[Dash fan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A variety of easy & yummy recipes

I was pleasantly surprised at how good this book is.
At the beginning the Author Lou Robbie talks you through what to expect from this cookbook. How to use it, tips and tricks on planning and getting your freezer ready.

What i liked about this book was that each recipe has guidance on how to freeze what you've made and how to defrost. I find that really handy if your into batch cooking.

There was a good variety of recipes. Nearly all had pictures which is a huge tick from me!
The ingredients are in grams and spoons so you would need to convert the measurements if needed.  Unfortunately there isn't a conversions guide either.
One other thing is the oven temperature is fan assisted, which i don't have. So again a simple conversion would of been beneficial, but easily solved with a quick Google!

I liked that this book is centred around family-friendly meals, healthier alternatives. Using a variety of methods like air-fryer, baking, making sweet treats with hidden vegetables etc..

All the recipes feature store cupboard ingredients, easily sourced ingredients and as far as i can tell, affordable too.
The recipes are easy to follow and not too difficult in skills levels.

Overall i enjoyed this cookbook and I'm really looking forward to trying a lot of the recipes out. I've already bookmarked quiet a few.