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As the long school summer holidays approach, my head goes into a whirl of forward planning on how best to keep our three kids fed while me and their mum are at work. Fortunately, they’re old enough (and careful enough) to be able to turn on the oven and bung in something that I’ve prepped – and there’s nothing more convenient than a one-pot. As we say in our collection of 10 summer one-pots (p46): ‘Why use three pans when you can use just one?’. Planning ahead is a must for many of us. I spend my Saturdays shopping, then batch-cooking: it reduces waste and also ensures you don’t buy spur-of-the-moment ingredients you’ll only use once, a philosophy shared by Chris Bavin, co-presenter of BBC shows Eat Well For Less…