“I built this because I hated the daily ‘what should we cook?’ loop.” If that sentence sounds like your kitchen at 5:30 pm, here is how to get out of it, both tonight and for good.
Tonight: three quick questions
- What protein do we have? Eggs, beans, chicken, tofu, ground meat, canned fish.
- What needs using up? Half a bag of spinach, a soft pepper, leftover rice.
- How much energy is there? Under 20 minutes means eggs, quesadillas, fried rice or pasta.
15 easy dinners to fall back on
- Fried rice with frozen peas and eggs
- Quesadillas with beans and cheese
- Pasta with garlic, olive oil and whatever greens you have
- Sheet-pan sausage and vegetables
- Shakshuka (eggs in tomato sauce) with bread
- Chicken or tofu stir-fry over rice
- Black bean soup from cans
- Baked potatoes with chili or broccoli and cheese
- Tuna melts and tomato soup
- Turkey or veggie burgers with salad
- Pesto pasta with cherry tomatoes
- Burrito bowls
- Omelettes or frittata
- Ramen with an egg and frozen veg
- Flatbread pizzas
For good: decide once a week
The loop is a daily decision with no information. Move it to one weekly decision with a list in hand: choose 3 to 5 dinners on the weekend, shop once, and the daily question becomes “which of these five tonight?”
Let WeekPlate answer “what should we cook this week?” in a minute. Plan my week free →