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Chicken cobb salad
NOTHING SPECIAL

Plan, shop, cook, reuse, repeat

How it works

Cooking doesn't have to start from scratch every night, and you don't have to eat the same thing over and over either. This is a simple way of cooking that uses the same ingredients across multiple meals, so you spend less time shopping, less time prepping, and waste less food.

Not everything happens in one week. Some ingredients carry into the next, and that's part of it. You might use half a box of spinach or a jar of olives, then see it show up again later in a different way. The goal isn't to use everything immediately, it's to stop throwing things away and stop starting over.

Use what you have, keep it simple, and make something good.

The System

Less waste, fewer store runs, and meals that feel easier to pull together

01

Plan and Prep

Plan your days, prep your ingredients once, and carry them across multiple meals. What starts as dinner can become lunch the next day, or something new later in the week.

02

Start with a Few Go-To Ingredients

Choose a few core ingredients for the week: proteins, grains, pantry basics, and vegetables that work across multiple meals.

03

Build Flexible Meals

Instead of cooking one fixed recipe, use those ingredients in different ways: bowls, salads, sandwiches, soups, or pastas. Meals feel different without starting over.

04

Use What You Have

Recipes are designed to be flexible. Swap, skip, or add based on what's already in your kitchen so nothing goes to waste.

05

The Result

Fewer single-use ingredients. Fewer trips to the store. Less waste. And meals that are easy to pull together, even on busy days.