The Weeknight Kitchen System
Weeknight Kitchen

Get Set Up

Everything you need to get the most out of the kitchen framework

Portal walkthrough — start here
8 min

What's in the portal

A quick run through so you know what's where

Weekly Reset
The nucleus of the framework, inlcudes the reset template, anchor meal menu, and the Sunday Sequence walkthrough.
Fridge & Pantry
A great place to get your kitchen organised and keep the right things stocked.
Meal Bank
Loads of great, easy recipes to keep you inspired - coming soon.
Helping Hand
The most useful tab for ongoing cooking, lots of handy tools and references.

Add to your home screen

The portal works as an app on your phone. Add it to your home screen for one-tap access and a better full-screen experience.

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iPhone & iPad
Tested on Safari and Chrome browsers
  1. Open this page in Safari/Chrome
  2. Tap the Share button (bottom of the screen for Safari, top for Chrome) ↑
  3. Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen
  4. Tap Add in the top right
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Android
Tested on Chrome, it may show an install banner automatically
  1. Open this page in Chrome
  2. Tap the three dot menu in the top right ⋮
  3. Tap Add to Home screen
  4. Tap Add to confirm
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Desktop
Tested on Chrome, look for the install icon in the address bar
  1. Open this page in Chrome or Edge
  2. Look for the install icon in the address bar on the right ⊕
  3. Click it and select Install
  4. Or use the three dot menu → Install app

Good to know

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Most of the tools are interactive, designed for easy use mid cook. The downloadable resources are all in an easy to print format.
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Your 12-week tracker data is saved to your browser so it'll be there every time you come back.
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Access is invite-only. Your login is personal to you and not transferable.

Consistency Tracker

This week

Lucky Dip

Quick win meal
Tap to generate
What you need roughly
The idea
The upgrade
Something for every night.

Converter Tool

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Fan oven: subtract 20°C from any temperature

Quick access

Weekly Reset Template PDF Download
Waste-Nothing Cheat Sheet Interactive Open →
Home Chef Cheat Sheet PDF Download

Weekly Reset

Your 10-minute Sunday system to build out your week effectively.

Walkthrough - how the weekly reset works
8 min

Resources

Weekly Reset Template PDF Download
Go-To Weeknight Meals Interactive Open →
Base Ingredients Shopping List Interactive Open →

The Sunday sequence

1
Assess the week 2 min
Cross of any nights you know you won't be cooking. Condensing the week into which nights are available for cooking can help it feel more achievable.
2
Take stock2 min
Make a note of anything you want to use up at home. This can help guide any meal choice decisions.
3
Pick the slots3 min
Choose the same number of meal slots as nights available for cooking, and think of something in that category you'd want to cook. Your not assigning days to them so you still have flexibility in the week. If you're stuck on ideas check out the Go-To Weeknight Meals resource for inspiration.
4
Pantry check2 min
Cross-check your pantry status against the Base Ingredients Shopping List. Tick off what you have in stock already as well as select some protein and vegetable options to form the bulk of your grocery list for the week.
5
Set the intention 1 min
"I'm cooking Monday, Wednesday and Thursday." Naming the nights triples your follow-through.
Go-To Weeknight Meals
Browse by slot type

Fridge & Pantry

How to shop for a system and not just specific meals. That way you can always cook something regardless of what the week throws at you.

Walkthrough — the frictionless fridge system
7 min

Resources

Fridge & Cupboard Audit Interactive Open →
Waste-Nothing Cheat Sheet Interactive Open →

The Pantry Guide

Meal Bank

Walkthrough - the 3-ingredient upgrade concept
9 min
30-Minute Meal Bank
Browse and filter by slot type - phone-optimised
Interactive
Open
3-Ingredient Upgrade Guide
Elevate 15 meals you already make with three additions each
PDF
Download
15-Minute Emergency Meals
For the nights you have almost nothing in
PDF
Download
Meal Bank — Printable PDF
Full recipe collection for offline reference
PDF
Download

Helping Hand

Everything you need mid-cook or after a tough week.

Cooking Converter

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Fan oven: subtract 20°C from any temperature

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Floor Meal Generator
Need to get back into it?
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Quick win meal
Tap to generate
What you need roughly
The idea
The upgrade
One meal tonight and you're already back in the system.
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Home Chef Cheat Sheet
Temps, conversions & sauce ratios
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12-Week Tracker
Tap to log the nights you cooked
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Walkthrough Video
Watch this after a bad week — 6 min
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Walkthrough — watch this after a bad week
6 min
Walkthrough — watch this after a bad week
6 min

Resources

12-Week Tracker Interactive Open →
Home Chef Cheat Sheet PDF Download

Cooking Converter

Enter an amount

Enter an amount

Enter an amount

⇄

Fan oven: subtract 20°C from any temperature

Need something super easy?

Tap the regenerate button until something sounds good, then expand for everything you need.

These are your floor meals. The ones that work when motivation is low, the fridge is half empty, and you just need to cook something.

Quick win meal
Tap to generate
What you need roughly
The idea
The upgrade
One meal tonight and you're already back in the system.
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