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Sample week

A week of dinners for Alex & Sam.

This is a sample. Yours will be built around your table.

The household
  • AlexOmnivore · loves anything blackened
  • SamVegetarianVegetarian · no cilantro, thank you
Kitchen
Home cook · 45 min active on weeknights · 90 on weekends
Extras
Cast-iron skillet, Dutch oven, Microplane, Instant-read thermometer
Ambition
Bistro · Saturday: Chef's Tasting
Prep
Hybrid · Prep Day Sunday, 75 min · shopping Saturday
Allergies
None (public examples never carry one)

The sample week

  • Mon · Dinner

    Silky garlic-parmesan fettuccine with charred peppers and lemon zest, finished with a blackened topping from one spice blend.

    40 min activeBistro
    Split Plates · 2 ways
    Bonus prep: dice 2 onions, store 1 for Thursday.

  • Tue · Dinner

    Lacquered under the broiler, with sesame rice, charred bok choy and a sharp scallion-ginger relish.

    35 min activeBistro
    Split Plates · 2 ways
    Contains soy and sesame; many misos also contain wheat or barley.

  • Wed · Dinner

    Pan-crisped gnocchi, nutty brown butter, frizzled sage and roasted squash under a snowfall of cheese.

    30 min activeBistro
    Italian
    Squash roasted on Prep Day — dinner in 30.

  • Thu · Dinner

    Charred corn tortillas, quick-pickled red onion, lime crema and a smoky charred-corn salsa.

    35 min activeBistro
    Split Plates · 2 ways
    Sam's tacos skip the cilantro. Alex's don't.

  • Fri · Dinner

    Fragrant coconut curry with Thai basil and jasmine rice — from the base you froze on Sunday.

    30 min activeBistro
    Split Plates · 2 ways
    Many red curry pastes contain shrimp paste — Sam's base uses a vegetarian paste and soy sauce instead of fish sauce. Alex's bowl gets a dash of fish sauce at the end.

  • Sat · Dinner

    Crisp-skinned duck breast, a glossy cherry–port sauce and silky celeriac purée.

    75 min activeChef's Tasting
    Split Plates · 2 ways
    Shared sauce is made with mushroom stock; the duck pan juices go on Alex's plate only, after the Fork Point. Prefer no alcohol? Swap the port for pomegranate juice and a splash of balsamic.

  • Sun · Dinner

    Eggs baked in a smoky harissa-tomato sauce, cool whipped labneh, pickled onions and charred sourdough.

    30 min activeBistro
    Split Plates · 2 ways
    Uses up the last of the parsley and pickled onions. Cook eggs until the whites are fully set.