One shop, a week of dinners

Buy about twenty things. Cook a week of meals that are genuinely easy — not “easy” the way a recipe book means it.

Things you'll buy

Meals you want

7 meals from 20 things.

Buy these 20

Everything else — salt, oil, pepper — is assumed to be in the cupboard.

  • all-purpose flour
  • butter
  • canned tomato
  • carrot
  • chicken stock
  • chicken thigh
  • chickpea
  • egg
  • greek yogurt
  • mushroom
  • onion
  • potato
  • red lentil
  • salmon
  • sesame oil
  • sour cream
  • soy sauce
  • tomato
  • vegetable stock
  • white rice

What that cooks

Easiest first. Nothing here is harder than a weeknight.

  1. A steamy Korean egg dish garnished with green onions in a black bowl.Gyeranjjim (Steamed Egg)Very easyNothing to juggle — one thing at a time. On the table in 17 minutes.
  2. Chawanmushi: a savory Japanese steamed egg custard garnished with fresh greens.Zheng Shui Dan (Chinese Steamed Egg Custard)Very easyNothing to juggle — one thing at a time. On the table in 20 minutes.
  3. A close-up of a savory meat and rice pilaf garnished with nuts and pomegranate seeds.Nohutlu Pilav (Chickpea and Rice Pilaf)Very easyNothing to juggle — one thing at a time.
  4. Delicious salmon fillet served with potatoes and mushrooms on a stylish blue plate.Sake Batayaki (Butter-Soy Salmon with Mushrooms)Very easyNothing to juggle — one thing at a time. On the table in 20 minutes.
  5. Two traditional spicy beef and chicken dishes served on decorative plates with a dark background.Chakhokhbili (Georgian Chicken and Tomato Stew)EasyNothing to juggle — one thing at a time. Every stage is timed for you.
  6. A plate of beautifully presented salmon sushi rolls topped with fresh greens on a wooden table.Cá Kho Gừng Nhanh (Quick Ginger Caramel Salmon)EasyNothing to juggle — one thing at a time. On the table in 30 minutes.
  7. Close-up of a chicken skillet with broccoli, carrots, and bread, perfect for a healthy meal.Skillet Lemon Chicken ThighsEasyNothing to juggle — one thing at a time.

The same shop also covers 32 other meals, if you fancy something else.

Every meal here is rated for how hard it is to actually cook — how much you have to juggle, how many things to buy, how long it takes. Nothing on this page needs an account, and nothing you do here is stored.