📋 Meal Preferences
Family: David, Molly, Oscar (3yo)
Home: Alameda, CA 94501
Rules
- ~3 meals/week (Mon–Sun, flexible)
- Easy weeknight: ~20–35 min active time, minimal components
- Yields leftovers: at least 1 lunch the next day
- Healthy: balanced protein + veg + starch
- Culturally diverse: no two meals from same cuisine in a week
- One-pot pastas are a go-to — hearty with chicken + veg or pureed vegetable sauce (NOT pesto, NOT sausage unless requested)
- Oscar-friendly: plain versions of components work (rice, pasta, chicken strips, salmon)
What to Avoid
- 3+ separate components cooked independently
- Long marinades/brines on weeknights
- Deep frying
- Pesto as a pureed veg sauce
- Sausage/pork unless requested
- Inventing recipes from memory
Meal Structure
| Slot | Type | Vibe |
|---|---|---|
| Meal 1 | Molly's call — leave open | Asian or whatever she's planning |
| Meal 2 | Easy weeknight, one-pot | Hearty pasta with chicken + veg, sheet pan, skillet |
| Meal 3 | Easy, contrasting cuisine | Different from other two — broiled fish bowls work great |