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Meal planning

Drag a recipe onto Tuesday. That's planning.

A week board that's quicker than a sticky note, shared by everyone at home. Plan by hand, pick from suggestions, or ask the planner for the whole week.

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The meal planner's week board with dinners on each day
The meal planner's week board with dinners on each day

The planner

Everything a week of dinners needs.

Week and month A drag-and-drop week board on big screens, an agenda on phones, and a month view to see the bigger picture.
A recipe shelf Favorites, recent and never-cooked recipes on the side, ready to drag onto a day.
Not every night is a recipe Add “Leftovers”, “Pizza night” or “Out with friends” as free-form meals.
Copy last week For the weeks that look like the last one. Undo if it doesn't.
Shop for this week Every planned recipe's ingredients in one list, scaled to the servings you planned, minus the pantry.
What the week costs The plan's estimated cost at your stores, so a budget is something you can see.

Or just ask

“Plan next week. Two vegetarian nights, nothing over 40 minutes.”

The AI planner fills the week from your recipes, your pantry and your preferences, and shows you the plan before anything is saved.

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A weeknight dinner table from above: chicken in a skillet, a grain salad, greens and bread

Today

Open the app, see tonight.

Today shows tonight's dinner and the rest of the week, what's expiring in the pantry, and a few ideas from your favorites when nothing's planned. One tap starts cook mode.

Hedgehog Chef's Today page: tonight's dinner, the week ahead and quick actions

Reminders

A nudge at the right moment.

In the app, as notifications on your phone or computer, or by email — you choose which, and quiet hours are respected.

  • Thaw it tonightThe evening before, for tomorrow's recipes with frozen ingredients — or beans to soak and meat to marinate.
  • Start cookingAt dinner time minus the recipe's total time, so it's on the table when you want it.
  • Shopping dayOn the day you shop: what's on the list and what this week's plan still needs.
  • Use it upPantry items about to expire, with a recipe idea that uses them.
  • Plan next weekWhen next week is still empty, the evening before it starts.
  • Your own“Remind me at 6 to soak the beans” — set by you or the planner.

Dinner, looked after.

Start with the recipes you already love. Hedgehog Chef is free to use — bring your household, your favorite sites and your Paprika library.

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