Dinner becomes the 101st. Dinner becomes the 101st — and that's where most weeks fall apart.

The fix takes 5-minutes and a notepad. I'll walk you through it.

Think about that nightly “what’s for dinner?” question you wrestle with each week.

It’s the wrong question to ask an already burnt out brain. And whatever the answer is, I promise it’s not going to be anything good.

I learned this planning 300,000+ meals in the Military. You don't freestyle dinner at scale — you build a repeatable system and let it do the thinking for you. The home kitchen is no different.

Most busy nights without a plan result in a certain type of weeknight dinner.

It probably looks like one of these:

And it always results in:

This is a nightmare cycle that won’t stop unless you follow a simple, repeatable framework.

Write the name of two recipes that you can make for dinner without breaking a sweat. Think of meal ideas you’re able to rattle off the ingredients from the top of your head (no cookbook needed).

My Example:

These are two meals I make almost every week. Mainly because they meet the criteria that make something a true go-to meal.

Both recipes are:

Most people read this weekly newsletter and think, “yeah that makes sense”… but never stay consistent with setting it up.

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Every decision you subtract from the day gives you an opportunity to focus on what actually matters in life — so you can log off each night with the energy to spend quality time with your family & friends.

Now that you have your two go-to meals that fit into the criteria above, you’re ready to plug them into your week ahead.

But, before you do this you’ll need to map out what your weeknights actually look like.

My example:

Only one serving needed. This gives me time to cook an extra serving or two that I can freeze or store for another night this week. This is a big unlock for ‘future me’.

I’ll turn “Marinara Monday” into making an extra two servings of pasta. No added cook time, but the reward is another weeknight’s dinner made ahead of time.

We’re dining out in town, so no need to worry about groceries or cooking for this night. It gives me a planned break in the kitchen, and time away from more food decisions.

Nothing better than cooking up an easy stir fry after work. Takes me 30 minutes and it’s simple to make a couple extra servings.

These start at 6:30 pm and last a while (too long usually). So, I just need to make sure I have something made ahead of time.

This is the perfect night to eat those extra two servings of pasta I made Monday night.

We’ll eat the leftover stir fry from Wednesday night, or save that meal in the freezer for next week and instead grab some fresh ingredients to grill out or something.

This simple 5-minute process tells me exactly what meals to plug in each night.

Hit reply with your 2 go-to meals. I'll send back a freezer-friendly variation for each one so you've got three weeknights covered before you've even opened the fridge.