8 reasons this $12 planner makes dinner for two easier

Every dinner is already written for two

Most recipes serve four to six. That means halving amounts in your head and throwing out half a bunch of cilantro.

All 10 dinners in this planner are written for 2 servings. The amounts on your list are the amounts you need.

If you're thinking: “Recipes are always made for families.”

Your grocery list writes itself, sorted by aisle

Pick your dinners from dropdowns. The Shopping List tab adds up every ingredient and sorts it: produce first, then meat, dairy and the rest.

Tick items off as they go in the cart. No more zig-zagging back to the produce section.

It skips what's already in your kitchen

Tell the Pantry tab what you have. The list only asks you to buy what you're missing.

Real example from the demo: the week's dinners need 7 garlic cloves, the pantry has 6, so the list says buy 1.

If you're thinking: “I always end up with three jars of the same thing.”

You never start from a blank page

You get two copies. The demo copy has a full week and a sample pantry already filled in, so you can see how it works before you touch your own.

Stuck for ideas? The Sample Weeks tab has two complete weeks you can copy straight in.

If you're thinking: “I don't know where to start.”

Add your own dinners, and it keeps working

Ten dinners is a start, not a limit. Add a new ingredient once (name, unit, aisle), then list your recipe one row per ingredient.

Your dinner shows up in the This Week dropdown right away, and its ingredients flow into the list like the others.

If you're thinking: “We'll get bored of 10 recipes.”

$12 once. No app, no subscription

It's a Google Sheets file you keep in your own Drive. It works on your computer, tablet and the free Google Sheets phone app, so the list is with you in the store.

Pay once on Etsy, download the quickstart, click “Make a copy,” and plan this week's dinners tonight.

If you're thinking: “Another monthly fee?”