🍲 Weekly meal plan
Winter Comfort – Slow & Hearty
Slow-cooked stews, hot soups and nourishing meals for cold days. Borscht, goulash, beef bourguignon, pho — winter warmth at the table.
📅 Full weekly plan
| Day | Lunch | Dinner |
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| Monday |
Wiener Schnitzel
Wiener Schnitzel — literally "Viennese cutlet" — is considered Austria's unofficial national dish, though its origins remain disputed: some culinary…
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Salmon Soup
Lohikeitto — salmon soup — is one of Finland's most familiar preparations, eaten year-round from family kitchens to roadside cafés.
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| Tuesday |
Lobio
Lobio — the Georgian word for bean — is one of Georgia's oldest and most widely prepared dishes.
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Stamppot
Stamppot — mashed pot, literally — is the defining dish of Dutch winter cooking.
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| Wednesday |
Semmelknödel
Semmelknödel arose from the practical need not to waste bread — a central concern in rural Austrian cooking, where stale rolls were too precious to throw away.
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Fondue
Fondue in its modern form owes much to deliberate promotion: the Swiss Cheese Union championed it internationally from the 1930s onward to boost cheese exports.
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| Thursday |
Tafelspitz
Tafelspitz — literally "table point" — was, according to Viennese culinary legend, the favorite dish of Emperor Franz Joseph I, who ate it almost daily for lunch at Hofburg Palace.
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Kharcho
Kharcho comes from Samegrelo, a region in western Georgia known for intensely spiced, sour cooking.
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| Friday |
Moules-frites
Moules-frites — mussels and fries — is claimed by Belgium as a national dish, though both components have wider origins.
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Pierogi
Pierogi are one of the oldest preparations in Polish cooking, documented in culinary records from the thirteenth century.
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| Saturday |
Svíčková
Svíčková — braised beef sirloin in cream sauce — is the Czech Republic's defining Sunday dish and a centrepiece of Czech culinary identity.
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Mtsvadi
In Georgia, mtsvadi is considered the original form of skewered grilled meat, with roots that may well predate the Russian term "shashlik," which…
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| Sunday |
Fårikål
Fårikål — the name translates simply as sheep in cabbage — was voted Norway's national dish in 1972.
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Satsivi
The name satsivi comes from the Georgian word for "cold" — a clear signal about how it's served, unlike almost any other Georgian main course, which…
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🛒 Complete shopping list
All ingredients for the week, sorted alphabetically. Estimated ~€38–50 for 2 people.
~€38–50 / week
145 ingredients
- Vegetables & herbs
- Meat & fish
- Dairy & eggs
- Dry goods
- Sauces & oils
- Bakery
- Miscellaneous
- Pantry staples
Why plan meals in advance?
- Reduce food waste by up to 30%
- Save time and money — one shopping trip
- Eat healthier
- Eliminate the daily "what should I cook?" stress