With Octave, you can see all of your week's meals at a glance, including lunches and snacks. The app also lets you adjust the servings based on the number of people at the table, automatically adding the ingredient quantities you need to your grocery list. You can also adapt your weekend meals to your family's activities and whatever you feel like eating, all while keeping things optimally organized for the busier days of the week.

This week's menu

This week, we travel from North American comfort food to Asian flavours! Our menu kicks off with a Big Mac'n cheese that recalls the famous burger, then takes us to Asia with a pork bulgogi that will show up in three different meals. Our fondue beef will also play a double role: Italian in our subs and Asian in our banh mi. The key to success? Strategic Sunday prep that even includes our homemade pickled veggies for sandwiches worthy of the best Asian restaurants!

Dinners

1. Monday: Big Mac'n cheese
2. Tuesday: Italian beef sub
3. Wednesday: Pork Bulgogi
4. Thursday: Pork bulgogi fried rice
5. Friday: Galvaude poutine (with chicken and green peas)

Additional lunches

1. Monday: Ham sandwich
2. Tuesday: Big Mac'n cheese in a thermos
3. Wednesday: Beef banh mi sandwich
4. Thursday: Egg McMuffin-style sandwiches
5. Friday: Asian pork soup

Snacks for the week

• Homemade date energy balls
• Store-bought single-serve yogurt
• Ready-to-eat raw veggies
• Store-bought granola bars
• Store-bought pre-cut fresh fruit

Prep strategy for the week

Our plan is built around two key moments:

• Sunday: Prepping the pork bulgogi, the fondue beef and the pickled veggies

• Every evening: Preparing the next day's lunches

Sunday optimization 

Sunday prep lets you:

• Have the pork bulgogi ready for three different meals
• Prepare the beef for two distinct recipes
• Have pickled veggies ready for the sandwiches
• Save time on weeknights
• Make morning lunch packing easier

Prepping the meats and veggies is strategic because it:

• Saves energy (just one cooking session)
• Cuts down on dishes
• Prepares the proteins and pickled veggies for several meals
• Allows for creative transformations during the week

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Detailed prep plan

Sunday – Setup (estimated time: 2.5 hours)

1. Meat prep:

• Marinating and cooking the pork bulgogi
• Cooking the fondue beef
• Portioning the pork for:
• Wednesday's bulgogi
• Thursday's fried rice
• Friday's soup
  
  

• Portioning the beef for:

• Tuesday's Italian subs
• Wednesday's banh mi
  
  

2. Asian veggie prep:

• Prepare the pickled veggies for the banh mi
• Store in airtight portions in the fridge
  
  

3. Snack prep:

• Making the energy balls
• Organizing the snack bin with:
• Portions of yogurt
• Ready-to-eat raw veggies
• Granola bars
• Pre-cut fruit
  
  

4. Monday lunch prep:

• Make the ham sandwiches
• Wrap and refrigerate

Tips for the week

Every evening, prepare the next day's lunches:

• Monday evening:

• Double the portion of Big Mac'n cheese for the thermoses

• Tuesday evening:

• Make the banh mi sandwiches

• Wednesday evening:

• Make the eggs for the McMuffin-style sandwiches

• Thursday evening:

• Prepare the soup portions

• The thermoses:

• Always reheat on the same morning
• Preheat the thermos with boiling water