More often than not, I found myself thinking about what exactly to cook for more time than I should, so I came up with this “Culinary Roulette.” The tool serves up a week’s worth of meal themes. From “Meatless Mondays” to “Fish Fridays”, each theme sparks inspiration for dishes that might have been off my radar. Not feeling a particular theme? A swift click on the refresh icon (↻) next to each theme shuffles it for an alternative.
- Matcha-Monday
Experience the health benefits and unique taste of matcha in drinks, desserts, and main dishes.
- Tarragon-Tuesday
Use this aromatic herb to enhance dishes like chicken, fish, and vegetables.
- Wasabi-Wednesday
Add a kick to your dishes with the bold and spicy flavor of wasabi.
- Tartare-Thursday
Delight in raw preparations like steak tartare or tuna tartare for a fresh meal option.
- Farm-to-Table-Friday
Prioritize locally-sourced, fresh ingredients for a sustainable and delicious meal.
- Soup-Saturday
Warm up or cool down with delicious and comforting soups from around the world.
- Smoothie-Sunday
Blend fruits, veggies, and proteins for a rejuvenating start to your day.
I developed the Culinary Roulette to speed up my meal-planning and let spontaneity lead my kitchen endeavors. The themes were generated using ChatGPT4, using the following prompt:
I am trying to make meal planning easier by making “Theme-days” such as Meatless-Monday, Tofu-Thursday or Fish-Friday. Please give me 30 different suggestions with the word [day of the week]. Please make several of these themes healthy and vegan. Please add a one sentence description to each them.
I further intend to use ChatGPT to narrow down the actual recipe even more using for example the following prompt:
Give me three recipe ideas for the following prompt. Briefly describe the recipes in one sentence each. Please focus on healthy meals that can be made at home in a reasonable timeframe. Consider that I am allergic to dairy and eggs: [Theme]
I don’t trust ChatGPT with actual recipes, so from that point on I’ll then either improvise or look up an actual recipe. Here’s a quick example of what I’ve now planned for the rest of the week.