Avocado & Soft Egg Toast
Toasted sourdough, smashed avocado with lemon, soft scrambled eggs, flaky salt, a small spoon of chili crisp on the side.
For Sunday Shopping
Pick up Sunday afternoon — the whole week pivots around what comes home in those bags.
An Hour on Sunday
Six small jobs done together on Sunday afternoon turn the rest of the week into assembly, not cooking.
Brussels sprouts, carrots and cauliflower florets — olive oil, salt, pepper. 425°F, 25 minutes. Use across at least four meals this week.
25 min · ovenOne pot, 10 minutes, ice bath. Store peeled in a glass container. Breakfast, snacks, topping for chilaquiles — they save every morning.
15 min · stovetopOne plain (sesame oil + salt) for Asian bowls, one with cumin and lime for Mexican bowls. Two glass containers, ready to scoop and warm.
15 min · stovetopCook all 2.5 lb at once. Split into two bowls — half gets soy-ginger-Worcestershire, half gets cumin-garlic-paprika. Re-season per meal.
20 min · stovetopOne big chicken breast simmered with onion, garlic, salt · 25 min · shred. For chilaquiles Tuesday & Friday, ready in a glass jar.
30 min · stovetop7 small bags of 10 almonds · 5 jars of 100g Greek yogurt · keep the Kirkland bars within reach. Snacks don't get skipped when they're ready.
15 min · containersNo cold diet food. No protein bars passed off as meals. Hot plates, real portions — eggs, ground beef, salmon and cauliflower rice as the backbone, with Asian, Mexican and Indian flavors leading the week.
Every plate built around 30–45g of protein and big satisfying volume — eggs, ground beef, salmon, Greek yogurt and cottage cheese as anchors.
Cauliflower rice instead of regular rice most days, roasted vegetables instead of raw, warm bowls instead of salads — deficit shouldn't feel like deprivation.
Soy & sesame, cumin & lime, coconut & curry — three flavor worlds we rotate through, plus chili crisp and Worcestershire to keep things alive.
Food should taste like Sunday afternoon — even on a Tuesday.
Eat the hot meal. Light the candle. This is the good week.
Matt & Angélica · May 18 — 24, 2026