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Plan your week

Put recipes on the days you will cook them, then build a shopping list from the week.

GuideCook and plan5 steps

1Open the plan

Choose Plan in the sidebar. The Week view shows each day with its meals. Use the arrows to move between weeks.

The week plan, with a meal on most daysThe week plan, with a meal on most days

2Add a meal

Choose Add meal, or Add meal on an empty day. The Choose recipe list has a search; choose a recipe to put it on that day. You can also drag a recipe from the recipe tray onto a day.

The Choose recipe list opened for a dayThe Choose recipe list opened for a day

3Move or change a meal

Move sends a meal to another day. Plan on a meal opens its actions: Open recipe, Change meal type, Replace with recipe, Edit details, Plan leftovers, Mark used up, Record waste and Remove meal.

4See the month

Month shows the whole month. Choose a day, then Add meal.

The month view of the planThe month view of the plan

5Build the shopping list

Choose Build shopping list. Thyme Kept builds a list from the week, and says “Shopping list built from this week.” Build it again after the plan changes and Thyme Kept shows Review plan changes first.

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  1. Shop and keep a pantryGuide
  2. Plan your weekHelp · Cooking and planning
  3. Build and use a shopping listHelp · Cooking and planning

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Updated October 25, 2026