Simplify your planning!

Simplify your planning! Write this menu on your Les Belles Combines weekly planner or use the weekly menu already preconfigured in Octave . Bonus: the grocery list is already generated in the app! All you have to do is adjust the number of portions according to your needs and customize your weekend meals.

With Octave, you can view all your meals for the week at a glance, including lunches and snacks. The app also allows you to modify portions based on the number of people at the table, automatically adding the necessary quantities of ingredients to your grocery list. You can also adapt weekend meals according to your family activities and your current desires, while maintaining optimal organization for the busier days of the week.

Menu of the week

A week that takes our taste buds on a journey! From Italian comfort food with our Boursin pasta to tasty Baja-style fish tacos, to a pulled pork burger that will make everyone happy for lunch the next day. Our strategy this week? A coleslaw that will accompany two different meals and double portions that turn into delicious lunches. Simple, effective and tasty!

Evening meal

1. Monday : One pot Boursin pasta
2. Tuesday : Prosciutto Pizza
3. Wednesday : Pulled Pork Burger with Coleslaw
4. Thursday : Baja Style Fish Tacos
5. Friday : Steak and fries

Additional lunches

1. Monday: Ham Club
2. Tuesday : Pasta with Boursin in a thermos
3. Wednesday: Cold prosciutto pizza
4. Thursday: Cold pulled burger
5. Friday : Smoked meat
   

Snacks of the week

• Homemade Mini Banana Muffins
• Commercial compote in portions
• String cheese
• Whole wheat crackers
• Grapes and other fresh fruits

Weekly Preparation Strategy 

Our plan focuses on two key moments:

• Sunday : Prepare pulled pork, coleslaw and snacks

• Every evening : Preparation of lunches for the next day
  
  

Sunday Optimization

Sunday preparation allows you to:

• Have pulled pork ready for two meals
• A coleslaw that will serve two recipes
• Save time on weeknights
• Making morning lunches easier

Sunday's Strategic Preparation

The preparation of pork and salad is strategic because it:

• Saves energy (one long cooking time)
• Reduces dishes
• Prepares side dishes for multiple meals
• Makes weekday lunches easier

Detailed preparation plan

Sunday - Setup (estimated time: 2 hours)

1. Preparation of the bases:

   • Wednesday Burgers
   • Thursday lunches
     
• Cooking Pulled Pork
• Preparing the Cabbage Salad
• Portion the pork for:

2. Preparing snacks:

   • Portions of compote
   • String cheese
   • Bags of crackers
   • Portions of washed grapes and fresh fruit
     
     
• Baking Mini Banana Muffins
• Organize the snack bin with:

3. Monday lunch preparation:

• Prepare the ham clubs
• Pack and refrigerate

Tips for the week

Every evening, prepare the next day’s lunches:

• Monday evening :

• Double the portion of Boursin pasta for the thermos

• Tuesday evening :

• Save a few slices of pizza for lunch

• Wednesday evening :

• Prepare cold burgers for lunch

• Thursday evening :

• Prepare smoked meat sandwiches for lunch

• Thermoses :

• Always reheat in the morning
• Preheat the thermos with boiling water