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Sunday planning, and a grocery list that adds itself up

By Joelynn · October 9, 2026

Sunday planning, and a grocery list that adds itself up

Growing up, Sunday meant someone at the table with a pen, the back of an envelope, and a lot of "do we still have rice?"

I love that memory. I do not love doing math on envelopes. These days my Sunday planning takes about five minutes:

1. Put a few Pages on your week

Pick what you are cooking and drop each one onto a day.

2. Set servings for each meal

Cooking for two on Tuesday and the whole crew on Sunday? Each meal scales on its own.

3. Open Shop

Matching ingredients are added together (three recipes with onions become one line) and sorted by department, so you walk the store once.

4. Tick what you already have

Anything you do not buy rolls into next week, so nothing quietly falls off the list.

The envelope can go back to being an envelope.