Demo

Six canned steps for a fictional house. Nothing here is live. Recipes and the store-split list stay empty until lock.

Alex + Jordan · 4 plates · fictional house

Step 1 of 6

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1. Ballot

Seven titled nights. This is the week on the table — titles only until lock.

  1. Sun Lemon-garlic roast chicken
  2. Mon Mandarin orange chicken bowls
  3. Tue Turkey taco night
  4. Wed Honey-garlic salmon + salad kit
  5. Thu Sausage & gnocchi skillet
  6. Fri Butter chicken with naan
  7. Sat Pizza night

Recipes: empty until lock.

List: empty until lock.

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2. Partner actions

Jordan swapped Tuesday from Baked ziti to Turkey taco night. Alex approved that swap. The rest of the week, both partners Approve.

Vocabulary: Approve Swap Remove Skip — Skip means leave as-is (no tap). Nobody Removed or Skipped a night this week.

Both partners’ state

  • Sun · Lemon-garlic roast chicken

    Alex Approve Jordan Approve

  • Mon · Mandarin orange chicken bowls

    Alex Approve Jordan Approve

  • Tue · Turkey taco night was Baked ziti

    Alex Approve Jordan Swap

  • Wed · Honey-garlic salmon + salad kit

    Alex Approve Jordan Approve

  • Thu · Sausage & gnocchi skillet

    Alex Approve Jordan Approve

  • Fri · Butter chicken with naan

    Alex Approve Jordan Approve

  • Sat · Pizza night

    Alex Approve Jordan Approve

Recipes: empty until lock.

List: empty until lock.

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3. Waiting

Needs both adults

Live status before lock. The week stays open until both household partners approve or leave nights as-is. Kids are not voters unless you add them later.

  • Alex · Admin in
  • Jordan · partner in

Both adults are in after Alex approved Jordan’s Tuesday swap. Ready to lock — titles are not fixed yet.

Recipes: empty until lock.

List: empty until lock.

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4. Lock

Week locked · titles fixed

The 7 nights are fixed. No more Approve, Swap, Remove, or Skip on this week. Recipes and the list open on the next steps — they were empty until this lock.

  1. Sun Lemon-garlic roast chicken
  2. Mon Mandarin orange chicken bowls
  3. Tue Turkey taco night
  4. Wed Honey-garlic salmon + salad kit
  5. Thu Sausage & gnocchi skillet
  6. Fri Butter chicken with naan
  7. Sat Pizza night

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5. Recipes

Full recipes appear only after lock. Four plates.

Sun — Lemon-garlic roast chicken

Oven 425. Toss 8 chicken thighs with oil, salt, garlic, lemon zest; scatter baby potatoes + green beans; roast ~40 min to 165°F; squeeze lemon.

Mon — Mandarin orange chicken bowls

Bake TJ Mandarin Orange Chicken per bag. Microwave frozen jasmine rice + broccoli. Bowl with sliced green onion.

Tue — Turkey taco night

Brown 1.5 lb turkey with onion + taco seasoning. Warm corn tortillas. Set out cheese, salsa, cilantro, lime, avocado, lettuce.

Wed — Honey-garlic salmon + salad kit

Glaze 4 salmon fillets with honey + garlic (splash of Soyaki optional). Roast 400°F ~12–15 min. Toss TJ salad kit on the side.

Thu — Sausage & gnocchi skillet

Brown TJ chicken sausage. Add potato gnocchi, tomato-basil sauce, handful of spinach. Simmer until tender; Parmesan.

Fri — Butter chicken with naan

Heat TJ Butter Chicken. Warm garlic naan. Microwave rice. Cucumber + yogurt if you have it.

Sat — Pizza night

Two TJ doughs: sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, sliced pepper + onion. Bake per bag.

Demo only — not your household app.

6. List

After lock, items split by store label only. No prices. No cart buttons.

Trader Joe’s

  • Mandarin Orange Chicken
  • frozen jasmine rice (2)
  • frozen broccoli
  • green onions
  • corn tortillas
  • shredded Mexican blend
  • salsa verde
  • Greek salad kit
  • Soyaki
  • potato gnocchi
  • Italian chicken sausage
  • tomato-basil marinara
  • baby spinach
  • Parmesan
  • Butter Chicken
  • garlic naan
  • pizza dough (2)
  • pepperoni
  • mozzarella

Smith’s

  • 8 chicken thighs
  • 2 lb baby potatoes
  • 1 lb green beans
  • 2 lemons
  • garlic
  • 1.5 lb ground turkey
  • yellow onion
  • taco seasoning
  • cilantro
  • 3 limes
  • 2 avocados
  • romaine
  • 4 salmon fillets
  • honey
  • cucumber
  • plain yogurt
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 1 red onion