Meal planning and community cooking. Helping families eat well together.
Crown Jewel (Invited): Maneet Chauhan
What Let's Make Dinner Does
Meal planning, recipe library, grocery integration — everything families need to eat well...
What Let’s Make Dinner Does
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Meal Planning | Weekly menus based on preferences and budget |
| Recipe Library | Curated recipes with scaling and substitutions |
| Grocery Integration | Automatic shopping lists to Let’s Get Groceries |
| Cooking Coordination | Batch cooking, meal prep, family scheduling |
| Community Cooking | Connect to The Family Table for shared meals |
The Philosophy
Every family deserves to eat well. Not expensive — well. Good food, made together, shared with intention.
The Economics
Recipe creators keep 83.3% — the same as every creator on Liana Banyan...
The Economics
Recipe creators keep 83.3%:
The Math
| Platform | Creator Keeps | Platform Takes |
|---|---|---|
| Recipe blogs | 100% (but no distribution) | 0% |
| Cookbook publishers | 10-15% | 85-90% |
| Let’s Make Dinner | 83.3% | 16.7% (Cost+20%) |
The Model
- Free recipes available to all members
- Premium recipes from featured chefs (Cost+20%)
- Meal plans curated weekly
- Cooking classes through Didasko integration
The Recipe Philosophy
Recipes that work for real families — not Instagram perfection...
The Recipe Philosophy
Recipes that work for real families:
The Principles
| Principle | Implementation |
|---|---|
| Scalable | Serves 2 or serves 12 |
| Substitutable | Alternatives for every ingredient |
| Budget-aware | Cost per serving visible |
| Time-honest | Real prep and cook times |
| Skill-appropriate | Beginner to advanced labels |
Recipe Categories
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Weeknight Quick | 30 minutes or less |
| Batch Cooking | Make once, eat all week |
| Special Occasion | Worth the extra effort |
| Kid-Friendly | Picky eater approved |
| Budget Stretchers | Maximum nutrition, minimum cost |
| Cultural Exploration | World cuisines made accessible |
The Integration
Let's Make Dinner connects to the entire Liana Banyan food ecosystem...
The Integration
Let’s Make Dinner connects to the food ecosystem:
The Food Flow
Let's Make Dinner plans the meal
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Shopping list generated
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Let's Get Groceries coordinates
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Cooking happens
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The Family Table shares surplus
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Health Accords tracks nutrition
Initiative Connections
| Initiative | Connection |
|---|---|
| Let’s Get Groceries | Ingredient sourcing |
| The Family Table | Community meal coordination |
| Let’s Make Bread | Artisan food marketplace |
| Health Accords | Nutrition tracking |
| Didasko | Cooking education |
For Families
How families use Let's Make Dinner — planning, cooking, eating together...
For Families
How families use Let’s Make Dinner:
Weekly Flow
- Set preferences — Dietary needs, budget, time
- Get meal plan — Customized weekly menu
- Review recipes — Adjust as needed
- Generate list — Shopping list to Let’s Get Groceries
- Cook together — Family cooking coordination
- Share surplus — Connect to The Family Table
Family Benefits
| Benefit | Description |
|---|---|
| Less stress | Know what’s for dinner |
| Better nutrition | Planned, balanced meals |
| Lower cost | Budget-aware planning |
| Less waste | Buy what you need |
| More together time | Cooking as family activity |
For Recipe Creators
How to share recipes on Let's Make Dinner — create, share, earn...
For Recipe Creators
How to share recipes:
Getting Started
- Create account — Join as recipe creator
- Submit recipes — Use platform format
- Set pricing — Free or premium
- Publish — Available to members
- Earn — 83.3% of premium sales
Creator Tools
| Tool | Function |
|---|---|
| Recipe editor | Standardized format |
| Photo upload | Visual presentation |
| Scaling calculator | Automatic portion adjustment |
| Substitution builder | Alternative ingredients |
| Analytics | See who’s cooking your recipes |
The Vision
Every family has a plan for dinner — not stress...
The Vision
Every family has a plan for dinner:
What We’re Building
- Accessible — Works for any budget
- Practical — Real recipes for real families
- Connected — Part of the food ecosystem
- Fair — Creators earn from their work
The Goal
No family should stress about “what’s for dinner?” — and everyone who creates recipes should be able to earn from their work.
“Help each other help ourselves.”
🏰 FOR THE KEEP! ⚔️