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

FunctionDescription
Meal PlanningWeekly menus based on preferences and budget
Recipe LibraryCurated recipes with scaling and substitutions
Grocery IntegrationAutomatic shopping lists to Let’s Get Groceries
Cooking CoordinationBatch cooking, meal prep, family scheduling
Community CookingConnect 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

PlatformCreator KeepsPlatform Takes
Recipe blogs100% (but no distribution)0%
Cookbook publishers10-15%85-90%
Let’s Make Dinner83.3%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

PrincipleImplementation
ScalableServes 2 or serves 12
SubstitutableAlternatives for every ingredient
Budget-awareCost per serving visible
Time-honestReal prep and cook times
Skill-appropriateBeginner to advanced labels

Recipe Categories

CategoryDescription
Weeknight Quick30 minutes or less
Batch CookingMake once, eat all week
Special OccasionWorth the extra effort
Kid-FriendlyPicky eater approved
Budget StretchersMaximum nutrition, minimum cost
Cultural ExplorationWorld 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
        ↓
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

InitiativeConnection
Let’s Get GroceriesIngredient sourcing
The Family TableCommunity meal coordination
Let’s Make BreadArtisan food marketplace
Health AccordsNutrition tracking
DidaskoCooking 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

  1. Set preferences — Dietary needs, budget, time
  2. Get meal plan — Customized weekly menu
  3. Review recipes — Adjust as needed
  4. Generate list — Shopping list to Let’s Get Groceries
  5. Cook together — Family cooking coordination
  6. Share surplus — Connect to The Family Table

Family Benefits

BenefitDescription
Less stressKnow what’s for dinner
Better nutritionPlanned, balanced meals
Lower costBudget-aware planning
Less wasteBuy what you need
More together timeCooking 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

  1. Create account — Join as recipe creator
  2. Submit recipes — Use platform format
  3. Set pricing — Free or premium
  4. Publish — Available to members
  5. Earn — 83.3% of premium sales

Creator Tools

ToolFunction
Recipe editorStandardized format
Photo uploadVisual presentation
Scaling calculatorAutomatic portion adjustment
Substitution builderAlternative ingredients
AnalyticsSee 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! ⚔️