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An Android Police writer keeps ingredients, meal preferences, cooking notes and links to recipes they like in a Google Doc added to NotebookLM, then asks for low-effort dinners from that collection, so the suggestions are meals they'd actually cook.
From my saved recipes and notes only, suggest [NUMBER] low-effort dinners I could make this week using [INGREDIENTS I HAVE, E.G. EGGS, SPINACH AND RICE]. Keep each one under [MINUTES] minutes, avoid [FOODS WE DON'T EAT], and list anything extra I'd need to buy.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Make a Google Doc with your favourite recipes or recipe links, what’s usually in your cupboards and what your household likes.
- Add the doc (and any recipe web pages) as sources in NotebookLM.
- Ask for ideas based on what’s in the fridge tonight, and add new recipes to the doc as you find them.
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I want to spend no more than [BUDGET] at [SUPERMARKET] to feed [WHO] for [NUMBER] days. Preferences: [E.G. HIGH PROTEIN, LOW SALT, VEGETARIAN]. Here are photos of what we already have: [UPLOAD]. Create a shopping list with estimated prices that uses what we have first, then a simple meal plan that uses everything on the list.
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Here's what's in my drinks cabinet: [LIST SPIRITS, MIXERS, FRUIT, SYRUPS]. I like [FLAVOURS] and dislike [FLAVOURS]. Suggest [NUMBER] drinks I can make tonight with [LOW / MEDIUM] effort, including a non-alcoholic option, with measurements and the key technique for each. If I'm missing something, suggest a swap.
Reference: Android Police