Fresh ideas for dinner
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What’s for dinner tonight?
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- Choose recipes you’d like to cook.
- Add them to your week and adjust the portions.
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Your week, planned
Plan your meals for the week. Leave room for eating out or a spontaneous dinner.
Portions for your table
Adjust portions for the number of guests and everyone’s appetite, without recalculating ingredients yourself.
Your list is ready
Find the ingredients for your meals on a shopping list. Tick items off, organise it by shop and share it.
Cook something seasonal
Autumn recipes
Autumn mains from the collection, with ingredients, steps and adjustable portions.
- Autumn
Ravioles du Dauphiné and spinach gratin
Ravioles du Dauphiné and spinach baked with cream and Comté until golden.
- Halloween
Lentil and sweet potato monster parmentier
Lentils with carrots and onions, topped with sweet potato mash and decorated with olives to make a monster.
- Halloween
Black rice with squash for Halloween
Black rice with paprika-roasted squash and chickpeas, arranged in black and orange for Halloween.
- Italian
Mushroom and rocket pizza
A white pizza with cream, mushrooms, rocket and Parmesan.
How it works
An app to organise your meals.
Browse the recipe collection or explore suggestions based on your tastes. Add dishes to your plan and adjust portions for everyone at the table. Then choose which meals to shop for: Au Menu lists the ingredients and quantities you’ll need. Cook each day or prepare some dishes ahead.
Plan my first week
Get started in three steps
- 1
Find something you’d like to cook
Start with a recipe from the collection or a suggestion based on your tastes.
- 2
Plan your week
Add meals to the days you choose, move them when plans change and adjust portions.
- 3
Get your shopping list ready
Choose which meals to shop for and find their ingredients on your shopping list.
Five ways to make meal planning easier
Weekly meal planning
Plan your weekly meals with Au Menu. Choose recipes, move meals between days and adjust portions before making your shopping list.
DiscoverYour shopping list
Create a shopping list from your chosen meals. Au Menu calculates ingredient quantities for the portions you’ve planned.
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Starters
More startersTaramosalata — fish roe dip with bread and lemon
An emulsion of salted white fish roe, bread, olive oil and lemon.
- French
Pistou soup
Vegetable and white bean soup with a basil and garlic pistou.
- German
Sylt-style gratinated oysters
Oysters topped with crème fraîche, Parmesan, egg yolk and vermouth, then gratinated.
- Hungarian
Körözött — túró spread with caraway
Cow and sheep curd cheeses mixed with butter, onion and sweet paprika.
Mains
More mains- Italian
Italian-style salt cod brandade
Salt cod whipped with olive oil, served on croûtons.
- Indonesian
Sop buntut — oxtail soup
Oxtail broth with carrots, potatoes and spices, served with chilli soy sauce.
- Hungarian
Beef goulash
Hungarian beef stew with paprika, potatoes and peppers.
- Asian
Stir-fried udon with vegetables
Udon noodles, carrots and pepper stir-fried with soy and sesame.
Desserts
More dessertsThiakry — millet with cream and raisins
Steamed millet grains in a yogurt cream scented with vanilla and nutmeg.
- French
Orange crêpes
Thin crêpes coated with an orange and salted butter sauce.
Mont Blanc chestnut desserts
Meringues layered with vanilla whipped cream and whisky chestnut cream.
- German
Gingerbread, apricot and marzipan domino bites
Gingerbread bites layered with apricot and marzipan and coated in dark chocolate.
Before you start
Can I try it without an account?
Yes. You can browse recipes, plan meals, adjust portions and tick off items on your shopping list. Without an account, your plan and ticked items stay in this browser and don’t sync across devices.
Will I keep this plan when I sign in?
The plan you made without an account stays in this browser. It isn’t automatically added to your household’s plan when you sign in.
Do I need to plan the whole week at once?
No. Start with a few meals. Add more and change your choices as the week unfolds.
A dinner idea before you open the fridge.
Take a moment to choose your next meals. When it’s time to cook, you already have an idea and know what to prepare.
Plan my first week