Here is your Action Plan for the week, which will help you prepare the dishes proposed in the meal plan BUDGET.

This Action Plan is designed to minimize the time you'll spend in the kitchen on weekdays, 30 min per meal average, while ensuring high-quality and variety.

As soon as you come back from grocery shopping:

• Put in the freezer the pork for the Teriyaki Pork Chops (Day 5).

As soon as you have time (1 h 30 min in-kitchen)

Make the following recipes that can be prepared in advance. Do these tasks in parallel, starting with My Mother's Tomato Sauce, which is a prerequisite for the Italian Meatballs:

• Prepare (10 min) and cook (15 min with a pressure cooker, 45 min without) My Mother's Tomato Sauce. Note that this recipe could also be prepared in a larger quantity, to be frozen for later use.
• Prepare (10 min) and cook (50 min) the Cabbage Soup. Note that this recipe could also be prepared in a larger quantity, to be frozen for later use. In such case, do not add the milk, which should be added only when warming up the soup.
• Prepare (15 min) and bake (40 min) the Caramel Custard
• Prepare (25 min) and cook (20 min) the Italian Meatballs. Note that this recipe could also be prepared in a larger quantity, to be frozen for later use.

Not to be forgotten during the week:

Day 3: Must do for the day after next (Day 5):

• Take out of the freezer the pork for the Teriyaki Pork Chops then put it in the refrigerator.

Day 4: Must do for the next day (Day 5):

• Prepare the marinade for the Teriyaki Pork Chops then cover the pork with it.