How it works

You pick the meal.
We build the plan.

DoDelish turns meal planning into a clear, actionable game plan — with a personalized menu, combined shopping list, day-by-day prep timeline, and budget tracker. Whether you're hosting Thanksgiving for twenty, learning to cook Italian over four weeks, or just browsing recipes for Tuesday dinner.

Start planning — it's free See the plan types

3 modes Events · Courses · Collections

4-in-1 Menu · List · Timeline · Budget

< 60s Setup to plan generated

Free Account + tools, always

Three ways to plan

Pick the mode that fits
what you're cooking for.

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Event packs

Plan around a specific date — Christmas, Thanksgiving, any holiday dinner, even meal prep Saturday.

You tell us the date, your guest count, dietary needs, budget, and skill level. We recommend a menu template, you customize it, and DoDelish generates your complete plan — shopping list, multi-day prep timeline, and budget tracker — all counting backward from your event date.

Menu with full recipes and portions

Shopping list grouped by aisle

Day-by-day prep timeline counting backward

Budget tracker with estimated vs actual

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Cooking courses

Learn a cuisine or technique progressively — one phase at a time, over multiple weeks.

Courses are structured programs that build your skills week by week. Each phase introduces new recipes and techniques, and you get a phase-specific shopping list and cooking schedule. By the end, you've built real confidence and a go-to repertoire.

Multi-week structured curriculum

Phase-by-phase shopping lists and timelines

Progressive skill building

Dashboard tracks your progress across phases

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Recipe collections

Browse curated recipe sets and cook what looks good — no event date, no ceremony.

Collections are recipe libraries organized around an ingredient, cuisine, or theme. No setup quiz, no timeline. Just browse, pick what you want to cook, and get a combined shopping list. Perfect for everyday cooking when you want inspiration without a full event plan.

Curated recipe library by theme

Browse and pick — no setup quiz

Combined shopping list for selected recipes

Cook whenever you're ready

The flow

From "what am I cooking?" to
"here's the game plan" in under a minute.

Pick a planning pack

Browse available packs on the plans page. Each one is built around a specific occasion, course, or recipe theme. Free packs are always available — premium packs are a one-time purchase.

Answer a few setup questions

For event and curriculum packs, we ask about your situation: how many people, dietary restrictions, kitchen equipment, skill level, budget, and when the meal happens. Collections skip this — you just browse.

Get a recommended plan

Based on your answers, DoDelish matches you with the best menu template from our library. The recommendation engine considers your guest count, restrictions, budget, and comfort level.

Customize it

Don't like the recommended stuffing? Swap it for another option. Want to add an extra side? Add it. Remove what doesn't fit. Every change recalculates your shopping list, timeline, and budget automatically.

Generate and go

Hit generate and your dashboard builds in seconds — with your full menu, a consolidated shopping list grouped by aisle, a day-by-day prep timeline, and a budget tracker. Shop, prep, cook, serve. Done.

What you get

Four tools working together.

Every plan generates all four — they stay in sync as you make changes.

Shopping list

Duplicate ingredients are combined across every recipe, quantities are converted to practical shopping amounts, and everything is grouped by grocery aisle. Check items off as you shop from your phone or print it.

Prep timeline

What to prep days ahead, what belongs on the morning-of list, and when each dish needs the oven. For courses, it's a week-by-week cooking schedule. Tasks are checkable — track your progress as you go.

Your menu

Full recipes with ingredients, instructions, and portions scaled to your guest count. Browse the full menu from your dashboard, swap dishes anytime, and access every recipe in one place.

Budget tracker

Set a target budget, see estimated costs before you shop, and log actual spending as you go. Small additions don't become a surprise total — you can see exactly where you stand at any point.

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