Real food.
Real cooking.
Real results.
I cook weekly meal plans. Five to seven recipes a week, a shopping list in season, and short videos that show every step. The food is tasty. The portions are satisfying. The grocery run is fun.
This week on the plan
Two toasts, one plate.
Avocado mash with a runny yolk and herbs on one side, feta with cherry tomatoes and za'atar on the other. A breakfast that does not make you pick a side, on a Tuesday morning that needs both.
Read the recipeI started cooking this way because my body asked me to. What I learned along the way is that food is not a project. It is a small act of care, repeated five times a week, that quietly changes a life.
From the kitchen
A weekly plan that I use.
Every Sunday morning you get the week's seven recipes, a single grocery list organized by store section, a short prep guide for the things that save time later, and access to the cook along videos. No fluff. No filler. Tasty food, satisfying portions, fun cooking.
Seven recipes weekly
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, two snacks. Seasonal, mostly bowls.
One shopping list
Already added up across the whole week, sorted by aisle, with substitutions.
Sunday prep guide
The two hour Sunday session that makes Tuesday and Thursday painless.
Cook along videos
Short video. You, me, and the recipe.
I cooked because my body asked.
I kept cooking because I loved it.
In the spring of 2020 the world locked down, and so did I. A few months in I started seeing acne, my body shifted in ways my clothes did not forgive, and I was tired all the time. The doctor said PMOS (renamed from PCOS). The medication came with side effects I had read about before he finished writing the prescription, so I decided to work on myself instead. My mom helped with the cooking. My dad gave advice. Healthy eating, exercise, sleep on a schedule.
Almost six years on, the symptoms are gone. I could let the habits go in theory, but this version of me is the one I prefer, and the cooking is what carries it. Perla's Cooking Options is the practice I built for myself, written down for anyone who needs the same.
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