Life is like a big pot of pasta, messy, warm, and always better shared.
Recipes for modern living
Shared ideas, written as recipes.
Step-by-step ways to use technology to build a calmer, more beautiful, more intentional life, from the businesses you launch to the rooms you live in and the people you care for.
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AI Toolbox
Learn which modern tool to reach for, and which ones you can safely ignore.
- Ingredients
- Claude · ChatGPT · GitHub · Vercel
- Time
- Your own pace
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- A toolbox you understand
Claude Starter
Go from “what is this?” to asking clearly and getting something useful back.
- Ingredients
- Claude · one real question
- Time
- 30 minutes
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- Your first useful AI conversation
Mental Load
Get the meal plans, packing lists, and invisible logistics out of your head.
- Ingredients
- Claude · your messy list · calendar
- Time
- 2 minutes per prompt
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- A plan someone else can follow
Bedtime Story
Make tonight’s story fit the child, mood, lesson, and amount of energy left.
- Ingredients
- A child · a theme · Claude
- Time
- 90 seconds
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- A personalized bedtime story
Doctor Visit
Turn scattered worries into a clear, useful appointment plan.
- Ingredients
- Your notes · symptoms · questions
- Time
- 10 minutes
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- An organized question list
Receipt Keeper
Turn a messy call or meeting into a clean record you can find later.
- Ingredients
- Notes or transcript · Claude
- Time
- 2 minutes
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- A dated, searchable summary
Private Records Site
Build a calm, password-locked home for the medical information you need to carry.
- Ingredients
- Records · Claude Code · one afternoon
- Time
- An afternoon
- Difficulty
- Guided beginner
- Finished result
- Your private records website
Back to Work
Refresh the résumé, explain the gap, rehearse the interview, and say you’re back.
- Ingredients
- Old résumé · job post · Claude
- Time
- 30 minutes
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- A résumé, answer, and announcement
Side Hustle
Turn a useful skill into a named, priced offer someone can actually buy.
- Ingredients
- One skill · three people · Claude
- Time
- 25 minutes
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- An offer and first-client plan
Business AI Check-Up
Find the three places where technology could make the biggest practical difference.
- Ingredients
- Your workflow · 10 honest answers
- Time
- 5 minutes
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- A three-move AI plan
Founder’s Shelf
Clients, money, operations, content, and next steps for a one-woman business.
- Ingredients
- Claude · 15 copy-paste prompts
- Time
- As needed
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- A calmer operating system
One-Page Design
Turn one clear sentence into a finished flyer, invitation, or one-pager.
- Ingredients
- Claude Design · copy · references
- Time
- 20 minutes
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- A polished, shareable design
No-Code Tool
Describe a small tool in plain English and let AI help you build the first version.
- Ingredients
- One problem · Claude · clear brief
- Time
- 35 minutes
- Difficulty
- Guided beginner
- Finished result
- Working software you made
Guest Room
I redesigned my guest room with AI, from first photo to final shopping list.
- Ingredients
- Room photos · measurements · budget · AI
- Time
- 2 hours
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- A complete room plan
Dinner Party Website
I built a tiny website for one dinner party in 20 minutes.
- Ingredients
- Guest list · menu · Claude · a simple site builder
- Time
- 20 minutes
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- A useful dinner party website
Coffee Bar
Build the perfect coffee station around the space, tools, and ritual you actually have.
- Ingredients
- Measurements · equipment · budget · AI
- Time
- 90 minutes
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- A functional coffee-bar plan
Friends Meal Planner
I made an AI meal planner that turns everyone’s preferences into one shared plan.
- Ingredients
- Preferences · dietary needs · calendar · AI
- Time
- 30 minutes
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- A meal plan everyone can use
Christmas Planning
Bring the gifts, meals, decorating, travel, and traditions into one calm plan.
- Ingredients
- Calendar · gift list · traditions · AI
- Time
- 45 minutes
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Finished result
- A Christmas plan the household can share
Digital Pantry Inventory
I built a simple pantry tracker that knows what is on hand and what needs restocking.
- Ingredients
- Pantry photos · grocery staples · AI · spreadsheet
- Time
- 40 minutes
- Difficulty
- Guided beginner
- Finished result
- A searchable pantry inventory
Mamahood Event Planner
I made one calm place to organize a Mamahood gathering from idea to follow-up.
- Ingredients
- Event idea · guest list · timeline · AI
- Time
- 45 minutes
- Difficulty
- Guided beginner
- Finished result
- A reusable community event planner