{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "id": "dinner-from-what-you-have-en",
  "translationKey": "dinner-from-what-you-have",
  "language": "en",
  "edition": "codex",
  "title": "Ask AI what to cook with what you already have",
  "summary": "One ingredient list, three dinner ideas and a prompt you can adapt.",
  "kind": "workflow",
  "category": "everyday",
  "url": "https://afaai.tw/codex/en/dinner-from-what-you-have/",
  "updated": "2026-10-27",
  "reviewAfter": "2026-11-26",
  "revision": 2,
  "evidence": "experimental",
  "tool": "An everyday AI chat app you already use",
  "toolFocus": [],
  "applicableTools": [
    "chatgpt",
    "gemini",
    "claude",
    "copilot",
    "perplexity",
    "kimi",
    "deepseek",
    "qwen",
    "grok",
    "mistral"
  ],
  "prerequisites": [
    "A list of ingredients and seasonings you have."
  ],
  "cost": "Start with the free chat option in your usual app; no coding tool is needed.",
  "limitations": [
    "Meal ideas were not cooked or timed; adjust portions, timing and seasoning."
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "title": "List what you have",
      "detail": "Include ingredients, seasonings and equipment."
    },
    {
      "title": "Add today’s constraints",
      "detail": "Say how many people, your effort target and whether shopping is off the table."
    },
    {
      "title": "Pick one and adjust",
      "detail": "Check for unlisted ingredients, then clarify taste and portions."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Amberkiz in r/ChatGPT: everyday uses (inspiration)",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1xehxkq/those_of_you_who_use_chatgpt_every_single_day/",
      "checked": "2026-10-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "afaAI original prompt, output and attempt record",
      "url": "https://afaai.tw/evidence/codex/pantry-dinner-20261026.json",
      "checked": "2026-10-26"
    }
  ],
  "prompt": "I have 4 eggs, 2 tomatoes, one block of firm tofu, half a cabbage and uncooked rice. Seasonings: oil, salt, soy sauce and black pepper only. Equipment: a frying pan and rice cooker. Suggest three dinners for two, aiming for under 20 minutes of active cooking, with rice cooking separately. No shopping and no assumed garlic, spring onion, sugar or starch. List the ingredients for each option and recommend the simplest.",
  "markdownUrl": "https://afaai.tw/markdown/dinner-from-what-you-have-en.md"
}