COMFORT WEEK.

THE MIRANDA.

For when your life looks fine on paper but you’ve eaten string cheese for dinner twice this week. These meals are cozy, a little chaotic, and designed for exactly one person who deserves better. No “family style,” no meal prep tubs; just five nights of food that tastes like you tried (but not too hard).

GROCERY LIST.

🥬 Produce (Buy fresh, use entirely)

• 🧄 Garlic – 1 head (10 cloves used)

• 🧅 Yellow onion – 1 small (½ used in chicken dish)

• 🍋 Lemons – 2 (zest + juice of both fully used)

• 🍆 Eggplant – 1 small (used across 3 dishes)

• 🌿 Parsley – 1 bunch (16 tbsp used across 5 dishes)

• 🌿 Mint – 1 bunch (16 tbsp used across 4 dishes)

• 🌿 Basil – 1 bunch (20 leaves used across 3 dishes)

• 🌶 Jalapeño – 1 (½ used in dip, rest in chili oil)

• 🧅 Scallions – 1 bunch (6 tbsp total used)

🧀 Dairy & Eggs (Buy once, use up)

• 🧀 Feta cheese – 5 oz (2 oz for dip, 1 oz chili noodles, 2 oz braised chicken)

• 🧀 Mozzarella – 8 oz (2 oz dip, 1 oz noodles, 5 oz toast/bake)

• 🧀 Greek yogurt – 6 oz (2 oz chickpea orzo, 2 oz cake, 2 oz glaze/finish)

• 🧀 Ricotta – 8 oz (fully used in lemon cake)

• 🥚 Eggs – 12 (3 for baking, 4 fried/poached, 5 used across bowls/toasts)

🥫 Pantry (Opened + Used)

• 🧆 Chickpeas – 1 can (used across 2 dishes)

• 🍅 Crushed canned tomatoes – 1 14.5 oz can (used: ¼ cup for chicken dish; freeze or repurpose remainder)

• 🍅 Tomato paste – 1 small tube (used: 1 tsp for braise)

• 🌶 Harissa paste – 1 tube (1 tbsp used)

• 🌶 Chili oil – 1 bottle (used across noodles and topping)

• 🧂 Soy sauce – 1 bottle (1 tbsp used for noodles)

• 🌿 Sesame seeds – 1 jar (1 tsp used for noodles)

• 🍯 Honey – 1 small jar (1 tsp used in jalapeño honey dip)

• 🌾 Orzo – 1 box (¼ cup used for bowl)

• 🍜 Fresh noodles – 1 8 oz pack (3 oz used in chili oil noodles)

• 🧁 All-purpose flour – 1 bag (¼ cup used in cake)

• 🍬 Sugar – 1 small bag (¼ cup used in cake)

• 🧂 Baking powder – 1 container (¼ tsp used)

• 🫒 Olive oil – 1 bottle (used across all dishes)

🍞 Bakery

• 🥖 Crusty bread – 1 small loaf (8 slices used across toast, dip, hash, and chicken)

🥜 Extras

• 🟢 Pistachios – 1 small bag (1 tbsp chopped used for cake topping)