Week 01
Winter · Low budget
Wish dinner
Cook a simple dinner together and each write down three things you'd like to do this year.
SMART CHOICES
Dates on a small budget
A clear spending limit often makes choosing more fun.
Make the most of it.
Use the amount as a rule for the game: share one dish, find something in a second-hand shop or put together a mini tasting. It's about choosing together, rather than getting as much as possible for as little as possible.
- Set a total amount beforehand, including travel and any admission fees.
- Choose one thing to pay for and keep the rest simple.
- Have a version you can do at home ready in case prices turn out to be different.
18 ideas to choose from.
All 250 ideasWeek 08
Winter · Low budget
Indoor picnic
Lay a cloth on the floor or table and eat together from small bowls.
Week 11
Spring · Small budget
Market breakfast
Each buy one ingredient at a market and make breakfast together.
Week 19
Spring · Small budget
Coffee in an unfamiliar neighbourhood
Take the bus or cycle to a neighbourhood where you've never had coffee together.
Week 24
Summer · Small budget
Ice cream flavor jury
Try two different ice cream flavors together and give each your own rating.
Week 25
Summer · Small budget
A summer dessert showdown
Each make a dessert using the same fruit and taste each other's version.
Week 26
Summer · Small budget
Long evening picnic
Bring a light meal and eat outside as the evening gently unfolds.
Week 36
Autumn · Small budget
Harvest market tasting
Choose two seasonal products at a market that you haven't tasted together before.
Week 37
Autumn · Small budget
Local juice blind tasting
Taste three fruit juices together without looking at the labels first.
Week 39
Autumn · Small budget
Apple cake duel
Make two small versions of an apple bake together and taste the difference.
Week 44
Autumn · Small budget
Pumpkin soup competition
Make one pot of soup and let everyone come up with their own topping.
Week 48
Autumn · Small budget
Soup and a city walk
Take a short walk, then warm up together with a bowl of soup.
Letter B
All year round · Small budget
Bake-off
Each put your own spin on the same ingredients and taste the results side by side.
Letter D
All year round · Small budget
Dinner with three secret courses
Each come up with a course and only reveal what you've made at the table.
Letter I
All year round · Small budget
Italian cooking duel
Each make your own sauce for the same pasta and taste the difference.
Letter P
All year round · Small budget
A tasting without labels
Taste three versions of the same product without knowing which brand each one is.
Letter Z
All year round · Small budget
Sunrise breakfast
Have an early breakfast together somewhere you can watch the sky slowly brighten.
Date idea
All year round · Small budget
Mystery ingredient dinner
Each buy one surprising ingredient and use them to cook a meal together.
The best plans are made
Don't wait for someday.
Make a day of it.
Start with an idea. The rest will follow.