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Plan Sunday lunch for a crowd without five pans of panic

Extra relatives invited themselves. Get a roast (or alternative) timeline that hits the table hot.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

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The prompt · ChatGPT

Plan Sunday lunch for a crowd.

Numbers: [number]
Main: [beef/chicken/veggie centre]
Oven: [single/double]
Diets: [list]
What I can prep Saturday: [list]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A cook timeline working backwards from serve time.
2. Make-ahead list.
3. Oven-space plan.
4. A simple pud that won't steal the oven at the wrong time.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. UK English.

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Fill the blanks, then paste. number: a short note you already have. beef/chicken/veggie centre: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

The prompt · Claude

Plan Sunday lunch for a crowd.

Numbers: [number]
Main: [beef/chicken/veggie centre]
Oven: [single/double]
Diets: [list]
What I can prep Saturday: [list]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A cook timeline working backwards from serve time.
2. Make-ahead list.
3. Oven-space plan.
4. A simple pud that won't steal the oven at the wrong time.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. UK English.

Stay in this Claude chat. Do not use a connector, and do not open a project that already holds someone else's files.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. number: a short note you already have. beef/chicken/veggie centre: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

1

You give numbers and oven type.

2

The assistant asks about diets and what you can prep Saturday.

3

You get a cook timeline and a make-ahead list.

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Use Claude to plan Sunday lunch for a crowd without five pans of panic

Extra relatives invited themselves. Get a roast (or alternative) timeline that hits the table hot.

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