The Blog

The honest story of building Seven Dinners. The why, the how, the panic, and the joy of it all.

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Post 1May 20264 min read

Why I Built Seven Dinners

A busy mum, a hungry household, and one too many Sunday evenings staring at an empty meal plan

Post 2May 20264 min read

How It Happened By Accident

From a cheeky Claude prompt to a real website, with zero coding experience and a lot of adventure

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Post 3May 20265 min read

Glitches, Panics and Stripe

The less glamorous side of building a product: security, legal policies and a very stressful chat limit

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Post 4May 20264 min read

Going to Market

Asking friends, gathering feedback, and building a tool that actually works for real families

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Post 5May 20264 min read

Spreading the Healthy Eating Bug

How our family transformed our health, and why I want to help yours do the same

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Post 6May 20264 min read

The Moment I Realised AI Is Not Free

A panic-inducing email, a very fast lesson in API costs, and a complete rethink of the pricing strategy

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Post 7May 20264 min read

Why Software Breaks at the Worst Moment

Everything worked perfectly last night. This morning, nothing. A lesson in why you have to test constantly

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