Quick answer: Pierina’s weekly menu mixes three shapes from one Sunday cook in Laval: Individual mains in grams, Family trays (serves 4), single-portion bowls, and 900 ml soups in millilitres — never kilograms. Order by Wednesday 11:59 p.m., pickup Sunday 4:00–7:00 p.m. only at 3954 Bd Leman, or delivery ~50 km Sunday or Wednesday 3:00–7:00 p.m. Need a known plate on a random Tuesday? The permanent menu (open from 1 October 2026) skips the weekly lock.
Read the list like a Montreal grocery run — but already cooked
The weekly board is short on purpose. Each line is a dish the MAPAQ kitchen at Boulevard Leman actually produces for that Sunday prepared date. Mains show Individual and often Family. Bowls are one seat. Soups are always 900 ml — enough for two generous bowls or four starter cups.
The Oct 4–9 list is a useful snapshot: salmon Wellington, egg-roll stir fry, lemon ricotta pasta, chicken fajitas, Thai red curry, chili, three soups, three bowls. It rotates; always open the live menu before you meal-plan from a blog post.
Build five weeknights from one Sunday drop
Think in pairs: one main + one soup stretches farther than two mains alone. A Family curry Monday, bowls Tuesday, Individual Wellington Wednesday, chili Family Thursday, soup + salad Friday — that is a plausible rhythm for a household in Rosemont or Sainte-Rose without opening five delivery apps.
| Item type | Portion logic | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Individual main | Grams on the label | One adult dinner + lunch leftover |
| Family main | Serves 4 in grams | Shared dinner + next-day plates |
| Bowl | Single portion | Lighter night or lunch |
| Soup | 900 ml | Starter, side, or solo with bread |
Add assemble your salad on the same Sunday cook if you want fresh greens without chopping at 6:00 p.m.
Delivery vs pickup while you stack the fridge
Pickup is Sunday 4:00–7:00 p.m. only at the kitchen (that ended in March). Delivery runs within about 50 km: Sunday if selected at checkout, or Wednesday 3:00–7:00 p.m. for mid-week arrival without a second cook day.
Households in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Brossard or Blainville often choose Wednesday delivery when Sunday traffic is heavy — still the same cart locked Wednesday night.
Geography details: meal delivery zones around Montreal.
Permanent menu fills the gap between lists
After 1 October 2026, Our Menu carries year-round favourites without Wednesday 11:59 p.m. pressure. Use weekly for variety and the Sunday ritual; use permanent when Thanksgiving prep steals your planning time and you still need pasta on a Thursday.
Compare clocks on weekly vs permanent menu. No subscription — each order is its own week.
When the week is also a gathering
Canadian Thanksgiving is Monday 12 October 2026. A Family tray is not the holiday table for ten. For showers, 5 à 7 or the long weekend, use drop-off catering and a quote — same kitchen, larger pans. We do not invent a turkey SKU; we cook homemade trays like the weekly line.
Sample five-day cart (illustrative — check the live menu)
One Adult household might run: Individual Thai curry Monday, 900 ml soup Tuesday lunch, bowl Wednesday, Individual fajitas Thursday, Family chili Friday for two plus leftovers. A Family-of-four cart might run: Family Wellington Sunday night, soup Mon–Tue, Individual bowls mid-week for lunches, Family pasta before the next lock.
Numbers on the site are grams for mains and millilitres for soup — never kilograms. If a guest asks “how many kilos of chili,” translate back to the Family line on the menu.
Permanent menu as soup-and-main backup
When the weekly list is locked and you still want a known 900 ml pot, check whether that soup also lives on Our Menu after 1 October. That is the mid-week safety net without breaking the weekly rhythm for variety.
Office lunch is still not a bowl cart
Ten desks on Thursday need corporate catering, not ten Individual bowls ordered as a hack. The kitchen scales differently on the catering line.
Freezer and fridge math for Montreal apartments
Condos in Saint-Laurent and Laval-des-Rapides have small freezers. A Family chili plus two 900 ml soups can crowd ice trays — plan which night eats fresh versus frozen. Individual bowls fit lunch bags for métro commutes to Downtown; Family trays suit car pickup on Sunday 4:00–7:00 p.m. at Boulevard Leman.
If Thanksgiving Monday 12 October is near, leave fridge space for holiday leftovers alongside weekly boxes. Catering trays from a quote use different containers than retail Family — label shelves before Sunday pickup night.
FAQ: homemade bowls and soups Montreal
Are soup sizes in litres or kilograms?
Millilitres — 900 ml pots. Mains and bowls use grams.
Can I order only bowls?
Yes, if the live weekly list offers them that Sunday.
Does Family feed exactly four?
It is sized for four average appetites; hungry teens may want an extra Individual or bowl.
Is this meal-kit assembly?
No. Food arrives cooked from Laval; you reheat and plate.
Whether you shop the weekly list for variety or lean on permanent favourites between rotations, the MAPAQ kitchen at 3954 Bd Leman is the same stove — grams on mains, 900 ml soups in millilitres, Family for four, no subscription. Confirm delivery pins on the zones guide before you share a cart with a roommate in Côte-des-Neiges or a parent in Sainte-Thérèse.
Good food brings people together. Build the week from mains, bowls and 900 ml soups — one Wednesday lock, one Sunday cook, dinners that taste like someone already stood at the stove.