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Recipe Finder

Create a recipe search application that finds recipes based on ingredients or cuisine type

โฑ๏ธ Time Breakdown

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Planning
~1 hours
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Coding
~2 hours
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Testing
~1 hours

๐Ÿ“Š Difficulty

easy

๐ŸŽ“ Learning Outcomes

  • โ€ข Working with REST APIs
  • โ€ข Managing application state
  • โ€ข Creating responsive layouts

Recipe Finder

Build a recipe finder that allows users to search for recipes by ingredients, cuisine type, or dietary restrictions. Display recipe details including ingredients, instructions, and cooking time.

Project Checklist

  • Create a search interface for recipe queries
  • Integrate with a recipe API (e.g., Spoonacular, Edamam)
  • Display recipe cards with images, title, and key information
  • Create a detailed recipe view with ingredients list and instructions
  • Add filtering by cuisine, dietary restrictions, or meal type
  • Implement responsive design for mobile and desktop

Bonus Project Checklist Items

  • Add favorite recipes functionality with localStorage
  • Implement meal planning with calendar view
  • Add shopping list generation from selected recipes
  • Create recipe comparison feature
  • Add nutritional information display
  • Implement recipe sharing via URL or social media

Inspiration (Any companies/libraries similar)

  • AllRecipes
  • Food Network
  • Yummly

Hint/Code snippet to start

To get started, you can use the following code snippet to fetch recipes:

async function searchRecipes(query) {
  const apiKey = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
  const url = `https://api.spoonacular.com/recipes/complexSearch?query=${query}&apiKey=${apiKey}`;

  try {
    const response = await fetch(url);
    const data = await response.json();
    displayRecipes(data.results);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error fetching recipes:', error);
  }
}
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