RecipeGPT

This project is a comprehensive, interactive, and intuitive recipe finder that leverages a combination of cutting-edge technologies to provide users with personalized access to a database of over 100,000 recipes from 50+ cuisines.
Find the best recipes for you and eat healthy food from around the world!

Todo:

• Webscraping
• MongoDB Database
• Web Application infrastructure and landing page
• Search function for website
• Account creation and recipe saving
• LLM finetuned
• LLM APIs setup
• Frontend for LLm interaction built

1. Goal

The motivation behind this project is two-fold:

Personal Goals:

• Full-stack Programming Practice: This project provided a great opportunity to delve into full-stack development, and get hands-on experience working with databases, APIs, front-end, and back-end technologies.
• Building a NoSQL Database: The project allowed the exploration and implementation of a NoSQL database (MongoDB) and utilizing it through REST APIs.
• Development of a Language Model for Custom Data: Leveraged a large language model to build a "ChatGPT" trained on our MongoDB database that users can interface with

Project Goals:

• Implement a Full MERN Stack: This project is a practical application of the MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) stack. It allowed the learning and practicing of Javascript, HTML, CSS basics.
• Practicing Project Management Skills: The project also offered a chance to develop PM skills such as planning, coordinating and executing a tech project.

2. Front end

Intricate UI design with complete user interaction functionality. Some of the key features include:

Home page

Search

Full sign up functionality

3. Backend

• The backend is a MERN stack which includes MongoDB as the database, Express server to handle API requests, and React for front-end interfacing.

• It also includes Python-based machine learning models put up as APIs for advanced features.

4. Recipe Examples

This project includes a detailed search function that provides the user with numerous recipes based on their search criteria.

• Search criteria:
  -- Dish: Pasta
  -- Ingredients: Chicken; spinach; tomato
• Results: