Cookbook/README.md

📖 The Recipe Box

A gorgeous, minimal cookbook website that stores your recipes as JSON files locally.

✨ Features

• Beautiful UI — Warm, editorial design inspired by vintage recipe cards
• JSON Storage — All recipes saved as individual .json files in the recipes/ folder
• Full CRUD — Add, view, edit, and delete recipes
• Zero Database — Everything is file-based, easy to backup and version control

🚀 Quick Start

1. Install dependencies

   npm install
   

2. Start the server

   npm start
   

3. Open your browser

   http://localhost:3000
   

That's it! Your cookbook is ready. 🍳

📁 Recipe Format

Recipes are stored as JSON files in the recipes/ folder:

{
  "id": "unique-recipe-id",
  "title": "Recipe Name",
  "category": "Dinner",
  "description": "A brief description",
  "servings": "4",
  "prepTime": "15 mins",
  "cookTime": "30 mins",
  "ingredients": [
    "First ingredient",
    "Second ingredient"
  ],
  "instructions": [
    "Step one",
    "Step two"
  ],
  "createdAt": "2025-03-12T10:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-03-12T10:00:00.000Z"
}

💡 Tips

• Backup recipes: Just copy the entire recipes/ folder
• Share recipes: Send individual .json files to friends
• Version control: Track your recipe evolution with git!

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