Recipe Generator with Images, Feedback, and PDF Downloads
This web application takes a list of ingredients as input and generates 3 different recipe variations with matching images from Pexels API. Users can also provide feedback on recipes and download them as PDFs.
Features
- Generate recipes from a list of comma-separated ingredients
- AI-powered recipe generation using T5 model
- Automatic image fetching based on recipe titles using Pexels API
- Download recipes as beautifully formatted PDFs
- Fallback options: recipes can be viewed and printed directly in browser if PDF download fails
- Customer feedback system with ratings and comments
- Beautiful, responsive web interface with animations
- Mobile-friendly design
- Session-based recipe storage for persistence between page refreshes
Installation
- Clone this repository
- Install the required dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Usage
- Start the Flask server:
- Open your browser and navigate to
http://127.0.0.1:5000/
- Enter a comma-separated list of ingredients (e.g., “chicken, rice, tomatoes, onions”)
- Click “Generate Recipes” to get 3 recipe variations with matching images
- Click “Download Recipe PDF” to save any recipe as a PDF file
- If PDF download doesn’t work, the button will change to “View & Print Recipe” to view the recipe in the browser
- Provide feedback on recipes using the feedback form
Project Structure
app.py: Flask web applicationgenerate.py: Recipe generation functionalitytemplates/index.html: Main web frontendtemplates/recipe.html: Single recipe view for printingt5-recipe-model-local/: Model files for recipe generationfeedback.json: Storage for user feedbacktemp/: Temporary directory for image processing
Dependencies
- Flask: Web framework
- Transformers: For the T5 recipe generation model
- Requests: For Pexels API integration
- PyTorch: For model inference
- FPDF: For generating PDF downloads
Credits