IngrediGenie is a web-based application designed to combat food waste by generating creative recipes from ingredients you already have in your pantry. Built as a solo hackathon project, IngrediGenie empowers users to turn what might otherwise be wasted food into delicious meals, making sustainable cooking both easy and inspiring.

• AI-Powered Recipe Generation: Generates unique recipes by leveraging the OpenAI API based on user-provided ingredients.
• Dynamic User Interface: Asynchronously updates the web page with the generated recipe without a full page reload.
• Responsive Design: A clean, modern interface that works seamlessly on both desktop and mobile devices.
• Smooth Animations: Utilizes the Intersection Observer API for scroll-based fade-in animations, providing an elegant user experience.
• Intuitive Layout: Features a simple two-page flow, guiding users from the home page to the recipe generation tool effortlessly.

• Back-end:
  • Python: The core programming language.
  • Flask: A micro-framework used to build the back-end application.
• Front-end:
  • HTML5: For structuring the content.
  • CSS3: For styling, with a custom stylesheet.
  • JavaScript: To handle front-end logic, API calls, and animations.
• API:
  • OpenAI API: Used for AI-driven recipe generation.

1. Navigate to the home page of the live demo and click "Get Started" to go to the recipe generation page.
2. In the text area, list the ingredients you have available (e.g., "chicken, broccoli, pasta, garlic").
3. Click the "Get Recipe Ideas!" button.
4. The application will call the OpenAI API and display a unique recipe card on the page.

/ingredigenie
├── static/
│   ├── favicon.ico
│   ├── styles.css
│   └── (other static assets)
├── templates/
│   ├── get_started.html
│   └── home.html
├── app.py
└── README.md

• app.py: The main Flask application file.
• templates/: Contains the HTML files for the website.
• static/: Stores static assets like stylesheets and images.

Experience IngrediGenie for yourself by visiting the live demo at https://ingredigenie.pythonanywhere.com/.

This project is licensed under the MIT License.