Meals

A recipe management app built on Val Town.

Features

  • Save recipes from URLs (AI-powered extraction)
  • View and manage recipe collection
  • Generate shopping lists from selected recipes

Project Structure

meals/
├── backend/          # Hono API server
│   ├── index.ts      # Main entry point
│   ├── database/     # SQLite migrations and queries
│   └── routes/       # API route modules
├── frontend/         # React UI
│   ├── index.html    # HTML template
│   ├── index.tsx     # React entry point
│   └── components/   # React components
└── shared/           # Shared types and utilities
    └── types.ts      # TypeScript interfaces

Development

Deploy

vt push

Local Testing

The app runs on Val Town's infrastructure. Push changes to deploy and test.

Tech Stack

  • Backend: Hono (TypeScript)
  • Frontend: React 18 + Twind (TailwindCSS)
  • Database: Val Town SQLite
  • AI: OpenAI for recipe extraction