Fridge Chef

Fridge Chef helps you turn the ingredients you already have into delicious meals. This repository contains the code, documentation, and assets for a tool that suggests recipes based on available ingredients, dietary preferences, and user constraints.

Status

• Purpose: Provide recipe suggestions from available ingredients and minimal shopping lists.
• NOTE: This README is a template — update the sections below to match the actual implementation details of your project.

Features

• Suggest recipes from a list of ingredients
• Filter by dietary restrictions (e.g., vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free)
• Rank recipes by preparation time, ingredient availability, and user ratings
• Generate a minimal shopping list for missing items

Getting started

1. Prerequisites

   • Specify required languages and versions (for example: Python 3.10+, Node 18+, etc.).
   • Install required system packages (if any).

2. Installation (example)

   Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Balaji1304/Fridge_Chef.git
   cd Fridge_Chef

   Install dependencies (example Python):

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # on Windows use venv\Scripts\activate
   pip install -r requirements.txt

How to use

• Describe how to run the application, CLI commands, or start the web server.
• Example (placeholder):

  python run_app.py --ingredients "eggs, milk, flour"

Configuration

• Describe configuration files, environment variables, or API keys the project needs.

Development

• Branching model and contribution workflow
• Run tests (example):

  pytest

Contributing

• File a GitHub issue for bugs or feature requests.
• Fork the repo and open a pull request with a clear description of changes.
• Keep PRs small and focused.

Project structure (update to match repo)

• src/ — application source code
• data/ — sample datasets
• docs/ — documentation and design notes
• tests/ — unit and integration tests

License

• Add the project's license here (for example MIT). If you don't have a license yet, add one to the repository.

Contact

• Maintainer: @Balaji1304
• For questions or support, open an issue.

Acknowledgements

• List libraries, APIs, or resources used by the project.