# Project: Cardamom #proj/recipecard This project is now live at https://cardamom.tzeak.com --- ## Summary On this website [cooking for engineers](https://www.cookingforengineers.com/) the author writes these kickass recipe cards which are wonderful to look at. In my head, I feel like most recipes would benefit from these types of recipes. ![[Pasted image 20250917181057.png]] The cards are effectively a flowchart. Or Gantt chart. So I guess Gantt chart recipes? --- ## Thoughts I've tried to vibe code this a couple times, but I think the issue is two fold. First - maybe the data needs to be cleaned? Recipe pages are filled with SEO garbage. Plus the instructions are kindof unclear? Secondly, actually organizing the chart into appropriate charts without (too much) duplication. I imagine existing flow chart/mermaid diagrams could help here? Or Gantt chart builders? The craftsmanship and simplicity of the html tables from Cooking with Engineers is pretty admirable. It really elicits a Web 1.0 joy from me when I look at it. I think there's a chance that a simple solution here would lose that simplicity. ### Post-Mortem - The core functionality has been achieved. We can now submit recipes by URL, or by typing/copy pasting. Recipes are editable manually. Every recipe generates a flowchart that can be used for quick reference. - Some features ideally need to be made bog-standard. Ideally the recipes would be shareable, and they would consume video sources like tiktoks/reels/youtube videos - Ultimately the solution didn't actually solve the core issue we personally experience - daily eating and executive dysfunction is requires routine recipes and a contextual understanding of what you have immediately available. Perhaps combining this with a pantry module of some sort where I scan my fridge and pantry could be a useful addition. - When asking friends about what they use to manage recipes, the answers were as follows: - No system - occasionally save links into notes and have a vague week plan - Write and maintain a google doc with all recipes and notes - --- ## pastebin <empty for now/> --- ## Tasks - [ ] Chrome Extension that opens website in recipe card clipper; simple query parameter solution - [x] Cookied user and localstorage support - [ ] Create log in to save recipes - [ ] Change flowchart to simpler more card-like system - [ ] Make the actual postcard format? - [x] Fix occasional flowchart syntax errors - [ ] asking for a recipe from the assistant doesn't actually generate a recipe. - [ ] Fix/guarantee graph creation. - [ ] Make markdown primary data source; edit markdown directly. - [ ] AI text is slow - add streaming functionality? ## features - [ ] Import Recipes from Keep/Apple Notes - [ ] Image/Multi-modal support - [ ] Search function - [ ] Accept video recipes - [x] Basic image gen of recipe - [ ] Maybe a text bot that sends you a link? - [ ] Cardamom wrapped? What is my most referenced card? What is my most used ingredient? ```dataview TASK from #proj/recipecard where !completed and contains(tags, "proj/recipecard") group by link(file.name) sort due asc ```