emmathev/StillCooks

🚀 StillCooks Recipe Generator – A South African recipe app that suggests meals based on available ingredients. Built with Java Spring Boot, MySQL, and NMF-based ML, featuring ingredient-based recommendations, meal planning. # StillCooks Recipe Generator 🍽️ StillCooks is a South African recipe generator that helps users discover delicious, culturally rich meals based on available ingredients. With a focus on localization, ingredient-based recommendations, and user personalization, StillCooks enhances the cooking experience by making meal planning simple and convenient. ## 🚀 Features - ✅ **Ingredient-Based Recipe Suggestions** – Enter ingredients you have, and get recipes that match. - ✅ **South African Cuisine Focus** – Highlighting traditional and modern recipes from South Africa. - ✅ **Advanced Filtering & Sorting** – Find recipes based on dietary preferences, allergens, or meal type. - ✅ **Nutritional Information** – Get insights into the health benefits of each recipe. - ✅ **Shopping List & Meal Planning(TBD)** – Save ingredients and plan meals for the week. - ✅ **User Ratings & Reviews** – Share feedback and discover top-rated recipes. - ✅ **Multilingual Support (TBD)** – Access recipes in multiple languages. - ✅ **Offline Mode (TBD)** – Use the app even without an internet connection. ## 🛠️ Tech Stack - **Backend:** Java Spring Boot (for RESTful services) - **Frontend:** JavaScript, HTML/CSS - **Database:** MySQL - **Machine Learning:** NMF Model with 20 topics - **API Integration:** RecipeNLG for ingredient-based suggestions ## 🏗️ Roadmap - [ ] Develop and refine the ingredient-based recipe suggestion model - [ ] Implement Spring Boot backend with RESTful APIs - [ ] Build a user-friendly frontend for seamless interaction - [ ] Integrate multilingual support and cultural variations - [ ] Optimize monetization strategies ## 🤝 Contributing StillCooks is an open-source project, and contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit issues, feature requests, or pull requests.