Lovable

How to Build a Recipe App with Lovable

Create a recipe collection app with search, favourites, and meal planning

Intermediate
4-8 hours

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following ready.

Lovable account
Recipe content
Category structure

What You Will Build

A recipe app with search, filtering, favourites, and shopping lists

Key Features

Recipe cards
Search filters
Favourites
Shopping lists
Meal planning

Step-by-Step Tutorial

Follow these steps to build your recipe app with Lovable.

1

Design recipe cards

Create attractive recipe preview cards

2

Build recipe pages

Design detailed recipe view with ingredients and steps

3

Add search and filters

Implement search by name, ingredient, or category

4

Create user features

Add favourites and personal collections

5

Build shopping list

Generate shopping lists from recipes

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Poor recipe formatting
No serving adjustments
Missing prep times

Next Steps

Once you have completed this tutorial, consider these enhancements.

Add nutritional info
Implement meal planner
Create sharing features

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