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Recipur – Lightweight Recipe Finder

Recipur is a minimalist recipe discovery app built with vanilla JavaScript and Node.js. It allows users to search and manage recipes using the Edamam API, designed as a backend-focused learning project without a full database.

Timeline

February 2025

Role

Full-Stack Developer

Tech Stack

HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Node.js
Express.js
Edamam API

Key Concepts

REST API Integration
Vanilla JavaScript
Node.js Routing
Frontend-Backend Communication
Cookie Handling
LocalStorage Usage

Key Features

  • Recipe search using Edamam API
  • Detailed view for each recipe
  • Favorites list using localStorage
  • Cookie-based image refresh logic
  • Basic routing and API handling with Express

Project Overview

Created a clean and simple recipe search tool using the Edamam API.

Focused on backend architecture using Node.js and Express.

Implemented favorites functionality without a database, using localStorage.

Handled image expiration with a cookie-based refresh mechanism.

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