ChefBible

Overview

ChefBible is a self-hosted, mobile-friendly recipe and menu management tool designed for real-world kitchen use.
It is optimized for speed, simplicity, and so cooks can find, read, and add recipes in under 10 seconds.

The app is built with:

• SvelteKit for UI and server logic
• TailwindCSS for responsive, kitchen-friendly design
• Prisma as the ORM
• PostgreSQL as the database

This repo is intentionally structured to make onboarding both humans and LLMs easy, so all core context is documented here.

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Purpose

ChefBible aims to replace clunky recipe binders, scattered Google Docs, and slow web apps with something built for the kitchen.
It focuses on:

1. Storing and organizing recipes
2. Tracking ingredients and allergens
3. Building menus from recipes
4. Displaying everything in a fast, easy-to-read format on tablets or phones

MVP Rule:
If a feature isn’t needed for a cook to find, read, or add a recipe in <10 seconds, it is not part of Phase 1–2.

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Core Features

Recipes

• Name, description, instructions, optional photo
• Linked ingredients (with quantity/unit/prep notes)
• Automatic allergen mapping from ingredients
• “Kitchen Mode” for step-by-step cooking view

Ingredients

• Unique name
• Linked allergens
• Linked to recipes via RecipeIngredient

Allergens

• Name + optional description
• Linked to ingredients

Menus

• Name + optional season
• Contains recipes in sortable order