🍳 ReciiPick

ReciiPick is an AI-powered service that recommends personalized recipes based on your ingredients or food photos.

✨ Key Features

• AI Recipe Generation: Creates creative recipes tailored to your ingredients or dish names using Google Gemini AI.
• Image Recognition: Analyze photos of your fridge or ingredients to suggest delicious meals.
• Save Recipes: Bookmark your favorite recipes to access them anytime. (Powered by Firebase)
• User-Friendly UI: Enjoy a natural, conversational experience with our friendly AI chef character.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, Vite, Tailwind CSS
• AI: Google Gemini API (gemini-2.0-flash, gemini-pro, etc.)
• Backend / Serverless: Express (Vercel Serverless Functions)
• Database & Auth: Google Firebase (Firestore, Authentication)
• Deployment: Vercel

🚀 Getting Started

1. Installation

Clone the repository and install dependencies.

git clone https://github.com/mnigaon/ReciiPick.git
cd ReciiPick
npm install

2. Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables.

# Google Gemini API Key
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key

# Firebase Configuration
VITE_FIREBASE_API_KEY=your_firebase_api_key
VITE_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN=your_project.firebaseapp.com
VITE_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=your_project_id
VITE_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET=your_project.firebasestorage.app
VITE_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=your_sender_id
VITE_FIREBASE_APP_ID=your_app_id

3. Run Locally

Start the development server.

npm run dev:all

Visit http://localhost:5173 in your browser.

📂 Deployment

This project is optimized for Vercel.

1. Import your GitHub repository to Vercel.
2. Set the Framework Preset to Vite.
3. Add all the Environment Variables listed above in the Vercel dashboard.
4. Click Deploy!

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