🍳 KitchenBuddy - Voice-Controlled Cooking Assistant

A Flask-based web application that provides hands-free cooking assistance through advanced voice commands and AI-powered responses.

🚀 Live Demo

Access the deployed app here: https://web-production-2066f.up.railway.app/

🆕 Recent Changes

• Switched to persistent Postgres database for production
• Added a permanent admin user: Username: Vishwas, Password: Vish@1kb
• Added a /populate_all route to populate the database with admin and sample recipes
• Expanded recipe library to include 20+ popular recipes
• Improved voice-only mode and AI assistant features

🥗 Recipe Library

The app now includes these recipes by default:

• Butter Chicken
• Vegetable Stir Fry
• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Greek Salad
• Avocado Toast
• Spaghetti Carbonara
• Margherita Pizza
• Pancakes
• Chicken Caesar Salad
• Tacos
• Palak Paneer
• Beef Stroganoff
• Miso Soup
• Fish Tacos
• Banana Bread
• Shakshuka
• Egg Fried Rice
• Lemon Garlic Salmon
• French Toast
• Quinoa Salad

🗝️ Admin Login

• Username: Vishwas
• Password: Vish@1kb

🛠️ How to Populate the Database

After deploying, visit /populate_all once to create the admin user and add all sample recipes:

https://web-production-2066f.up.railway.app/populate_all

🔑 Features

• Voice Commands: Control your cooking experience hands-free. Say "next step", "repeat that", "set timer for 10 minutes", etc.
• AI Assistant: Get intelligent, context-aware cooking guidance.
• Recipe Library: Browse and search a growing collection of recipes with detailed steps and dietary info.
• Voice-Only Mode: Use /voice_only for a streamlined, hands-free cooking experience.
• Admin Panel: Manage recipes and users as an admin.

📝 Setup (for local development)

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Set up your .env with the correct DATABASE_URL (for Postgres) or use SQLite for local testing
4. Run the app: python app.py
5. (Optional) Visit /populate_all to add admin and sample recipes

🎤 Voice Commands Reference

• "Start recipe for [recipe name]"
• "Next step"
• "Repeat step"
• "Set timer for 10 minutes"
• "What are the ingredients?"
• "Stop cooking"

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests for new features
5. Submit a pull request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• SpeechRecognition: For speech-to-text capabilities
• pyttsx3: For offline text-to-speech
• spaCy: For natural language processing
• OpenAI: For AI-powered responses
• Bootstrap: For responsive UI design

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Happy Cooking with Voice Control! 🎤👨‍🍳