🍽️ AI Recipe Assistant (Ollama + Google Search)

A command-line recipe assistant that:

• Generates recipes using a local AI model (Ollama)
• Searches real recipes using Google Custom Search
• Uses keyword-based input with smart preprocessing

This project works fully offline for AI generation and online for Google search.

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✨ Features

• 🧠 Local AI recipe generation (no OpenAI API needed)
• 🔍 Google recipe search option
• 🧺 Ingredient & taste preference detection
• ⚠️ Warnings for unclear inputs
• 🔐 Secure API key handling using .env
• 🖥️ Interactive CLI with exit support

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🛠 Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• Ollama installed and running
• llama3 model pulled
• Google Custom Search API (for search mode)

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🚀 Setup Instructions

1️⃣ Clone or download the repository

(If downloading from GitHub website, extract the files)

2️⃣ Install Python dependencies

3️⃣ Setup Google API (Required for Search Option)

4️⃣ Setup Ollama

ollama pull llama3

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🧑‍🍳 How to Use

Option 1: Generate Recipe (AI)

Choose option 1

Enter at least 5 ingredients (comma-separated)

Add optional taste preferences like sweet, tangy, spicy

Wait while the recipe is generated

Option 2: Search Recipe (Google)

Choose option 2

Enter ingredients

View real recipe links from Google

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Sample Output

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🛑 Exit

Type bye anytime to exit the program