diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d92f163..bcd3633 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -5,19 +5,73 @@ const Recipe = require('./models/Recipe.model');
 // Import of the data from './data.json'
 const data = require('./data');
 
-const MONGODB_URI = 'mongodb://localhost:27017/recipe-app';
+const MONGODB_URI = 'mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/recipeApp';
 
 // Connection to the database "recipe-app"
 mongoose
   .connect(MONGODB_URI)
   .then(x => {
     console.log(`Connected to the database: "${x.connection.name}"`);
-    // Before adding any recipes to the database, let's remove all existing ones
-    return Recipe.deleteMany()
+    
+    // Remove all existing recipes
+    return Recipe.deleteMany();
   })
   .then(() => {
-    // Run your code here, after you have insured that the connection was made
+    console.log('Connected to MongoDB!');
+    
+    // Create a new recipe
+    return Recipe.create({
+      title: "Spaghetti Carbonara",
+      level: "Amateur Chef",
+      ingredients: ["Spaghetti", "Eggs", "Pancetta", "Parmesan Cheese", "Pepper"],
+      cuisine: "Italian",
+      dishType: "main_course",
+      image: "https://example.com/carbonara.jpg",
+      duration: 20,
+      creator: "Chef Luigi"
+    });
   })
+
+  //log the recipe with its title
+  .then((recipe) => {
+    console.log(`Recipe created: ${recipe.title}`);
+  })
+  .then(() => {
+    // Insert multiple recipes from data.json
+    return Recipe.insertMany(data);
+  })
+  //loop through the recipes and log them all.
+  .then((recipes) => {
+    recipes.forEach(recipe => {
+      console.log(`Inserted recipe: ${recipe.title}`);
+    });
+    recipes.forEach(recipe => {
+      console.log(`Inserted recipe: ${recipe.title}`);
+    });
+
+    // It4: Update duration recipe "Rigatoni alla Genovese"
+    return Recipe.findOneAndUpdate(
+      { title: "Rigatoni alla Genovese" }, // find it
+      { duration: 100 },                  // Update duration
+      { new: true }                       // Return updated document
+    );
+  })
+  .then((updatedRecipe) => {
+    console.log(`Updated recipe: ${updatedRecipe.title}, new duration: ${updatedRecipe.duration}`);
+
+    // Deleting "Carrot Cake"
+    return Recipe.deleteOne({ title: "Carrot Cake" });
+  })
+  .then(() => {
+    console.log("Successfully deleted the Carrot Cake recipe");
+  })
+
   .catch(error => {
     console.error('Error connecting to the database', error);
+  })
+  .finally(() => {
+    // Close the connection in the finally block to ensure it runs after all operations
+    mongoose.connection.close()
+      .then(() => console.log('Connection to MongoDB closed.'))
+      .catch(err => console.error('Error closing connection:', err));
   });
diff --git a/models/Recipe.model.js b/models/Recipe.model.js
index 7b2ad14..185fabd 100644
--- a/models/Recipe.model.js
+++ b/models/Recipe.model.js
@@ -2,8 +2,37 @@ const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 
 const recipeSchema = new Schema({
-  // TODO: write the schema
-});
+  title: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true, 
+    unique: true    //  title is unique within the collection
+  },
+  level: {
+    type: String,
+    enum: ['Easy Peasy', 'Amateur Chef', 'UltraPro Chef'], // Limits values to these only
+  },
+  ingredients: [String], // Array of strings for ingredients
+  cuisine: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true, 
+  },
+  dishType: {
+    type: String,
+    enum: ['breakfast', 'main_course', 'soup', 'snack', 'drink', 'dessert', 'other'], // Limits to these specific dishtypes
+  },
+  image: {
+    type: String,
+    default: "https://images.media-allrecipes.com/images/75131.jpg" // Default image if nn provided
+  },
+  duration: {
+    type: Number,
+    min: 0 // minimum value
+  },
+  creator: String, 
+  created: {
+    type: Date,
+    default: Date.now // Autosets the current date if not provided
+  }});
 
 const Recipe = mongoose.model('Recipe', recipeSchema);
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13acab9..3021a44 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
     "nodemon": "^2.0.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "mongoose": "^6.1.2"
+    "mongoose": "^6.13.3"
   }
 }