diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d92f163..c2ffcf8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
-
-// Import of the model Recipe from './models/Recipe.model.js'
 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';
 
 // Connection to the database "recipe-app"
@@ -13,10 +9,40 @@ mongoose
   .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()
+    return Recipe.deleteMany();
+  })
+  .then(() => {
+    // Add new recipes after existing ones are deleted
+    return Recipe.insertMany(data);
+  })
+  .then(() => {
+    // Find and display all recipes
+    return Recipe.find();
+  })
+  .then(recipes => {
+    recipes.forEach(r => {
+      console.log(r.title);
+    });
+
+    // Update a recipe
+    return Recipe.findOneAndUpdate(
+      { title: "Rigatoni alla Genovese" }, 
+      { duration: 100 },
+      { new: true }
+    );
+  })
+  .then(updatedRecipe => {
+    console.log('Updated recipe:', updatedRecipe);
+
+    // Delete a recipe
+    return Recipe.deleteOne({ title: 'Carrot Cake' });
+  })
+  .then(() => {
+    console.log('Carrot Cake recipe has been successfully deleted!');
   })
   .then(() => {
     // Run your code here, after you have insured that the connection was made
+    return mongoose.connection.close();
   })
   .catch(error => {
     console.error('Error connecting to the database', error);
diff --git a/models/Recipe.model.js b/models/Recipe.model.js
index 7b2ad14..0dd009d 100644
--- a/models/Recipe.model.js
+++ b/models/Recipe.model.js
@@ -1,8 +1,42 @@
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
-const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
+const { Schema } = mongoose;
 
 const recipeSchema = new Schema({
-  // TODO: write the schema
+  title: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+    unique: true,
+  },
+  level: {
+    type: String,
+    enum: ['Easy Peasy', 'Amateur Chef', 'UltraPro Chef'],
+  },
+  ingredients: {
+    type: [String],
+  },
+  cuisine: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+  },
+  dishType: {
+    type: String,
+    enum: ['breakfast', 'main_course', 'soup', 'snack', 'drink', 'dessert', 'other'],
+  },
+  image: {
+    type: String,
+    default: 'https://images.media-allrecipes.com/images/75131.jpg',
+  },
+  duration: {
+    type: Number,
+    min: 0,
+  },
+  creator: {
+    type: String,
+  },
+  created: {
+    type: Date,
+    default: Date.now,
+  },
 });
 
 const Recipe = mongoose.model('Recipe', recipeSchema);