So I built Tasty A.F. — paste a recipe URL, and it uses AI to extract the essentials and format them onto a clean, printable notecard.

How it works:

1. Paste any recipe URL

2. AI scrapes the recipe and generates a concise 3x5 card

3. Print it, stick it on the fridge or a notecard, and cook

Built with Python/Flask and the Anthropic Claude API, hosted on Railway.

[0] https://tastyaf.recipes

If you cook from the internet, you know the pain: scrolling past a 2,000-word story about someone's grandmother just to find the ingredient list. Then trying to read it off your phone with wet hands.

So I built Tasty A.F. — paste a recipe URL, and it uses AI to extract the essentials and format them onto a clean, printable notecard.

How it works:

1. Paste any recipe URL

2. AI scrapes the recipe and generates a concise 3x5 card

3. Print it, stick it on the fridge or a notecard, and cook

Built with Python/Flask and the Anthropic Claude API, hosted on Railway.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46964984

Points: 2

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I wanted to create something genuinely useful using AI, both in the coding and in the function of the app itself. I decided on something recipe related because I love cooking, and I get most of my recipes from the internet. I ended up creating an app that will transcribe and summarize any recipe you give it into a 3.5 x 5 inch notecard sized, plain text version that you can either save or print on paper.

As we all know internet recipes are hard to read, especially in the kitchen while cooking them. I've started transcribing my favorites by hand on notecards for quick reference and as a hopeful connection to future generations just like my grandmother's recipes are to me. Unfortunately, I'm lazy and my handwriting isn't very good, so I haven't written as many as I should have. Since creating Tasty A.F. I've printed, cooked, eaten, and saved 5 new recipes!

Let me know what you think. My email is on the page, and in my profile.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46925689

Points: 3

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