Build a Recipe Manager Using Next.js

A Recipe Manager is a web application that allows users to manage and share their recipes. This application enables users to add new recipes, view a list of recipes, manage recipe and search for recipes by title. Built with Next.js, this app leverages server-side rendering for better performance. Users can interact with the app through a responsive user interface, making it easy to manage recipes from any device.

Output Preview: Let us have a look at how the final output will look like.

Prerequisites:

• Next.js
• Tailwind CSS
• NodeJS

Approach to Build a Recipe Manager Using Next.js:

• Set Up Your Next.js Project
• For state management we will use the built-in React hooks and Next.js features.
• Create Navbar.js Navigation bar for the application.
• Create Home page to display the list of recipes.
• Create RecipeCard.js which displays individual recipe cards.
• Create add-recipe.js which will have Form to add a new recipe.
• Create manage-recipe.js to update or delete the recipe details.
• We will use Tailwind CSS classes for responsive and modern design.
• We will save and retrieve recipes data from localStorage.

Steps to Create a Recipe Manager Using Next.js:

Step 1: Initialized the Nextjs app

npx create-next-app@latest recipe-manager

Step 2: It will ask you some questions, so choose as the following bolded option.

√ Would you like to use TypeScript? ... No / Yes
√ Would you like to use ESLint? ... No / Yes
√ Would you like to use Tailwind CSS? ... No / Yes
√ Would you like to use `src/` directory? ... No / Yes
√ Would you like to use App Router? (recommended) ... No / Yes
√ Would you like to customize the default import alias (@/*)? ... No / Yes

Step 3: Create folder structure as shown below.

Project Structure:

The dependencies in package.json file will look like:

"dependencies": {
 "react": "^18",
 "react-dom": "^18",
 "next": "14.2.5"
 },
 "devDependencies": {
 "postcss": "^8",
 "tailwindcss": "^3.4.1"
 }

Example: Create the required files and write the following code.

To start the application run the following command.

npm run dev

Output