About Cooklink

🍳 What is Cooklink?

Cooklink is a smart recipe discovery platform designed to simplify everyday cooking. Instead of browsing endless blogs or videos, Cooklink allows users to search for dishes and instantly view curated video recipes along with ingredient planning tools.

The goal of Cooklink is to bridge the gap between inspiration and execution — helping users move quickly from “What should I cook?” to “Let’s cook!”

🎯 Key Features

• 🔍 Smart recipe search powered by YouTube
• 📺 Embedded cooking video guides
• 📝 Personalized grocery list for saved dishes
• 🔐 Secure user accounts with session-based authentication
• 💾 Save, view, and delete dishes anytime

⚙️ How It Works

Users begin by creating an account and logging in securely. Once logged in, they can search for any dish — such as pasta, pizza, or desserts — and instantly receive video-based recipes.

When a user decides to cook a dish, they can save it along with its ingredients to their personal grocery list, making meal planning simple and organized.

🛠️ Technology Used

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Authentication: Express Sessions + BCrypt
• API Integration: YouTube Data API

🚀 Our Vision

Cooklink is built with the vision of making cooking more accessible, enjoyable, and efficient for students and busy individuals. By combining technology with everyday needs, Cooklink demonstrates how full-stack web applications can solve real-world problems.

This project reflects strong foundations in full-stack development, API integration, database management, and user-centric design.