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Alchemy

AI-powered meal planning that turns groceries into personalized recipes.

Role
Product Development
Type
Web Application
Stack
React, Firebase, Vertex AI

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About Alchemy

Plan your meals and build shopping lists in one place. Add recipes however you want—scan receipts, snap ingredients, paste URLs, or describe what you're craving. Alchemy creates organized shopping lists and handles the full meal planning workflow.

Meal Planner

Meal Planner

2-click meal planning from suggested recipes you like or what you're craving

Receipt Scan Results

Receipt Scan Results

Instant analysis with grocery breakdown and recipe generation

Multi-Modal Recipe Input

Multi-Modal Input

Import recipes from URLs, scan food photos, or describe dishes

Interactive Cooking Mode

Interactive Cooking Mode

Step-by-step instructions with ingredient highlighting and timers

Key Features

  • Meal planning: Drag-and-drop calendar with nutrition tracking
  • Smart shopping lists: Auto-generated from your meal plan with Kroger and Instacart checkout
  • Flexible recipe input: Receipt scanning, ingredient photos, URLs, or text descriptions
  • Personalized recipes: Based on your preferences and dietary needs

Technology & Approach

Built with React, Firebase, and Google Vertex AI. Shipped 90+ features across 12 versions with 15+ complete user flows, from receipt scanning to meal planning to grocery checkout.