🍽️ Build a Tasty Recipe App with React, Tailwind CSS & Vite (2025)

In this tutorial, we’ll build a full-featured Recipe App using React, Tailwind CSS, and Vite. This project is perfect for React beginners who want to learn how to manage state, use components, handle modals, and filter dynamic data.🚀 What You’ll Build* React app powered by Vite* Styled with Tailwind CSS* Data fetched from a local recipe "database"* Features:* Search bar* Filter by categories* View recipe details in a modal* Responsive layout🧰 Tech Stack* React 19* Tailwind CSS 4.1+* Vite* React Icons (optional)🛠️ Step 1: Set Up with Vitenpm create vite@latest tasty-recipes cd tasty-recipes npm install npm run dev Choose React with JavaScript (no TypeScript).🎨 Step 2: Install Tailwind CSSFollow the Tailwind + Vite installation guide:npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer npx tailwindcss init -p Update your tailwind.config.js:content: ["./index.html", "./src/**/*.{js,jsx}"], Update src/index.css:@tailwind base; @tailwind components; @tailwind utilities; 🧼 Step 3: Clean Up Vite TemplateDelete unnecessary files:* src/assets folder* App.css* Boilerplate JSX in App.jsx🧩 Step 4: Create ComponentsHeader.jsxconst Header = () => ( Tasty Recipes {["Home", "Recipes", "About", "Contact"].map((item, i) => ( {item} ))} ); 🧾 Step 5: Add a Local Recipe DatabaseCreate src/db.js:const recipes = [ { title: "Spaghetti Carbonara", category: "Pasta", image: "https://www.themealdb.com/images/media/meals/llcbn01574260722.jpg", ingredients: ["Spaghetti", "Eggs", "Parmesan", "Pancetta", "Pepper"], description: "A creamy, savory classic Roman pasta dish.", instructions: "Boil pasta, cook pancetta, mix eggs & cheese, combine everything." }, // Add more recipes... ]; export default recipes; 🧠 Step 6: Main App State LogicIn App.jsx:import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'; import recipes from './db'; import Header from './Header'; function App() { const [filteredRecipes, setFilteredRecipes] = useState([]); const [selectedRecipe, setSelectedRecipe] = useState(null); useEffect(() => { setFilteredRecipes(recipes); }, []); const handleRecipeClick = (recipe) => setSelectedRecipe(recipe); const closeModal = () => setSelectedRecipe(null); return ( {filteredRecipes.length > 0 ? ( filteredRecipes.map((recipe, i) => ( handleRecipeClick(recipe)} /> )) ) : ( No recipes found. )} {selectedRecipe && } ); } 🍽️ Step 7: RecipeCard Componentconst RecipeCard = ({ recipe, onClick }) => ( {recipe.title} {recipe.description} ); 🔍 Step 8: RecipeModal Componentconst RecipeModal = ({ recipe, onClose }) => ( e.stopPropagation()} className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg p-6 max-w-xl w-full relative"> × {recipe.title} {recipe.description} Ingredients: {recipe.ingredients.map((item, i) => ( {item} ))} ); 📁 Folder Structuresrc/ ├── App.jsx ├── Header.jsx ├── RecipeCard.jsx ├── RecipeModal.jsx ├── db.js ├── index.css ├── main.jsx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 👉 Full Source Code: https://github.com/NorbertBM/learn-web-development-for-beginners-.git ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #React #TailwindCSS #Vite #RecipeApp #FrontendProject #React2025 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit norbertbm.substack.com/subscribe