“Farm-to-table software”: How I built a Thanksgiving party hub using Lovable for managing invites, dishes, shared recipes, and photos

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In today’s pre-Thanksgiving episode, I walk you through how I vibe coded my very own “Thanksgiving party hub” using Lovable—and how I transformed it from AI-generated slop into something warm, personal, and genuinely useful. I show you exactly how I upleveled the typography, visuals, and structure using Google Fonts and Midjourney style references, and then I share one of my favorite real-life AI hacks: how to turn any messy online recipe into a clean, step-by-step, kid-friendly version that’s actually usable while you’re cooking. This is a cozy, practical walkthrough of my real design process—the little tricks I use to make AI-built apps feel handcrafted instead of generic.What you’ll learn:How to build a fully functional Thanksgiving party hub in Lovable—guests, dishes, recipes, and photosHow I uplevel AI-generated designs using Google Fonts and TailwindHow to use Midjourney style references to create custom images that match your aestheticHow to add custom features to vibe-coded apps, like dietary preferences and allergen tagsHow to iterate on layouts inside Lovable using screenshots and small, targeted promptsHow I use ChatGPT to restructure recipes so the measurements are embedded directly in each stepHow to make recipes kid-friendly and easier to follow using a simple formatting prompt—Brought to you by:WorkOS—Make your app enterprise-ready today—Where to find Claire Vo:ChatPRD: https://www.chatprd.ai/Website: https://clairevo.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/X: https://x.com/clairevo—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction to the Thanksgiving party hub concept(02:20) Starting a project in Lovable and initial design assessment(04:59) Upleveling typography with Google Font combinations(08:36) Creating custom header images with Midjourney(11:39) Adjusting aspect ratios for Midjourney images(14:22) Fixing design issues incrementally(18:52) Adding dietary-restriction functionality(23:36) AI recipe reformatting for easier cooking(26:02) Thoughts on ChatGPT 5.1(30:51) Final implementation and recipe sharing—Tools referenced:• Lovable: https://lovable.dev/• Midjourney: https://www.midjourney.com/• Google Fonts: https://fonts.google.com/• ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/• Canva Font Combinations: https://www.canva.com/font-combinations/—Other references:• Polenta and Sausage Stuffing Recipe: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/polenta-and-sausage-stuffing-233030 • Runaway Pancakes (kid-friendly recipe site): https://runawaypancakes.com/—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected].

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