{ "name": "Generate three recipes using AI for quick meal options", "nodes": [ { "parameters": { "content": "## \ud83c\udf73 Lazy Chef: AI Recipe Generator\n\nTurn fridge leftovers into a feast. This workflow accepts ingredients (via **Form**), uses **Gemini** to generate 3 distinct recipe styles (Speed, Healthy, Creative), fetches images via **Google Search**, saves them to **Sheets**, and emails you a menu.\n\n## How it works\n1. **Input:** Submit ingredients via n8n Form or use Test Mode.\n - *Includes a **Test Mode** to simulate \"Eggs, Milk, Tomato\" input.*\n2. **Generate:** Gemini creates 3 recipes based on your mood and ingredients.\n3. **Visuals:** Searches Google Images for a matching photo for each dish.\n4. **Deliver:** Aggregates everything into a beautiful HTML email.\n\n## Setup steps\n1. **Connect:** Gemini, Google Custom Search, Sheets, Gmail.\n2. **Config:** Open **\"Config\"** to set API Keys and Sheet ID.\n3. **Test:** Set `TEST_MODE` to `true` to generate mock recipes instantly.", "height": 360, "width": 500, "color": 3 }, "id": "sticky-main", "name": "Sticky Note - Main", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ -380, 240 ] }, { "parameters": { "content": "## \u2699\ufe0f Configuration\nSet APIs & IDs.", "height": 140, "width": 240, "color": 6 }, "id": "sticky-config", "name": "Sticky Note - Config", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ -380, 640 ] }, { "parameters": { "content": "## \ud83e\udd55 Ingredient Input\nForm or Mock Data.", "height": 140, "width": 700, "color": 6 }, "id": "sticky-input", "name": "Sticky Note - Input", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ 180, 240 ] }, { "parameters": { "content": "## \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf73 AI Chef\nGenerates 3 variations.", "height": 140, "width": 440, "color": 6 }, "id": "sticky-ai", "name": "Sticky Note - AI", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ 920, 240 ] }, { "parameters": { "content": "## \ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f Visuals & DB\nFetches images & Logs.", "height": 340, "width": 500, "color": 6 }, "id": "sticky-visuals", "name": "Sticky Note - Visuals", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ 1400, 240 ] }, { "parameters": { "content": "## \ud83d\udce7 Menu Delivery\nSends HTML email.", "height": 140, "width": 380, "color": 6 }, "id": "sticky-email", "name": "Sticky Note - Email", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ 1940, 240 ] }, { "parameters": { "assignments": { "assignments": [ { "id": "id-1", "name": "sheetId", "value": "", "type": "string" }, { "id": "id-2", "name": "googleSearchApiKey", "value": "", "type": "string" }, { "id": "id-3", "name": "googleSearchEngineId", "value": "", "type": "string" }, { "id": "id-4", "name": "TEST_MODE", "value": "true", "type": "string" }, { "id": "id-5", "name": "USER_EMAIL", "value": "me@example.com", "type": "string" } ] }, "options": {} }, "id": "config-node", "name": "Config", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "typeVersion": 3.4, "position": [ -360, 700 ] }, { "parameters": { "formTitle": "\ud83c\udf73 Lazy Chef - Recipe Generator", "formDescription": "Enter your fridge leftovers.", "formFields": { "values": [ { "fieldLabel": "Ingredients", "placeholder": "e.g., Eggs, Milk, Leftover Rice", "requiredField": true }, { "fieldLabel": "Current Mood", "defaultValue": "Hungry!", "requiredField": true }, { "fieldLabel": "Your Email", "fieldType": "email", "requiredField": true } ] }, "options": { "buttonLabel": "Generate Recipes" } }, "id": "form-trigger", "name": "Ingredient Form", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger", "typeVersion": 2.3, "position": [ 220, 400 ] }, { "parameters": { "options": {} }, "id": "manual-trigger", "name": "Manual Trigger", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ -600, 700 ] }, { "parameters": { "conditions": { "options": { "caseSensitive": true, "leftValue": "", "typeValidation": "strict" }, "conditions": [ { "id": "is_test", "leftValue": "={{ $('Config').first().json.TEST_MODE }}", "rightValue": "true", "operator": { "type": "string", "operation": "equals" } } ], "combinator": "and" }, "options": {} }, "id": "check-mode", "name": "Test Mode?", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch", "typeVersion": 3.2, "position": [ 220, 200 ] }, { "parameters": { "jsCode": "// Generate Mock Input\nreturn [{\n json: {\n Ingredients: \"Eggs, Milk, Tomato, Old Bread\",\n \"Current Mood\": \"Need energy\",\n \"Your Email\": \"test@example.com\"\n }\n}];" }, "id": "mock-input", "name": "Mock Input", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "typeVersion": 2, "position": [ 460, 200 ] }, { "parameters": { "jsCode": "// Unify Inputs\nconst items = $input.all();\nconst inputData = items[0].json;\n\nreturn [{\n json: {\n Ingredients: inputData.Ingredients || \"Unknown\",\n Mood: inputData['Current Mood'] || \"Normal\",\n Email: inputData['Your Email'] || $('Config').first().json.USER_EMAIL\n }\n}];" }, "id": "normalize-input", "name": "Normalize Input", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "typeVersion": 2, "position": [ 700, 300 ] }, { "parameters": { "modelId": { "__rl": true, "value": "models/gemini-1.5-flash", "mode": "list", "cachedResultName": "models/gemini-1.5-flash" }, "messages": { "values": [ { "content": "=You are a master chef.\nGenerate 3 distinct recipe styles based on ingredients: {{ $json.Ingredients }}\n\n1. Speed (5 min)\n2. Healthy (Low cal)\n3. Creative (Unexpected)\n\n[Output JSON Array ONLY]\n[\n { \"style\": \"Speed\", \"recipe_name\": \"...\", \"search_query\": \"Dish Name\", \"recipe_text\": \"...\" },\n ...\n]" } ] }, "options": {} }, "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.googleGemini", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ 960, 300 ], "id": "gemini-generate", "name": "Gemini: Generate Recipes", "credentials": { "googlePalmApi": { "name": "" } } }, { "parameters": { "jsCode": "// Parse Gemini output\nconst text = $input.first().json.content.parts[0].text;\nlet recipes = [];\ntry {\n const cleanText = text.replace(/```json/g, '').replace(/```/g, '').trim();\n recipes = JSON.parse(cleanText);\n} catch (e) {\n recipes = [{ style: \"Error\", recipe_name: \"Failed\", search_query: \"Food\", recipe_text: \"Error\" }];\n}\nreturn recipes;" }, "id": "split-items", "name": "Split into Items", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "typeVersion": 2, "position": [ 1180, 300 ] }, { "parameters": { "url": "https://www.googleapis.com/customsearch/v1", "sendQuery": true, "queryParameters": { "parameters": [ { "name": "q", "value": "={{ $json.search_query }}" }, { "name": "cx", "value": "={{ $('Config').first().json.googleSearchEngineId }}" }, { "name": "key", "value": "={{ $('Config').first().json.googleSearchApiKey }}" }, { "name": "searchType", "value": "image" }, { "name": "num", "value": "1" } ] }, "options": {} }, "id": "image-search", "name": "Google Image Search", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "typeVersion": 4.3, "position": [ 1440, 200 ] }, { "parameters": { "operation": "appendOrUpdate", "documentId": { "__rl": true, "mode": "id", "value": "={{ $('Config').first().json.sheetId }}" }, "sheetName": { "__rl": true, "mode": "name", "value": "Recipes" }, "columns": { "mappingMode": "defineBelow", "value": { "date": "={{ $now.format('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm') }}", "style": "={{ $json.style }}", "recipe_name": "={{ $json.recipe_name }}", "image_url": "={{ $('Google Image Search').item.json.items[0].link }}" } }, "options": {} }, "id": "save-sheet", "name": "Save to Sheets", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets", "typeVersion": 4.7, "position": [ 1660, 300 ], "credentials": { "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": { "name": "" } } }, { "parameters": { "jsCode": "// Aggregate to HTML\nconst items = $input.all();\nlet html = \"

\ud83c\udf73 Your 3 Recipe Proposals

\";\nitems.forEach(item => {\n const d = item.json;\n const img = $('Google Image Search').item.json.items[0].link || \"\";\n html += `

${d.style}: ${d.recipe_name}

${d.recipe_text}

`;\n});\nreturn { json: { emailBody: html, recipient: $('Normalize Input').first().json.Email } };" }, "id": "aggregate-html", "name": "Aggregate to HTML", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "typeVersion": 2, "position": [ 1800, 460 ] }, { "parameters": { "sendTo": "={{ $json.recipient }}", "subject": "\ud83c\udf73 Your AI Recipe Menu", "emailType": "text", "message": "={{ $json.emailBody }}", "options": {} }, "id": "send-email", "name": "Send Email", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail", "typeVersion": 2.1, "position": [ 2000, 300 ], "credentials": { "gmailOAuth2Api": { "name": "" } } } ], "connections": { "Config": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Test Mode?", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Manual Trigger": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Config", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Test Mode?": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Mock Input", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ], [ { "node": "Ingredient Form", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Mock Input": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Normalize Input", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Ingredient Form": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Normalize Input", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Normalize Input": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Gemini: Generate Recipes", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Gemini: Generate Recipes": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Split into Items", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Split into Items": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Google Image Search", "type": "main", "index": 0 }, { "node": "Save to Sheets", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Google Image Search": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Save to Sheets", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Save to Sheets": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Aggregate to HTML", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Aggregate to HTML": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Send Email", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] } } }