Ever find yourself staring at the fridge, wondering what you can throw together without spending half your evening in the kitchen? Lazy Meal was my attempt at solving exactly that problem - a curated database of meals that actually respect your time.
The Concept
What makes a meal "lazy"? Most recipe sites rate difficulty by technique - but that's not what stops most people from cooking. It's the prep work and the cleanup. So I built an effort scale around three things that actually matter:
- Washing - How much rinsing or soaking is required?
- Cutting - How much chopping, dicing, or prep work?
- Cleanup - How many pots, pans, and dishes will you be left with?
Each meal gets rated on these three axes, so you can find something that fits exactly how much energy you have left after a long day.
Technical Stack
The site was built with Go, templ, htmx, and SQLite - a stack I've grown quite fond of for small web projects. templ gives you type-safe HTML templates with Go's syntax, htmx handles all the interactivity without writing a single line of JavaScript, and SQLite keeps everything self-contained and fast.
The project is no longer online, but it was a fun exercise in building something practical with tools that prioritize simplicity over complexity.