recipes

name	recipes
description	CLI for Valdemarsro.dk recipes — search and view Danish recipes
tagline	Search and view Danish recipes from valdemarsro.dk
last-updated	2026-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

recipes-dk

What

CLI wrapper for Valdemarsro.dk recipes, Denmark's popular recipe site. Search for recipes by keyword and view full recipe details including ingredients, instructions, and nutrition info. Defaults to vegetarian meals only.

Usage

recipes <command> [options]

Prerequisites

cd /Users/dansmart/.pi/agent/skills/recipes
uv pip install -e .   # Install CLI with dependencies (beautifulsoup4)

Standard library + BeautifulSoup4 only. All commands support --json for machine-readable output.

Commands

Command	What it does
recipes search QUERY [filters]	Search with filters (veggie on by default)
recipes view URL	View a single recipe with full details

Search

# Search vegetarian recipes (default)
recipes search "curry"

# Search all recipes (disable veggie filter)
recipes search "pasta" --no-veggie

# Filter by cooking time (under 20 min)
recipes search "salat" --time 0_20

# Combine filters: asian + vegan + under 30 min
recipes search "wok" --theme asian --vegan --time 21_30

# Search for Christmas desserts
recipes search "kage" --season christmas --meal-type dessert

# JSON output
recipes search "pasta" --json

Available filters

Dietary:

• --vegan — Vegan recipes
• --no-veggie — Disable default vegetarian filter

Meal type (--meal-type): dinner, breakfast, lunch, dessert, snack, starter, cocktail, ...

Season (--season): spring, summer, autumn, winter, christmas, easter, halloween, ...

Time (--time): 0_20 (0-20 min), 21_30, 31_45, 45_plus

Theme (--theme): asian, indian, mexican, pasta, pizza, soup, grill, seafood, ...

Filters can be combined and are passed to Valdemarsro.dk's built-in search API.

View

# View a recipe by full URL
recipes view https://www.valdemarsro.dk/halloumi-curry/

# View by path (base URL added automatically)
recipes view /halloumi-curry/

# JSON output
recipes view https://www.valdemarsro.dk/halloumi-curry/ --json

Output format

Human-readable (default)

Search/list output:

Vegetarian recipes:

1. Halloumi Curry
   https://www.valdemarsro.dk/halloumi-curry/

2. Vegetarisk Lasagnesuppe
   https://www.valdemarsro.dk/vegetarisk-lasagnesuppe/

View output:

============================================================
Halloumi Curry
============================================================

Lækker cremet curry med stegt halloumi...

INGREDIENTS
----------------------------------------
  • 2 pakker halloumi
  • 1 løg
  • 2 fed hvidløg
  ...

INSTRUCTIONS
----------------------------------------
  1. Skær halloumi i tern
  2. Svits løg og hvidløg
  ...

TIPS
----------------------------------------
  • Serveres gerne med ris eller naanbrød

NUTRITION
----------------------------------------
  Energi: 450 kcal
  Protein: 25 g
  ...

Source: https://www.valdemarsro.dk/halloumi-curry/

JSON (--json)

Search/list JSON:

[
  {
    "title": "Halloumi Curry",
    "url": "https://www.valdemarsro.dk/halloumi-curry/"
  }
]

View JSON:

{
  "title": "Halloumi Curry",
  "description": "Lækker cremet curry...",
  "ingredients": ["2 pakker halloumi", "..."],
  "instructions": ["Skær halloumi i tern", "..."],
  "nutrition": { "Energi": "450 kcal", "...": "..." },
  "tips": ["Serveres gerne med ris..."],
  "servings": null,
  "time": null
}

Gotchas

• Vegetarian default: Search and list default to vegetarian-only mode. Use --all to include meat and fish recipes.
• Site scraping: This CLI scrapes the public Valdemarsro.dk website. If the site structure changes, parsing may break.
• Rate limiting: Be respectful — don't hammer the site. The CLI is intended for interactive use, not bulk scraping.
• Danish content: All recipes are in Danish. The CLI does not translate.
• Premium recipes: Some recipes may be marked as "Premium" and require a subscription on the website — the CLI can still fetch them if they're publicly accessible.

Implementation notes

How it works

The CLI uses Python's standard library (urllib, html.parser) plus BeautifulSoup4 for HTML parsing. No official API exists — this reverse-engineers the public HTML structure.

How filters work

The CLI uses Valdemarsro.dk's built-in search API at /soeg/ with filter term IDs. Filters are combined using comma-separated term IDs (e.g. terms=3745,duration_0,3821 for vegetarian + under 20 min + Asian).

The vegetarian filter (--veggie) is enabled by default. Disable it with --no-veggie to search all recipes including meat and fish.

Testing

Test the CLI:

cd /Users/dansmart/.pi/agent/skills/recipes

# Install dependencies
uv pip install -e .

# Test vegetarian search
uv run recipes search "curry"

# Test vegetarian list
uv run recipes veggie

# Test view (known recipe)
uv run recipes view https://www.valdemarsro.dk/halloumi-curry/

# Test JSON output
uv run recipes search "pasta" --json | head -20

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