search-recipes

name	search-recipes
description	Find recipes by ingredient, tag, metadata, or text search

Search Recipes

Overview

Search your recipe collection using CookCLI. Searches across:

• Recipe titles
• Ingredients
• Instructions
• Metadata (tags, cuisine, author)
• Notes

Use this skill when:

• Looking for recipes with specific ingredients
• Finding recipes by cuisine or tag
• Searching for a recipe you remember partially

Process

Step 1: Understand Query

Ask: "What are you looking for?"

• Ingredient: "recipes with chicken"
• Multiple ingredients: "recipes with chicken and rice"
• Tag/cuisine: "Italian recipes"
• Text: "something quick for dinner"

Step 2: Run Search

Single term:

cook search chicken

Multiple terms (AND logic):

cook search chicken rice

Phrase search:

cook search "olive oil"

In specific directory:

cook search -b ~/recipes pasta

Step 3: Present Results

Show matching recipes with:

• Recipe name (linked to file)
• Matching context (where the term was found)
• Key metadata (servings, time, tags)

Step 4: Offer Actions

For selected recipe:

• "Open this recipe"
• "Scale to different servings"
• "Add to shopping list"

Examples

User: "Find recipes with chicken"

Run:

cook search chicken

Output:

Found 5 recipes matching "chicken":

1. dinner/Chicken Stir Fry.cook
   Ingredients: @chicken breast{500%g}
   Tags: asian, quick, dinner
   Time: 25 minutes

2. dinner/Chicken Parmesan.cook
   Ingredients: @chicken breast{4}
   Tags: italian, dinner
   Time: 45 minutes

3. lunch/Chicken Salad.cook
   Ingredients: @cooked chicken{300%g}
   Tags: lunch, healthy
   Time: 15 minutes

User: "Something with tomatoes and basil"

Run:

cook search tomatoes basil

Output:

Found 3 recipes matching "tomatoes" AND "basil":

1. dinner/Caprese Salad.cook
2. dinner/Margherita Pizza.cook
3. dinner/Pasta Pomodoro.cook

Reference

Search Command Syntax

# Single term
cook search chicken

# Multiple terms (AND - both must match)
cook search chicken rice

# Phrase (exact match)
cook search "olive oil"

# Specify directory
cook search -b ~/recipes pasta
cook search -b ./dinner quick

Search Scope

CookCLI searches these fields:

• Title - Recipe name
• Ingredients - All @ingredient entries
• Instructions - Full recipe text
• Metadata - Tags, cuisine, author, etc.
• Notes - Content in > blocks

Tips

• Use specific ingredient names: "chicken breast" vs "chicken"
• Search by tag: cook search vegetarian
• Search by cuisine: cook search italian
• Combine for precision: cook search quick vegetarian dinner