Mealie Cookbook Generator

After digitizing all our family recipes into Mealie, I wanted a way to share them back with family in a consistent, printable format. No more magazine clippings and notecards with unreadable handwriting—just clean, professional cookbooks generated on demand.

The Solution: I built a Python script that pulls recipes from Mealie’s API and generates formatted PDF cookbooks. Each recipe gets consistent styling, proper measurements, and clear instructions. The script is simple but effective—exactly what it needs to be for personal use.

What It Does:

• Connects to Mealie’s REST API to fetch recipe data
• Applies consistent PDF formatting and layout
• Generates print-ready cookbooks with custom selections
• Preserves family recipes in a shareable, archival format

It’s a straightforward automation project that solved a real problem: keeping family culinary traditions accessible and organized.

An example_output is available on the Github Page for the project.