Feature Request: Advanced Recipe Management (Allergens, Costing, Sub-Recipes, Dimensions & Calendar Integration)

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Feature Request: Advanced Recipe Management (Allergens, Costing, Sub-Recipes, Dimensions & Calendar Integration)

Describe the solution you'd like

I would like to propose a set of interconnected features to elevate the Nextcloud Cookbook app:

1. Ingredient-Level Data (Allergens, Pricing, Nutrition)

   • Move from recipe-only metadata to ingredient-specific metadata.
   • Allow users to store allergens, price per unit, and nutritional values directly within the ingredient database.
   • The app should automatically calculate the total cost and total nutrition for the entire recipe based on the scaled ingredient amounts.

2. Sub-Recipes / Recipe Referencing

   • Allow a recipe to be used as an ingredient inside another recipe (e.g., using a "Tomato Sauce" recipe as a base component for a "Lasagna" recipe).
   • Changes to the base recipe should dynamically update the cost, nutrition, and scaling of the parent recipe.

3. Advanced Yield and Dimensions (Baking/Catering Focus)

   • Expand the simple "Servings" field.
   • Add fields for physical dimensions (e.g., Cake Pan 22x9 cm), total weight (e.g., 2 kg), and piece count (e.g., 12 pieces) to better handle baking recipes.

4. Nextcloud Calendar Integration for Production Planning

   • Add a "Schedule Production" button directly inside a recipe.
   • Clicking this should open a prompt to select a date and time (e.g., "Bake Bread on 2027-02-12").
   • This action should automatically create an event in a chosen Nextcloud Calendar with a reminder and a direct link back to the Cookbook recipe.

Additional context

This would bridge the gap between a simple digital recipe book and a powerful tool for passionate bakers, meal-preppers, and small catering workflows, heavily leveraging Nextcloud's core strength (Calendar integration).