“Farm-to-table software”: How I built a Thanksgiving party hub using Lovable for managing invites, dishes, shared recipes, and photos

In today’s pre-Thanksgiving episode, I walk you through how I vibe coded my very own “Thanksgiving party hub” using Lovable—and how I transformed it from AI-generated slop into something warm, personal, and genuinely useful. I show you exactly how I upleveled the typography, visuals, and structure using Google Fonts and Midjourney style references, and then I share one of my favorite real-life AI hacks: how to turn any messy online recipe into a clean, step-by-step, kid-friendly version that’s actually usable while you’re cooking. This is a cozy, practical walkthrough of my real design process—the little tricks I use to make AI-built apps feel handcrafted instead of generic. What you’ll learn: How to build a fully functional Thanksgiving party hub in Lovable—guests, dishes, recipes, and photos How I uplevel AI-generated designs using Google Fonts and Tailwind How to use Midjourney style references to create custom images that match your aesthetic How to add custom features to vibe-coded apps, like dietary preferences and allergen tags How to iterate on layouts inside Lovable using screenshots and small, targeted prompts How I use ChatGPT to restructure recipes so the measurements are embedded directly in each step How to make recipes kid-friendly and easier to follow using a simple formatting prompt — Brought to you by: WorkOS —Make your app enterprise-ready today — Where to find Claire Vo: ChatPRD: https://www.chatprd.ai/ Website: https://clairevo.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/ X: https://x.com/clairevo — In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Introduction to the Thanksgiving party hub concept (02:20) Starting a project in Lovable and initial design assessment (04:59) Upleveling typography with Google Font combinations (08:36) Creating custom header images with Midjourney (11:39) Adjusting aspect ratios for Midjourney images (14:22) Fixing design issues incrementally (18:52) Adding dietary-restriction functionality (23:36) AI recipe reformatting for easier cooking (26:02) Thoughts on ChatGPT 5.1 (30:51) Final implementation and recipe sharing — Tools referenced: • Lovable: https://lovable.dev/ • Midjourney: https://www.midjourney.com/ • Google Fonts: https://fonts.google.com/ • ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/ • Canva Font Combinations: https://www.canva.com/font-combinations/ — Other references: • Polenta and Sausage Stuffing Recipe: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/polenta-and-sausage-stuffing-233030 • Runaway Pancakes (kid-friendly recipe site): https://runawaypancakes.com/ — Production and marketing by https://penname.co/ . For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email jordan@penname.co.