Why This Exists

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Keegan and I love working on little personal projects together, especially when they combine our powers.

 

I’m a scientist and systems modeler. 

I can’t not see the world through data, parameters, and optimization.

I’m also a hobbyist web designer. And a lifelong stir fry consumer (read: menace). 

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Keegan builds websites.

He’s also an intuitive cook – particularly when it comes to stir fry. 

No recipes. No measurements. Just improvised ingredients and a wok.

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This project happened the way our favorite ones do: totally organically, out of a shared craving and a mutual obsession with building things that are technically unnecessary but spiritually essential.

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The Stir-Fry Epiphany

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One night we realized: stir-fry is basically a formula.

 

There’s a base that never really changes: garlic, scallion, ginger, sesame oil, soy sauce. The constants.

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Then you throw in the variables: something sweet, something sour, something umami. Pick a protein. Add a veggie. Boom.

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It’s not a recipe. It’s a model.

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And once I said that out loud, my brain couldn’t let it go.

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Naturally, We Made It Clickable

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So we built a little web app. It keeps the constants and randomizes the variables. It’s a linear model disguised as a dinner generator.

(Or maybe the other way around??)

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I designed the site and the algo. 

Keegan built the site and made the food. 

We both enthusiastically taste-tested (many times, for science).

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What This Really is

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This isn’t a polished GTM product. 

It’s a small spontaneous piece of collaborative (romantic?!) art. 

It’s a manifestation of delight in between structure and randomness.

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It’s a button for when your brain is tired but your fridge isn’t empty. 

A framework for making dinner when you don’t want to follow rules but still want it to taste good.

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We made it because we love stir fry. 

And because we love collaborating.

We made it for fun. And for dinner. 

We hope it gives you a little of both.

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