Okay, here’s my attempt at a blog post, following all your instructions:
So, the other day I was messing around, trying to get a simple “Tunis Menu” working. Nothing fancy, just wanted to see if I could whip something up. I figured, “Hey, how hard could it be?” Turns out, it’s a little more involved than I initially thought, but still pretty fun!
First, I started by sketching out what I wanted. Literally, on a piece of paper. I find it helps to visualize things before I dive into the code. I decided on a basic structure: a main heading, a few sections for different food categories (like Appetizers, Main Courses, Desserts), and then items listed under each category.
Getting My Hands Dirty
Next, I opened up my trusty text editor. No fancy IDEs or anything, just a plain old text editor. I began by typing out the basic HTML structure. You know, the usual <html>, <head>, <body> stuff. I don’t bother with all the meta tags and whatnot when I’m just experimenting.
Then, I created a <div> to hold the whole menu. Inside that, I added an <h2> for the “Tunis Menu” title. Simple enough.
Building the Sections
This is where it got a little repetitive. For each section (Appetizers, etc.), I created another <div>. Inside each of those divs, I added an <h3> for the section title.
Now for the menu items. I decided to use unordered lists (<ul>) for these. So, within each section <div>, I added a <ul>. Then, for each food item, I added an <li> (list item) inside the <ul>. I typed in the names of some Tunisian dishes, just making them up as I went along.
- Brik
- Tunisian Salad
- Couscous
- Tajine
I kept repeating this process: section <div>, section <h3>, item <ul>, item <li>. It felt a bit like an assembly line, but hey, it got the job done.
The Final Touches (Sort Of)
Once I had all the sections and items in place, I took a look at it in my browser. It was… functional. But ugly. Very ugly. All the text was just crammed together, no styling whatsoever.
I thought about adding some CSS to make it look nicer, but honestly, I was getting a bit tired. I figured I could always come back to that later. For now, I had a working, albeit plain, “Tunis Menu”. Mission accomplished (sort of)!
I might give it style in another moment, It was a good pratice.
