diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4659954..91cf247 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
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+        "es5-ext": "^0.10.50",
+        "type": "^1.0.1"
+      }
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-2.6.9.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es5-ext/-/es5-ext-0.10.61.tgz",
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+        "es6-iterator": "^2.0.3",
+        "es6-symbol": "^3.1.3",
+        "next-tick": "^1.1.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "es6-iterator": {
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+        "es5-ext": "^0.10.35",
+        "es6-symbol": "^3.1.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "es6-symbol": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es6-symbol/-/es6-symbol-3.1.3.tgz",
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+        "ext": "^1.1.2"
+      }
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+    "es6-template-strings": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es6-template-strings/-/es6-template-strings-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5kTq0dEJfsm/EAteUCgLazcvWEhriVGwWFY3YgIsz89fJd+smi65/N1eS1Hn3B2dAngiqd0EvpXjr8lb7Quzkw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "es5-ext": "^0.10.12",
+        "esniff": "^1.1"
+      }
+    },
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     },
+    "esniff": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/esniff/-/esniff-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vmHXOeOt7FJLsqofvFk4WB3ejvcHizCd8toXXwADmYfd02p2QwHRgkUbhYDX54y08nqk818CUTWipgZGlyN07g==",
+      "requires": {
+        "d": "1",
+        "es5-ext": "^0.10.12"
+      }
+    },
     "etag": {
       "version": "1.8.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/etag/-/etag-1.8.1.tgz",
@@ -1150,6 +1290,21 @@
         "formidable": "^1.0.17"
       }
     },
+    "ext": {
+      "version": "1.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ext/-/ext-1.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sdBImtzkq2HpkdRLtlLWDa6w4DX22ijZLKx8BMPUuKe1c5lbN6xwQDQCxSfxBQnHZ13ls/FH0MQZx/q/gr6FQg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "type": "^2.5.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "type": {
+          "version": "2.6.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type/-/type-2.6.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-eiDBDOmkih5pMbo9OqsqPRGMljLodLcwd5XD5JbtNB0o89xZAwynY9EdCDsJU7LtcVCClu9DvM7/0Ep1hYX3EQ=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "filelist": {
       "version": "1.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/filelist/-/filelist-1.0.4.tgz",
@@ -1390,6 +1545,11 @@
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     },
+    "next-tick": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/next-tick/-/next-tick-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CXdUiJembsNjuToQvxayPZF9Vqht7hewsvy2sOWafLvi2awflj9mOC6bHIg50orX8IJvWKY9wYQ/zB2kogPslQ=="
+    },
     "object-inspect": {
       "version": "1.12.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-inspect/-/object-inspect-1.12.2.tgz",
@@ -1550,6 +1710,11 @@
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     },
+    "type": {
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type/-/type-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+5nt5AAniqsCnu2cEQQdpzCAh33kVx8n0VoFidKpB1dVVLAN/F+bgVOqOJqOnEnrhp222clB5p3vUlD+1QAnfg=="
+    },
     "type-is": {
       "version": "1.6.18",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-is/-/type-is-1.6.18.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6dacc2d..5b1da6c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "dynamic-scrollspy": "^0.2.0",
     "ejs": "^3.1.8",
+    "es6-template-strings": "^2.0.1",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-formidable": "^1.2.0",
     "markdown-it": "^13.0.1",
diff --git a/recipes/template/recipe_template.md b/recipes/template/recipe_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eaf589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/template/recipe_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# ${recipe_name_input}
+
+${tags}
+
+## Ingredients
+
+Measure | Unit | Weight | Ingredient
+--------|------|--------|-----------
+${ingredient_input}
+
+## Instructions
+
+${instruction_input}
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index ec5e683..f906d35 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 const PORT = 8090;
 var express = require('express');
+// formidable helps get JSON POST request content
 const formidable = require('express-formidable');
+var compile = require('es6-template-strings/compile'),
+    resolveToString = require('es6-template-strings/resolve-to-string'),
+    fs = require('fs');
+// create a function that can convert from recipe template literal -> new recipe markdown
+const recipeMarkdownDir = "./recipes/";
+recipe_template_raw = fs.readFileSync(recipeMarkdownDir + "template/recipe_template.md", "utf-8");
+compiledRecipeTemplate = compile(recipe_template_raw);
+
 var app = express();
 
 app.use(formidable());
@@ -43,9 +52,36 @@ app.get(/\/.*/, function (req, res) {
     res.render(pathname, { "page": page });
 });
 
+function toCamelCase(str) {
+    return str.replace(/(?:^\w|[A-Z]|\b\w)/g, function (word, index) {
+        return index == 0 ? word.toLowerCase() : word.toUpperCase();
+    }).replace(/\s+/g, '');
+}
+
+// When a user successfully submits a new recipe a post request with
+// JSON content of recipe data ends up here
 app.post("/new_recipe", function (req, res) {
-    console.log(JSON.stringify(req.fields));
-    res.send('mission success');
+    let dataIn = req.fields;
+
+    filename = recipeMarkdownDir + toCamelCase(dataIn.recipe_name_input) + ".md";
+    if (fs.existsSync(recipeMarkdownDir + filename)) {
+        res.status(409).send(`Already have a recipe with name "${dataIn.recipe_name_input}"`);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // TODO: more input checking
+
+    // add a '#' to all the tags in the input list
+    formatted_tags = dataIn.tag_input.split(",")
+        .map(elem => "#" + elem)
+        .join(" ");
+
+    dataIn.tags = formatted_tags
+
+    formattedMarkdownRecipe = resolveToString(compiledRecipeTemplate, dataIn);
+    fs.writeFileSync(filename, formattedMarkdownRecipe, 'utf-8');
+
+    res.send('Successfully added!');
 });
 
 app.listen(PORT);