Using .each in Rails

Using .each allows you to render multiple records in the view, note, if you are only rendering 1 record there is no need to use the .each method

Examples

Rendering multiple records within the view

 <% @latestrecipe.each do |r| %>
  <li><%= r.dish_name %></li>
  <li><%= r.country_of_origin %></li>
  <li><%= r.difficulty %></li>
  <li><%= r.preperation_time %></li>
  <li><%= ingredient_names(r.ingredients) %></li>
  <li><%= preperation_steps(r.preperations) %></li>
<% end %> 

In the relevant controller

 @latestrecipe = Recipe.order("created_at desc").limit(5)

Rendering one record within the view

<li><%= @featurerecipe.dish_name %></li>

In the relevant controller

@featurerecipe = Recipe.offset(rand(Recipe.count)).first