else{ 			
				//to get recipes that have at least the listed ingredients, taking quantity into consideration
				
				System.out.println("HI");
				String temp = "LOL";
				ArrayList <String>IDListBase = new ArrayList<String>();
				
				String recNameQuery="SELECT recipe_id, recipe_name FROM recipe WHERE NOT EXISTS( SELECT * FROM ingredient_recipe WHERE NOT";

				for (int j=0; j<extractedIngredientIDs.size(); j++){
				       recNameQuery+=" (ingredient_recipe.ingredient_id = ? and ingredient_recipe.quantity < ? )";
				       if (j<extractedIngredientIDs.size()-1){
				               recNameQuery+=" or";
				       }
				}
				recNameQuery+=")";
				st=dbconn.prepareStatement(recNameQuery);
				for (int j=0; j<extractedIngredientIDs.size(); j++){
				       st.setInt(j*2+1,extractedIngredientIDs.get(j));
				       st.setInt(j*2+2, extractedQuantities.get(j));
				}
				rs=st.executeQuery();
				System.out.println("HI");
				while(rs.next()) {
					temp = rs.getString("recipe_ID");
					if (!IDListBase.contains(temp))
						IDListBase.add(temp);
					}
				for (String t : IDListBase){
					System.out.println(t);
				}
				
				//to search based on a keyword in the description
				String keyword = keywordSearchField.getText().toLowerCase();
				System.out.println("HI");
				if(!(keyword == null || keyword.equals(""))){
					recNameQuery = "SELECT recipe_id, recipe_name FROM recipe WHERE LOWER(directions) LIKE '% ? %' ";
					st.setString(1, keyword);
					rs=st.executeQuery();
				}
				ArrayList<String> DirectionsList = new ArrayList<String>();
				while(rs.next()) {
					temp = rs.getString("recipe_ID");
						DirectionsList.add(temp);
					}
				for (String q : DirectionsList){
					System.out.println(q);
				}
				
				System.out.println("HI");
				/*
				recNameQuery="SELECT recipe_id, recipe_name FROM recipe WHERE directions='% ? %'";
				st.setString(1, keyword);
				rs=st.executeQuery();
				 */

				//to search by ethnicity
				String ethnicity= ethnicityBox.getSelectedItem().toString().toLowerCase();
				System.out.println(ethnicity);
					recNameQuery="SELECT recipe_id, recipe_name FROM recipe WHERE LOWER(ethnicity) = ? ";
					st.setString(1,ethnicity);
					rs=st.executeQuery();
					System.out.println("HI");
					ArrayList<String> EthnicityList = new ArrayList<String>();
					while(rs.next()) {
						temp = rs.getString("recipe_ID");
							EthnicityList.add(temp);
						}
					for (String v : EthnicityList){
						System.out.println(v);
					}
					
					ArrayList<String> Result = new ArrayList<String>();
					
					for(String s : IDListBase){
						if(EthnicityList.size()==0){
							if(DirectionsList.contains(s))Result.add(s);
						}
						else if (DirectionsList.size()==0){
							Result.add(s);
						}
						else if(EthnicityList.contains(s)&&DirectionsList.contains(s)){
							Result.add(s);
						}
					}
					System.out.println("HI");
					for (String a : Result){
						System.out.println(a);
					}
					
				//to get recipes that have only the listed ingredients, taking quantity into consideration

				
			} // end else (!anyParam)