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+# prompts user for all three parts of the dish name:
+# adjective, method, and food
+welcome_message = "Welcome to the random menu generator. \n" +
+                  "Using your inputs, this program will create 10 dishes " +
+                  "and display the number of dishes of your liking. " +
+                  "Let's start with your inputs."
+adj = []
+# getting user input for adjectives
+puts welcome_message
+print "give me 10 adjectives:"
+adj_input = gets.chomp
+adj << adj_input
+
+while adj.count < 10
+  puts "keep going"
+  adj_input = gets.chomp
+  adj << adj_input
+end
+
+method = []
+#getting user input for cooking methods
+print "great, now onto cooking methods, give me 10:"
+method_input = gets.chomp
+method << method_input
+
+while method.count < 10
+  puts "keep going"
+  method_input = gets.chomp
+  method << method_input
+end
+
+food = []
+# get user input for food
+
+print "give me 10 foods:"
+food_input = gets.chomp
+food << food_input
+
+while food.count < 10
+  puts "keep going"
+  food_input = gets.chomp
+  food << food_input
+end
+
+# create hash to store dish list
+# create empty hash to store dish_list and index number
+# in order to display it later
+dish_list = []
+dish_list_with_number = []
+
+# randomly selet index from previous arrays and create 10 dishes
+# push dishes into the dish_list hash
+10.times do |dish|
+  dish = adj[rand(0..9)] + " " + method[rand(0..9)] + " " + food[rand(0..9)]
+  dish_list.push(dish)
+end
+
+#display the dish hash with its index
+dish_list.each_with_index do |dish, index|
+  # puts "#{index + 1}. #{dish}"
+  dish_list_with_number << "#{index + 1}. #{dish}"
+end
+
+# prompts user for how many dishes displayed
+puts "How many dishes would you like to see?"
+user_input = gets.chomp.to_i
+until user_input > 0 && user_input <= 10
+  puts "not a valid selection, choose between 1 and 10"
+  user_input = gets.chomp.to_i
+end
+
+puts dish_list_with_number[0...user_input]