@Override
    public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        this.mBinding = DataBindingUtil.setContentView(
                this,
                R.layout.activity_baking);

        // the activity_baking.xml view is empty except for a frame-layout that is responsible for
        // being populated with the recycler view list of recipes.
        RecipesFragment recipesFragment = new RecipesFragment();
        FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();

        fragmentManager.beginTransaction().add(R.id.fl_recipes, recipesFragment).commit();

        // now need to provide some logic to actually get the recipes.
        NetworkUtils.getRecipesFromNetwork(recipesFragment);
    }