diff --git a/cmd.go b/cmd.go
index 8df88dc..374607e 100644
--- a/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd.go
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 type generateCmd struct {
-	Path   string `arg:"" help:"Path to the directory with the recipes."`
-	Output string `default:"dist" help:"Path to the directory where the files will be generated."`
+	Path    string `arg:"" help:"Path to the directory with the recipes."`
+	Output  string `default:"dist" help:"Path to the directory where the files will be generated."`
+	NameKey string `default:"name" short:"n" help:"The metadata key for the recipe name."`
 }
 
 var cli struct {
diff --git a/sandwitchboard.go b/sandwitchboard.go
index 890b067..0fd56d9 100644
--- a/sandwitchboard.go
+++ b/sandwitchboard.go
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ func (g *generateCmd) Run() error {
 		}
 
 		ext := filepath.Ext(d.Name())
-		recipeName := strings.TrimSuffix(d.Name(), ext)
 		if d.IsDir() {
 			dirpath := filepath.Join(g.Output, relpath)
 			slog.Debug("Directory found, creating output dir", "path", path, "dirpath", dirpath)
@@ -242,7 +241,14 @@ func (g *generateCmd) Run() error {
 		}
 
 		slog.Debug("Parsed file", "path", path, "steps", len(recipe.Steps))
-		recipeDistPath := filepath.Join(g.Output, filepath.Dir(relpath), fmt.Sprintf("%s.html", recipeName))
+
+		filenameWithoutExt := strings.TrimSuffix(d.Name(), ext)
+		recipeName := filenameWithoutExt
+		if name, ok := recipe.Metadata[g.NameKey]; ok {
+			recipeName = name
+		}
+
+		recipeDistPath := filepath.Join(g.Output, filepath.Dir(relpath), fmt.Sprintf("%s.html", filenameWithoutExt))
 		data := map[string]any{"name": recipeName, "recipe": recipe, "path": path, "relpath": getRelpath(relpath)}
 		slog.Debug("Executing template", "recipeName", recipeName, "recipeWebPath", recipeDistPath)
 		if err := executeTemplateToFile("recipe", data, recipeDistPath); err != nil {