diff --git a/vue3/src/components/display/HorizontalMealPlanWindow.vue b/vue3/src/components/display/HorizontalMealPlanWindow.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebd4b5180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vue3/src/components/display/HorizontalMealPlanWindow.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+<template>
+    <v-row justify="space-between">
+        <v-col>
+            <h2><i class="fas fa-calendar-week fa-fw"></i> Meal Plans</h2>
+        </v-col>
+    </v-row>
+
+    <v-row class="mt-0" v-if="mealPlanWindows.length > 0">
+        <v-col>
+            <v-window show-arrows>
+                <v-window-item v-for="w in mealPlanWindows" class="pt-1 pb-1">
+                    <v-row>
+                        <v-col v-for="mealPlanGridItem in w">
+                            <v-list density="compact" class="pt-0 pb-0">
+                                <v-list-item>
+
+                                    <div class="d-flex justify-space-between">
+                                        <div class="align-self-center">
+                                            {{ mealPlanGridItem.date_label }}
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div class="align-self-center">
+                                            <v-btn variant="flat" icon="fas fa-plus" size="small"></v-btn>
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+
+                                </v-list-item>
+                                <v-divider v-if="mealPlanGridItem.plan_entries.length > 0"></v-divider>
+                                <v-list-item v-for="p in mealPlanGridItem.plan_entries">
+                                    <template #prepend>
+                                        <v-avatar :image="p.recipe.image" v-if="p.recipe?.image"></v-avatar>
+                                        <v-avatar image="../../assets/recipe_no_image.svg" v-else></v-avatar>
+                                    </template>
+                                    <v-list-item-title>
+                                        <span v-if="p.recipe">{{ p.recipe.name }}</span>
+                                        <span v-else>{{ p.title }}</span>
+                                    </v-list-item-title>
+                                    <v-list-item-subtitle>
+                                        {{ p.mealType.name }}
+                                    </v-list-item-subtitle>
+                                </v-list-item>
+
+                            </v-list>
+                        </v-col>
+                    </v-row>
+                </v-window-item>
+            </v-window>
+        </v-col>
+    </v-row>
+    <v-row v-if="mealPlanWindows.length == 0 && skeletons > 0">
+        <v-col>
+            <v-window>
+                <v-window-item>
+                    <v-row>
+                        <v-col v-for="n in skeletons">
+                            <v-skeleton-loader :elevation="3" type="card"></v-skeleton-loader>
+                        </v-col>
+                    </v-row>
+                </v-window-item>
+            </v-window>
+        </v-col>
+    </v-row>
+
+</template>
+
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import {computed, onMounted, PropType, ref, toRefs} from 'vue'
+import RecipeCard from "@/components/display/RecipeCard.vue";
+import {useDisplay} from "vuetify";
+import {MealPlan, Recipe, RecipeOverview} from "@/openapi";
+import {useMealPlanStore} from "@/stores/MealPlanStore";
+import {DateTime} from "luxon";
+
+const {mdAndUp} = useDisplay()
+const loading = ref(false)
+
+let numberOfCols = computed(() => {
+    return mdAndUp.value ? 5 : 2
+})
+
+type MealPlanGridItem = {
+    date: DateTime,
+    create_default_date: String,
+    date_label: String,
+    plan_entries: Array<MealPlan>,
+}
+
+const meal_plan_grid = computed(() => {
+    let grid = [] as MealPlanGridItem[]
+
+    if (useMealPlanStore().plan_list.length > 0) {
+        console.log('found plans')
+        for (const x of Array(4).keys()) {
+            let grid_day_date = DateTime.now().plus({days: x})
+            console.log('going trough days ', x, grid_day_date)
+            grid.push({
+                date: grid_day_date,
+                create_default_date: grid_day_date.toISODate(), // improve meal plan edit modal to do formatting itself and accept dates
+                date_label: grid_day_date.toLocaleString(DateTime.DATE_MED),
+                plan_entries: useMealPlanStore().plan_list.filter(m => (DateTime.fromJSDate(m.fromDate) <= grid_day_date && DateTime.fromJSDate((m.toDate != undefined) ? m.toDate : m.fromDate) >= grid_day_date)),
+            } as MealPlanGridItem)
+        }
+    }
+    return grid
+})
+
+let mealPlanWindows = computed(() => {
+    let windows = [] as Array<Array<MealPlanGridItem>>
+    let current_window = [] as Array<MealPlanGridItem>
+    for (const [i, mealPlanGridItem] of meal_plan_grid.value.entries()) {
+        current_window.push(mealPlanGridItem)
+
+        if (i % numberOfCols.value == numberOfCols.value - 1) {
+            if (current_window.length > 0) {
+                windows.push(current_window)
+            }
+            current_window = []
+        }
+    }
+    if (current_window.length > 0) {
+        windows.push(current_window)
+    }
+    return windows
+})
+
+onMounted(() => {
+    loading.value = true
+    useMealPlanStore().refreshFromAPI(DateTime.now().toJSDate(), DateTime.now().plus({days: 7}).toJSDate()).finally(() => {
+        loading.value = false
+    })
+})
+
+</script>
+
+
+<style scoped>
+
+</style>
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diff --git a/vue3/src/components/display/HorizontalRecipeScroller.vue b/vue3/src/components/display/HorizontalRecipeWindow.vue
similarity index 97%
rename from vue3/src/components/display/HorizontalRecipeScroller.vue
rename to vue3/src/components/display/HorizontalRecipeWindow.vue
index c70814ae1..9451b6486 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/display/HorizontalRecipeScroller.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/display/HorizontalRecipeWindow.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         </v-col>
     </v-row>
 
-    <v-row v-if="recipeWindows.length > 0">
+    <v-row class="mt-0" v-if="recipeWindows.length > 0">
         <v-col>
             <v-window show-arrows>
                 <v-window-item v-for="w in recipeWindows" class="pt-1 pb-1">
diff --git a/vue3/src/pages/RecipeSearchPage.vue b/vue3/src/pages/RecipeSearchPage.vue
index ff7e27f5c..3c5b67f05 100644
--- a/vue3/src/pages/RecipeSearchPage.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/pages/RecipeSearchPage.vue
@@ -1,49 +1,7 @@
 <template>
     <v-container>
 
-        <v-row justify="space-between">
-            <v-col>
-                <h2><i class="fas fa-calendar-week fa-fw"></i> Meal Plan</h2>
-            </v-col>
-        </v-row>
-
-        <v-row>
-            <v-col v-for="day in meal_plan_grid">
-                <v-list density="compact">
-                    <v-list-item>
-                        {{ day.date_label }}
-                    </v-list-item>
-                    <v-divider></v-divider>
-                    <v-list-item v-for="p in day.plan_entries">
-                        <template #prepend>
-                            <v-avatar :image="p.recipe.image" v-if="p.recipe?.image"></v-avatar>
-                            <v-avatar image="../../assets/recipe_no_image.svg" v-else></v-avatar>
-                        </template>
-                        <v-list-item-title>
-                            <span v-if="p.recipe">{{ p.recipe.name }}</span>
-                            <span v-else>{{ p.title }}</span>
-                        </v-list-item-title>
-                        <v-list-item-subtitle>
-                            {{ p.mealType.name }}
-                        </v-list-item-subtitle>
-                    </v-list-item>
-
-                </v-list>
-            </v-col>
-        </v-row>
-
-
-        <v-row>
-            <v-col>
-                <v-window show-arrows>
-                    <v-window-item>
-                        <v-row>
-
-                        </v-row>
-                    </v-window-item>
-                </v-window>
-            </v-col>
-        </v-row>
+        <horizontal-meal-plan-window title="Meal Plans"></horizontal-meal-plan-window>
 
 
         <!--TODO ideas for "start page": new recipes, meal plan, "last year/month/cooked long ago", high rated, random keyword -->
@@ -63,14 +21,15 @@ import KeywordsComponent from "@/components/display/KeywordsBar.vue";
 import RecipeCardComponent from "@/components/display/RecipeCard.vue";
 import GlobalSearchDialog from "@/components/inputs/GlobalSearchDialog.vue";
 import RecipeCard from "@/components/display/RecipeCard.vue";
-import HorizontalRecipeScroller from "@/components/display/HorizontalRecipeScroller.vue";
+import HorizontalRecipeScroller from "@/components/display/HorizontalRecipeWindow.vue";
 import {DateTime} from "luxon";
 import {useMealPlanStore} from "@/stores/MealPlanStore";
+import HorizontalMealPlanWindow from "@/components/display/HorizontalMealPlanWindow.vue";
 
 
 export default defineComponent({
     name: "RecipeSearchPage",
-    components: {HorizontalRecipeScroller, RecipeCard, GlobalSearchDialog, RecipeCardComponent, KeywordsComponent},
+    components: {HorizontalMealPlanWindow, HorizontalRecipeScroller, RecipeCard, GlobalSearchDialog, RecipeCardComponent, KeywordsComponent},
     computed: {
 
         meal_plan_grid: function () {
@@ -106,8 +65,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
     mounted() {
         const api = new ApiApi()
 
-        useMealPlanStore().refreshFromAPI(DateTime.now().toJSDate(), DateTime.now().plus({days: 7}).toJSDate())
-
         api.apiRecipeList({_new: 'true', pageSize: 16}).then(r => {
             if (r.results != undefined) { // TODO openapi generator makes arrays nullable for some reason
                 this.new_recipes = r.results
diff --git a/vue3/src/stores/MealPlanStore.ts b/vue3/src/stores/MealPlanStore.ts
index fb070562e..05be9224d 100644
--- a/vue3/src/stores/MealPlanStore.ts
+++ b/vue3/src/stores/MealPlanStore.ts
@@ -55,13 +55,14 @@ export const useMealPlanStore = defineStore(_STORE_ID, () => {
             currently_updating.value = [from_date, to_date] // certainly no perfect check but better than nothing
 
             const api = new ApiApi()
-            api.apiMealPlanList({fromDate: DateTime.fromJSDate(from_date).toISODate() as string, toDate: DateTime.fromJSDate(to_date).toISODate() as string}).then(r => {
+            return api.apiMealPlanList({fromDate: DateTime.fromJSDate(from_date).toISODate() as string, toDate: DateTime.fromJSDate(to_date).toISODate() as string}).then(r => {
                 r.forEach((p) => {
                     plans.value.set(p.id, p)
                 })
                 currently_updating.value = [new Date(0), new Date(0)]
             })
         }
+        return new Promise(() => {})
     }
 
     function createObject(object: MealPlan) {