diff --git a/cookbook/helper/mdx_attributes.py b/cookbook/helper/mdx_attributes.py
index 2bde4a105..6eeaecd3d 100644
--- a/cookbook/helper/mdx_attributes.py
+++ b/cookbook/helper/mdx_attributes.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class StyleTreeprocessor(Treeprocessor):
     def run_processor(self, node):
         for child in node:
             if child.tag == "table":
-                child.set("class", "table table-bordered")
+                child.set("class", "markdown-body")
             if child.tag == "img":
                 child.set("class", "img-fluid")
             self.run_processor(child)
diff --git a/cookbook/helper/template_helper.py b/cookbook/helper/template_helper.py
index 339a35d79..368caf297 100644
--- a/cookbook/helper/template_helper.py
+++ b/cookbook/helper/template_helper.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def render_instructions(step):  # TODO deduplicate markdown cleanup code
     parsed_md = md.markdown(
         instructions,
         extensions=[
-            'markdown.extensions.fenced_code', TableExtension(),
+            'markdown.extensions.fenced_code', 'markdown.extensions.sane_lists', 'markdown.extensions.nl2br', TableExtension(),
             UrlizeExtension(), MarkdownFormatExtension()
         ]
     )
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 88aa36a72..4ba4c6100 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ django-debug-toolbar==4.3.0
 bleach==6.2.0
 gunicorn==23.0.0
 lxml==5.3.1
-Markdown==3.5.1
+Markdown==3.7
 Pillow==11.1.0
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.10
 python-dotenv==1.0.0
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/display/Instructions.vue b/vue3/src/components/display/Instructions.vue
index d4ef7414d..d22d6131b 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/display/Instructions.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/display/Instructions.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
     <component :is="compiled_instructions" :ingredient_factor="ingredient_factor" :instructions_html="instructions_html"></component>
-<!--    <div v-html="instructions_html"></div>-->
+    <!--    <div v-html="instructions_html"></div>-->
 </template>
 
 <script>
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
                     ingredient_factor: {type: Number, required: true},
                 },
                 components: {ScalableNumber,},
-                template: `<div>${this.instructions_html}</div>`
+                template: `
+                    <div>${this.instructions_html}</div>`
             }))
         }
     },
@@ -41,3 +42,14 @@ export default defineComponent({
 })
 </script>
 
+<style>
+
+/**
+ vuetify removes all margins and paddings which break layout, re-add them by reverting vuetify change
+ */
+p, ol, ul, li {
+    padding: revert;
+    margin: revert;
+}
+
+</style>
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/display/StepView.vue b/vue3/src/components/display/StepView.vue
index 9d86dd90d..55ebd7c50 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/display/StepView.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/display/StepView.vue
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                     <v-col cols="12" md="6" v-if="step.ingredients.length > 0">
                         <ingredients-table v-model="step.ingredients" :ingredient-factor="ingredientFactor"></ingredients-table>
                     </v-col>
-                    <v-col cols="12" md="6">
+                    <v-col cols="12" md="6" class="markdown-body">
                         <instructions :instructions_html="step.instructionsMarkdown" :ingredient_factor="ingredientFactor" v-if="step.instructionsMarkdown != undefined"></instructions>
                         <!-- sub recipes dont have a correct schema, thus they use different variable naming -->
                         <instructions :instructions_html="step.instructions_markdown" :ingredient_factor="ingredientFactor" v-else></instructions>
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/inputs/StepEditor.vue b/vue3/src/components/inputs/StepEditor.vue
index f5ba24f59..ea1fa0040 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/inputs/StepEditor.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/inputs/StepEditor.vue
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@
                             <v-row v-for="(ingredient, index) in step.ingredients" dense>
                                 <v-col cols="2" v-if="!ingredient.isHeader">
                                     <v-text-field :id="`id_input_amount_${step.id}_${index}`" :label="$t('Amount')" type="number" v-model="ingredient.amount" density="compact"
-                                                  hide-details>
+                                                  hide-details v-if="!ingredient.noAmount">
 
                                         <template #prepend>
                                             <v-icon icon="$dragHandle" class="drag-handle cursor-grab"></v-icon>
                                         </template>
                                     </v-text-field>
                                 </v-col>
-                                <v-col cols="3" v-if="!ingredient.isHeader">
-                                    <model-select model="Unit" v-model="ingredient.unit" density="compact" allow-create hide-details></model-select>
+                                <v-col cols="3" v-if="!ingredient.isHeader ">
+                                    <model-select model="Unit" v-model="ingredient.unit" density="compact" allow-create hide-details v-if="!ingredient.noAmount"></model-select>
                                 </v-col>
                                 <v-col cols="3" v-if="!ingredient.isHeader">
                                     <model-select model="Food" v-model="ingredient.food" density="compact" allow-create hide-details></model-select>
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
                                                 <v-list-item link>
                                                     <v-switch v-model="step.ingredients[index].isHeader" :label="$t('Headline')" hide-details></v-switch>
                                                 </v-list-item>
+                                                <v-list-item link>
+                                                    <v-switch v-model="step.ingredients[index].noAmount" :label="$t('Disable_Amount')" hide-details></v-switch>
+                                                </v-list-item>
                                                 <v-list-item @click="editingIngredientIndex = index; dialogIngredientSorter = true" prepend-icon="fa-solid fa-sort">{{
                                                         $t('Move')
                                                     }}
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@
                 </v-col>
                 <v-col cols="12">
                     <v-label>{{ $t('Instructions') }}</v-label>
-                    <v-alert @click="dialogMarkdownEditor = true" class="mt-2 cursor-pointer" min-height="52px">
+                    <v-alert @click="dialogMarkdownEditor = true" class="mt-2 cursor-pointer" min-height="52px" v-if="mobile">
                         <template v-if="step.instruction != '' && step.instruction != null">
                             {{ step.instruction }}
                         </template>
@@ -128,6 +131,11 @@
                             <i> {{ $t('InstructionsEditHelp') }} </i>
                         </template>
                     </v-alert>
+                    <template v-else>
+                        <p>
+                            <step-markdown-editor class="h-100" v-model="step"></step-markdown-editor>
+                        </p>
+                    </template>
                 </v-col>
             </v-row>
 
@@ -352,7 +360,11 @@ function handleIngredientNoteTab(event: KeyboardEvent, index: number) {
  * insert a new ingredient and focus its first input
  */
 function insertAndFocusIngredient() {
-    let ingredient = {} as Ingredient
+    let ingredient = {
+        amount: 0,
+        unit: null,
+        food: null,
+    } as Ingredient
 
     if (defaultUnit.value != null) {
         ingredient.unit = defaultUnit.value
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/inputs/StepMarkdownEditor.vue b/vue3/src/components/inputs/StepMarkdownEditor.vue
index 4f52a6229..3d80c7841 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/inputs/StepMarkdownEditor.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/inputs/StepMarkdownEditor.vue
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
     <mavon-editor v-model="step.instruction" :autofocus="false"
                   style="z-index: auto" :id="'id_instruction_' + step.id"
                   :language="'en'"
-                  :toolbars="md_editor_toolbars" :defaultOpen="'edit'">
+                  :toolbars="md_editor_toolbars" :defaultOpen="'edit'" ref="markdownEditor">
         <template #left-toolbar-after>
             <span class="op-icon-divider"></span>
             <button
                 type="button"
-                @click="step.instruction+= ' {{ scale(100) }}'"
+                @click="insertTextAtPosition('{{ scale(100) }} ')"
                 class="op-icon fas fa-calculator"
                 aria-hidden="true"
                 :title="$t('ScalableNumber')"
             ></button>
-            <button class="op-icon fa-solid fa-code">
+            <button class="op-icon fa-solid fa-code" v-if="templates.length > 0" type="button">
                 <v-menu activator="parent">
                     <v-list density="compact">
-
+                        <v-list-subheader>{{$t('Ingredients')}}</v-list-subheader>
                         <v-list-item
                             v-for="template in templates"
-                            @click="step.instruction+= template.template"
+                            @click="insertTextAtPosition(template.template + ' ')"
                         >
                             <ingredient-string :ingredient="template.ingredient"></ingredient-string>
                         </v-list-item>
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@
 import {Ingredient, Step} from "@/openapi";
 import 'mavon-editor/dist/css/index.css'
 import IngredientString from "@/components/display/IngredientString.vue";
-import {computed} from "vue";
+import {computed, nextTick, useTemplateRef} from "vue";
+import editor from "mavon-editor";
 
 const step = defineModel<Step>({required: true})
+const markdownEditor = useTemplateRef('markdownEditor')
 
 type IngredientTemplate = {
     name: string,
@@ -58,6 +60,24 @@ const templates = computed(() => {
     return templateList
 })
 
+/**
+ * insert the given text at the caret position into the text
+ * @param text
+ */
+function insertTextAtPosition(text: string){
+    let textarea = markdownEditor.value.getTextareaDom()
+    let position = textarea.selectionStart
+    if (step.value.instruction){
+        step.value.instruction = step.value.instruction.slice(0, position) + text + step.value.instruction.slice(position)
+
+        nextTick(() => {
+            textarea.focus()
+            textarea.selectionStart = position + text.length
+            textarea.selectionEnd = position + text.length
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 const md_editor_toolbars = {
     bold: true,
     italic: true,
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/ModelEditorBase.vue b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/ModelEditorBase.vue
index 9f65cc82d..19c572efd 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/ModelEditorBase.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/ModelEditorBase.vue
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
             <v-btn color="delete" prepend-icon="$delete" v-if="isUpdate && !modelClass.model.disableDelete" :disabled="loading">{{ $t('Delete') }}
                 <delete-confirm-dialog :object-name="objectName" :model-name="$t(modelClass.model.localizationKey)" @delete="emit('delete')"></delete-confirm-dialog>
             </v-btn>
-            <v-btn color="save" prepend-icon="$create" @click="emit('save')" v-if="!isUpdate && !modelClass.model.disableCreate" :disabled="loading">{{ $t('Create') }}</v-btn>
-            <v-btn color="save" prepend-icon="$save" @click="emit('save')" v-if="isUpdate && !modelClass.model.disableUpdate" :disabled="loading">{{ $t('Save') }}</v-btn>
+            <v-btn color="save" prepend-icon="$create" @click="emit('save')" v-if="!isUpdate && !modelClass.model.disableCreate" :loading="loading">{{ $t('Create') }}</v-btn>
+            <v-btn color="save" prepend-icon="$save" @click="emit('save')" v-if="isUpdate && !modelClass.model.disableUpdate" :loading="loading"> {{ $t('Save') }}</v-btn>
         </v-card-actions>
     </v-card>
 
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/RecipeEditor.vue b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/RecipeEditor.vue
index 256834b42..5125919d4 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/RecipeEditor.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/RecipeEditor.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
                         <v-row>
                             <v-col cols="12" md="6">
-                                <v-file-upload v-model="file" @update:modelValue="updateUserFileName"
+                                <v-file-upload v-model="file"
                                                :title="(mobile) ? $t('Select_File') : $t('DragToUpload')"
                                                :browse-text="$t('Select_File')"
                                                :divider-text="$t('or')"
diff --git a/vue3/src/pages/ModelEditPage.vue b/vue3/src/pages/ModelEditPage.vue
index 0cf2e1a48..20118b748 100644
--- a/vue3/src/pages/ModelEditPage.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/pages/ModelEditPage.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
                 <v-card>
                     <v-card-text class="pt-2 pb-2">
                         <v-btn variant="flat" @click="router.go(-1)" prepend-icon="fa-solid fa-arrow-left">{{ $t('Back') }}</v-btn>
+                        <v-btn variant="flat" @click="router.push({name : 'RecipeViewPage', params: {id: props.id}})" class="float-right" prepend-icon="fa-solid fa-eye" v-if="props.id && model.toLowerCase() == 'recipe'">{{$t('View')}}</v-btn>
                     </v-card-text>
                 </v-card>
             </v-col>
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 
 import {useRouter} from "vue-router";
 import {EditorSupportedModels, getGenericModelFromString} from "@/types/Models";
-import {defineAsyncComponent, onMounted, PropType, shallowRef} from "vue";
+import {defineAsyncComponent, onMounted, PropType, shallowRef, watch} from "vue";
 import {useI18n} from "vue-i18n";
 
 const {t} = useI18n()
@@ -35,6 +36,13 @@ const editorComponent = shallowRef(defineAsyncComponent(() => import(`@/componen
 
 const router = useRouter()
 
+//TODO quick hack for some edge cases, move to proper reinitialization of all model editors should this case occur (currently only recipe editor create new via navigation btn)
+watch(() => props.id, (newValue, oldValue) => {
+    if(newValue != oldValue){
+        location.reload()
+    }
+})
+
 /**
  * after creation open object with correct URL in edit mode
  * @param obj obj that was created
diff --git a/vue3/src/pages/TestPage.vue b/vue3/src/pages/TestPage.vue
index c41ae34f2..1476fc272 100644
--- a/vue3/src/pages/TestPage.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/pages/TestPage.vue
@@ -1,27 +1,16 @@
 <template>
     <v-container>
-
         <v-row>
             <v-col>
-                <v-text-field v-model="dateTest1" label="Test 1 - text field type date" type="date"></v-text-field>
+                <p>Test P1</p>
+                <p>Test 2P</p>
+                <ol>
+                    <li>Test 1</li>
+                    <li>Test 2</li>
+                    <li>Test 3</li>
+                </ol>
+                <p>Text Bla Bla3</p>
             </v-col>
-            <v-col>
-                {{ dateTest1 }}
-            </v-col>
-        </v-row>
-
-        <v-row>
-            <v-col>
-                <v-date-input v-model="dateTest2" label="Test 2 - date input"></v-date-input>
-            </v-col>
-            <v-col> {{ dateTest2 }}</v-col>
-        </v-row>
-
-        <v-row>
-            <v-col>
-                <v-date-input v-model="dateTest3" label="Test 3 - date input with routeQueryModel"></v-date-input>
-            </v-col>
-            <v-col> {{ dateTest3 }}</v-col>
         </v-row>
 
 
@@ -36,50 +25,6 @@ import {useRouteQuery} from "@vueuse/router";
 import {DateTime} from "luxon";
 
 
-const dateTest1 = ref(null)
-const dateTest2 = ref(null)
-
-const dateTest3 = useRouteQuery('cookedonGte', null, {
-    transform: {
-        get: (value: string | null | Date) => {
-
-            if (value == null) {
-                console.log('get null')
-                return null
-            } else {
-                console.log('get', new Date(value), (new Date(value)).getMonth())
-                return new Date(value)
-            }
-        },
-        set: value => {
-
-            if (value == null) {
-                console.log('-- set null')
-                return null
-            } else {
-                console.log('-- set', DateTime.fromJSDate(new Date(value)).toISODate())
-                return DateTime.fromJSDate(new Date(value)).toISODate()
-            }
-        }
-    }
-})
-
-const typeOfDateTest1 = computed(() => {
-    return dateTest1 instanceof Date
-})
-
-const typeOfDateTest2 = computed(() => {
-    return dateTest2 instanceof Date
-})
-
-watch(dateTest1, () => {
-    console.log(dateTest1.value, dateTest1.value.getMonth())
-})
-
-watch(dateTest2, () => {
-    console.log(dateTest2.value, dateTest2.value.getMonth())
-})
-
 </script>