diff --git a/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vincie.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate b/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vincie.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate
index 86fd1e2..2ece18d 100644
Binary files a/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vincie.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate and b/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vincie.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate differ
diff --git a/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/AppState.swift b/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/AppState.swift
index 11da792..a31b2e1 100644
--- a/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/AppState.swift	
+++ b/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/AppState.swift	
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ import UIKit
         }
         var allRecipes: [Recipe] = []
         for category in categories {
+            if self.recipes[category.name] == nil {
+                await getCategory(named: category.name, fetchMode: .preferLocal)
+            }
             if let recipeArray = self.recipes[category.name] {
                 allRecipes.append(contentsOf: recipeArray)
             }
diff --git a/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/Localizable.xcstrings b/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/Localizable.xcstrings
index 9df0669..75d148e 100644
--- a/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/Localizable.xcstrings	
+++ b/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/Localizable.xcstrings	
@@ -485,7 +485,6 @@
       }
     },
     "Add" : {
-      "extractionState" : "stale",
       "localizations" : {
         "de" : {
           "stringUnit" : {
@@ -3832,6 +3831,28 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "To add grocieries manually, type them in the box below and press the button. To add multiple items at once, separate them by a new line." : {
+      "localizations" : {
+        "de" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Durch das Feld unten können Einkäufe manuell hinzugefügt werden. Durch Zeilenumbrüche können mehrere Artikel auf einmal hinzugefügt werden."
+          }
+        },
+        "es" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Para añadir comestibles manualmente, escríbelos en el cuadro de abajo y pulsa el botón.\nPara añadir varios artículos a la vez, sepáralos con una nueva línea."
+          }
+        },
+        "fr" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Pour ajouter des courses manuellement, tape-les dans la case ci-dessous et appuie sur le bouton.\nPour ajouter plusieurs articles à la fois, sépare-les par un saut de ligne."
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "Tool" : {
       "localizations" : {
         "de" : {
diff --git a/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/Views/Recipes/RecipeViewSections/RecipeGenericViews.swift b/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/Views/Recipes/RecipeViewSections/RecipeGenericViews.swift
index 5ada0c2..d64c840 100644
--- a/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/Views/Recipes/RecipeViewSections/RecipeGenericViews.swift	
+++ b/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/Views/Recipes/RecipeViewSections/RecipeGenericViews.swift	
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct EditableText: View {
                 .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
                 .lineLimit(lineLimit)
         } else {
-            Text(text)
+            Text(ObservableRecipeDetail.applyMarkdownStyling(text))
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/Views/Tabs/GroceryListTabView.swift b/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/Views/Tabs/GroceryListTabView.swift
index b3ece9a..b78cea9 100644
--- a/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/Views/Tabs/GroceryListTabView.swift	
+++ b/Nextcloud Cookbook iOS Client/Views/Tabs/GroceryListTabView.swift	
@@ -11,13 +11,34 @@ import SwiftUI
 
 struct GroceryListTabView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var groceryList: GroceryList
+    @State var newGroceries: String = ""
 
     var body: some View {
         NavigationStack {
             if groceryList.groceryDict.isEmpty {
-                EmptyGroceryListView()
+                EmptyGroceryListView(newGroceries: $newGroceries)
             } else {
                 List {
+                    HStack(alignment: .top) {
+                        TextEditor(text: $newGroceries)
+                            .padding(4)
+                            .overlay(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8)
+                            .stroke(Color.secondary).opacity(0.5))
+                        Button {
+                            if !newGroceries.isEmpty {
+                                let items = newGroceries
+                                    .split(separator: "\n")
+                                    .compactMap { $0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines) }
+                                    .filter { !$0.isEmpty }
+                                groceryList.addItems(items, toRecipe: "Other", recipeName: String(localized: "Other"))
+                            }
+                            newGroceries = ""
+                        } label: {
+                            Text("Add")
+                        }
+                        .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
+                    }
+                    
                     ForEach(groceryList.groceryDict.keys.sorted(), id: \.self) { key in
                         Section {
                             ForEach(groceryList.groceryDict[key]!.items) { item in
@@ -97,6 +118,9 @@ fileprivate struct GroceryListItemView: View {
 
 
 fileprivate struct EmptyGroceryListView: View {
+    @EnvironmentObject var groceryList: GroceryList
+    @Binding var newGroceries: String
+    
     var body: some View {
         List {
             Text("You're all set for cooking 🍓")
@@ -105,6 +129,28 @@ fileprivate struct EmptyGroceryListView: View {
                 .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
             Text("Your grocery list is stored locally and therefore not synchronized across your devices.")
                 .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            Text("To add grocieries manually, type them in the box below and press the button. To add multiple items at once, separate them by a new line.")
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            HStack(alignment: .top) {
+                TextEditor(text: $newGroceries)
+                    .padding(4)
+                    .overlay(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8)
+                    .stroke(Color.secondary).opacity(0.5))
+                Button {
+                    if !newGroceries.isEmpty {
+                        let items = newGroceries
+                            .split(separator: "\n")
+                            .compactMap { $0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines) }
+                            .filter { !$0.isEmpty }
+                        groceryList.addItems(items, toRecipe: "Other", recipeName: String(localized: "Other"))
+                    }
+                    newGroceries = ""
+                } label: {
+                    Text("Add")
+                }
+                .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
+            }
+            .padding(.bottom, 4)
         }
         .navigationTitle("Grocery List")
     }
@@ -169,7 +215,7 @@ class GroceryRecipeItem: Identifiable, Codable {
         for item in items {
             addItem(item, toRecipe: recipeId, recipeName: recipeName, saveGroceryDict: false)
         }
-        save()
+        self.save()
         objectWillChange.send()
     }