diff --git a/mealie/db/database.py b/mealie/db/database.py
index c02f472a8..9a3d06f79 100644
--- a/mealie/db/database.py
+++ b/mealie/db/database.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from sqlalchemy.orm import load_only
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
 from db.db_base import BaseDocument
@@ -28,13 +29,13 @@ class _Recipes(BaseDocument):
 
 class _Categories(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.primary_key = "name"
+        self.primary_key = "slug"
         self.sql_model = Category
 
 
 class _Tags(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.primary_key = "name"
+        self.primary_key = "slug"
         self.sql_model = Tag
 
 
diff --git a/mealie/db/db_base.py b/mealie/db/db_base.py
index 4739e0a9a..cbc2da4a9 100644
--- a/mealie/db/db_base.py
+++ b/mealie/db/db_base.py
@@ -16,14 +16,43 @@ class BaseDocument:
     def get_all(
         self, session: Session, limit: int = None, order_by: str = None
     ) -> List[dict]:
-        list = [x.dict() for x in session.query(self.sql_model).all()]
+        list = [x.dict() for x in session.query(self.sql_model).limit(limit).all()]
 
         if limit == 1:
             return list[0]
 
         return list
 
-    def get_all_primary_keys(self, session: Session):
+    def get_all_limit_columns(
+        self, session: Session, fields: List[str], limit: int = None
+    ) -> list[SqlAlchemyBase]:
+        """Queries the database for the selected model. Restricts return responses to the
+        keys specified under "fields"
+
+        Args: \n
+            session (Session): Database Session Object
+            fields (List[str]): List of column names to query
+            limit (int): A limit of values to return
+
+        Returns:
+            list[SqlAlchemyBase]: Returns a list of ORM objects
+        """
+        results = (
+            session.query(self.sql_model).options(load_only(*fields)).limit(limit).all()
+        )
+
+        return results
+
+    def get_all_primary_keys(self, session: Session) -> List[str]:
+        """Queries the database of the selected model and returns a list
+        of all primary_key values
+
+        Args: \n
+            session (Session): Database Session object
+
+        Returns:
+            list[str]:
+        """
         results = session.query(self.sql_model).options(
             load_only(str(self.primary_key))
         )
@@ -36,7 +65,7 @@ class BaseDocument:
         """Query the sql database for one item an return the sql alchemy model
         object. If no match key is provided the primary_key attribute will be used.
 
-        Args:
+        Args: \n
             match_value (str): The value to use in the query
             match_key (str, optional): the key/property to match against. Defaults to None.
 
@@ -80,7 +109,7 @@ class BaseDocument:
     def save_new(self, session: Session, document: dict) -> dict:
         """Creates a new database entry for the given SQL Alchemy Model.
 
-        Args:
+        Args: \n
             session (Session): A Database Session
             document (dict): A python dictionary representing the data structure
 
@@ -97,7 +126,7 @@ class BaseDocument:
     def update(self, session: Session, match_value: str, new_data: str) -> dict:
         """Update a database entry.
 
-        Args:
+        Args: \n
             session (Session): Database Session
             match_value (str): Match "key"
             new_data (str): Match "value"
@@ -121,5 +150,4 @@ class BaseDocument:
         )
 
         session.delete(result)
-
         session.commit()
diff --git a/mealie/db/sql/recipe_models.py b/mealie/db/sql/recipe_models.py
index f1bb54653..0587947ab 100644
--- a/mealie/db/sql/recipe_models.py
+++ b/mealie/db/sql/recipe_models.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import List
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 import sqlalchemy.orm as orm
 from db.sql.model_base import BaseMixins, SqlAlchemyBase
+from slugify import slugify
 from sqlalchemy.ext.orderinglist import ordering_list
 from utils.logger import logger
 
@@ -28,14 +29,14 @@ recipes2categories = sa.Table(
     "recipes2categories",
     SqlAlchemyBase.metadata,
     sa.Column("recipe_id", sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("recipes.id")),
-    sa.Column("category_name", sa.String, sa.ForeignKey("categories.name")),
+    sa.Column("category_slug", sa.String, sa.ForeignKey("categories.slug")),
 )
 
 recipes2tags = sa.Table(
     "recipes2tags",
     SqlAlchemyBase.metadata,
     sa.Column("recipe_id", sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("recipes.id")),
-    sa.Column("tag_id", sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("tags.id")),
+    sa.Column("tag_slug", sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("tags.slug")),
 )
 
 
@@ -43,36 +44,46 @@ class Category(SqlAlchemyBase):
     __tablename__ = "categories"
     id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
     name = sa.Column(sa.String, index=True)
+    slug = sa.Column(sa.String, index=True, unique=True)
     recipes = orm.relationship(
         "RecipeModel", secondary=recipes2categories, back_populates="categories"
     )
 
     def __init__(self, name) -> None:
-        self.name = name
-
-    @classmethod
-    def create_if_not_exist(cls, session, name: str):
+        self.name = name.strip()
+        self.slug = slugify(name)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def create_if_not_exist(session, name: str = None):
         try:
-            result = session.query(Category).filter_by(**{"name": name}).one()
-            logger.info("Category Exists, Associating Recipe")
-
-            return result
+            result = session.query(Category).filter(Category.name == name.strip()).one()
+            if result:
+                logger.info("Category exists, associating recipe")
+                return result
+            else:
+                logger.info("Category doesn't exists, creating tag")
+                return Category(name=name)
         except:
             logger.info("Category doesn't exists, creating category")
-            return cls(name=name)
+            return Category(name=name)
 
     def to_str(self):
         return self.name
 
     def dict(self):
-        return {"id": self.id, "name": self.name, "recipes": [x.dict() for x in self.recipes]}
+        return {
+            "id": self.id,
+            "slug": self.slug,
+            "name": self.name,
+            "recipes": [x.dict() for x in self.recipes],
+        }
 
 
 class Tag(SqlAlchemyBase):
     __tablename__ = "tags"
     id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
     name = sa.Column(sa.String, index=True)
+    slug = sa.Column(sa.String, index=True, unique=True)
     recipes = orm.relationship(
         "RecipeModel", secondary=recipes2tags, back_populates="tags"
     )
@@ -81,22 +92,32 @@ class Tag(SqlAlchemyBase):
         return self.name
 
     def __init__(self, name) -> None:
-        self.name = name
+        self.name = name.strip()
+        self.slug = slugify(self.name)
 
     def dict(self):
-        return {"id": self.id, "name": self.name, "recipes": [x.dict() for x in self.recipes]}
-
-    @classmethod
-    def create_if_not_exist(cls, session, name: str):
+        return {
+            "id": self.id,
+            "slug": self.slug,
+            "name": self.name,
+            "recipes": [x.dict() for x in self.recipes],
+        }
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def create_if_not_exist(session, name: str = None):
         try:
-            result = session.query(Tag).filter_by(**{"name": name}).one()
-            logger.info("Tag Exists, Associating Recipe")
+            result = session.query(Tag).filter(Tag.name == name.strip()).first()
 
-            return result
+            if result:
+                logger.info("Tag exists, associating recipe")
+
+                return result
+            else:
+                logger.info("Tag doesn't exists, creating tag")
+                return Tag(name=name)
         except:
             logger.info("Tag doesn't exists, creating tag")
-            return cls(name=name)
+            return Tag(name=name)
 
 
 class Note(SqlAlchemyBase):
@@ -213,7 +234,7 @@ class RecipeModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
             RecipeIngredient(ingredient=ingr) for ingr in recipeIngredient
         ]
         self.recipeInstructions = [
-            RecipeInstruction(text=instruc.get("text"), type=instruc.get("text"))
+            RecipeInstruction(text=instruc.get("text"), type=instruc.get("@type", None))
             for instruc in recipeInstructions
         ]
         self.totalTime = totalTime
@@ -222,11 +243,12 @@ class RecipeModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
 
         # Mealie Specific
         self.slug = slug
-
         self.categories = [
-            (Category.create_if_not_exist(session, cat)) for cat in categories
+            Category.create_if_not_exist(session=session, name=cat)
+            for cat in categories
         ]
-        self.tags = [Tag.create_if_not_exist(session, name=tag) for tag in tags]
+
+        self.tags = [Tag.create_if_not_exist(session=session, name=tag) for tag in tags]
 
         self.dateAdded = dateAdded
         self.notes = [Note(**note) for note in notes]
diff --git a/mealie/models/category_models.py b/mealie/models/category_models.py
index c626570c7..e168978ee 100644
--- a/mealie/models/category_models.py
+++ b/mealie/models/category_models.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from services.recipe_services import Recipe
 class RecipeCategoryResponse(BaseModel):
     id: int
     name: str
+    slug: str
     recipes: List[Recipe]
 
     class Config:
diff --git a/mealie/models/recipe_models.py b/mealie/models/recipe_models.py
index 572402bfd..084a92f6e 100644
--- a/mealie/models/recipe_models.py
+++ b/mealie/models/recipe_models.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import pydantic
 from pydantic.main import BaseModel
 
 
-class RecipeResponse(BaseModel):
-    List
+class AllRecipeResponse(BaseModel):
+    
 
     class Config:
         schema_extra = {
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/all_recipe_routes.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/all_recipe_routes.py
index b4bd7f861..e5c48ccd4 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/all_recipe_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/all_recipe_routes.py
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 from typing import List, Optional
 
+from db.database import db
 from db.db_setup import generate_session
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Query
 from models.recipe_models import AllRecipeRequest
-from services.recipe_services import read_requested_values
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
 router = APIRouter(tags=["Recipes"])
 
 
-@router.get("/api/all-recipes/", response_model=List[dict])
+@router.get("/api/all-recipes/")
 def get_all_recipes(
     keys: Optional[List[str]] = Query(...),
     num: Optional[int] = 100,
-    db: Session = Depends(generate_session),
+    session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
 ):
     """
     Returns key data for all recipes based off the query paramters provided.
@@ -21,28 +21,51 @@ def get_all_recipes(
     recipes containing the slug, image, and name property. By default, responses
     are limited to 100.
 
+    At this time you can only query top level values:
+
+    - slug
+    - name
+    - description
+    - image
+    - recipeYield
+    - totalTime
+    - prepTime
+    - performTime
+    - rating
+    - orgURL
+
     **Note:** You may experience problems with with query parameters. As an alternative
     you may also use the post method and provide a body.
     See the *Post* method for more details.
     """
 
-    all_recipes = read_requested_values(db, keys, num)
-    return all_recipes
+    return db.recipes.get_all_limit_columns(session, keys, limit=num)
 
 
-@router.post("/api/all-recipes/", response_model=List[dict])
+@router.post("/api/all-recipes/")
 def get_all_recipes_post(
-    body: AllRecipeRequest, db: Session = Depends(generate_session)
+    body: AllRecipeRequest, session: Session = Depends(generate_session)
 ):
     """
     Returns key data for all recipes based off the body data provided.
     For example, if slug, image, and name are provided you will recieve a list of
     recipes containing the slug, image, and name property.
 
+    At this time you can only query top level values:
+
+    - slug
+    - name
+    - description
+    - image
+    - recipeYield
+    - totalTime
+    - prepTime
+    - performTime
+    - rating
+    - orgURL
+
     Refer to the body example for data formats.
 
     """
 
-    all_recipes = read_requested_values(db, body.properties, body.limit)
-
-    return all_recipes
+    return db.recipes.get_all_limit_columns(session, body.properties, body.limit)
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/category_routes.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/category_routes.py
index f3f9668f3..c5c7a8e4b 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/category_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/category_routes.py
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ router = APIRouter(
 @router.get("/all/")
 async def get_all_recipe_categories(session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
     """ Returns a list of available categories in the database """
-
-    return db.categories.get_all_primary_keys(session)
+    return db.categories.get_all_limit_columns(session, ["slug", "name"])
 
 
 @router.get("/{category}/", response_model=RecipeCategoryResponse)
@@ -23,3 +22,12 @@ def get_all_recipes_by_category(
 ):
     """ Returns a list of recipes associated with the provided category. """
     return db.categories.get(session, category)
+
+
+@router.delete("/{category}/")
+async def delete_recipe_category(
+    category: str, session: Session = Depends(generate_session)
+):
+    """ Removes a recipe category from the database """
+
+    db.categories.delete(session, category)
diff --git a/mealie/services/backups/imports.py b/mealie/services/backups/imports.py
index f47979b22..2f970c294 100644
--- a/mealie/services/backups/imports.py
+++ b/mealie/services/backups/imports.py
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ class ImportDatabase:
                 recipe_obj.save_to_db(self.session)
                 successful_imports.append(recipe.stem)
                 logger.info(f"Imported: {recipe.stem}")
-            except:
+            except Exception as inst:
+                logger.error(inst)
                 logger.info(f"Failed Import: {recipe.stem}")
                 failed_imports.append(recipe.stem)
 
diff --git a/mealie/services/recipe_services.py b/mealie/services/recipe_services.py
index 0dbbaca0c..32ed5e784 100644
--- a/mealie/services/recipe_services.py
+++ b/mealie/services/recipe_services.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class Recipe(BaseModel):
     dateAdded: Optional[datetime.date]
     notes: Optional[List[RecipeNote]] = []
     rating: Optional[int]
-    rating: Optional[int]
     orgURL: Optional[str]
     extras: Optional[dict] = {}
 
@@ -138,33 +137,4 @@ class Recipe(BaseModel):
         return db.recipes.get_all(session)
 
 
-def read_requested_values(
-    session: Session, keys: list, max_results: int = 0
-) -> List[dict]:
-    """
-    Pass in a list of key values to be run against the database. If a match is found
-    it is then added to a dictionary inside of a list. If a key does not exist the
-    it will simply not be added to the return data.
 
-    Parameters:
-        keys: list
-
-    Returns: returns a list of dicts containing recipe data
-
-    """
-    recipe_list = []
-    for recipe in db.recipes.get_all(
-        session=session, limit=max_results, order_by="dateAdded"
-    ):
-        recipe_details = {}
-        for key in keys:
-            try:
-                recipe_key = {key: recipe[key]}
-            except:
-                continue
-
-            recipe_details.update(recipe_key)
-
-        recipe_list.append(recipe_details)
-
-    return recipe_list