diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Settings/General/index.vue b/frontend/src/components/Settings/General/index.vue
index 0ed822a71..693c3a92c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Settings/General/index.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Settings/General/index.vue
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
       </span>
     </v-card-title>
     <v-divider></v-divider>
-    <HomePageSettings />
-    <v-divider></v-divider>
     <v-card-text>
       <h2 class="mt-1 mb-4">{{ $t("settings.language") }}</h2>
       <v-row>
@@ -30,6 +28,8 @@
       </v-row>
     </v-card-text>
     <v-divider></v-divider>
+    <HomePageSettings />
+    <v-divider></v-divider>
   </v-card>
 </template>
 
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ export default {
       this.langOptions = this.$store.getters.getAllLangs;
       this.selectedLang = this.$store.getters.getActiveLang;
     },
+    removeCategory(index) {
+      this.value.categories.splice(index, 1);
+    },
   },
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Settings/Webhook/TimePickerDialog.vue b/frontend/src/components/Settings/MealPlanner/TimePickerDialog.vue
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/components/Settings/Webhook/TimePickerDialog.vue
rename to frontend/src/components/Settings/MealPlanner/TimePickerDialog.vue
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Settings/Webhook/index.vue b/frontend/src/components/Settings/MealPlanner/index.vue
similarity index 66%
rename from frontend/src/components/Settings/Webhook/index.vue
rename to frontend/src/components/Settings/MealPlanner/index.vue
index 261c6a794..298cd6830 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Settings/Webhook/index.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Settings/MealPlanner/index.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,45 @@
 <template>
   <v-card>
     <v-card-title class="headline">
-      {{ $t("settings.webhooks.meal-planner-webhooks") }}
+      {{ $t("meal-plan.meal-planner") }}
     </v-card-title>
+    <v-divider></v-divider>
     <v-card-text>
+      <h2 class="mt-1">{{ $t("recipe.categories") }}</h2>
+
+      <v-row>
+        <v-col sm="12" md="6">
+          <v-select
+            v-model="planCategories"
+            :items="categories"
+            item-text="name"
+            item-value="name"
+            label="Allowed Categories"
+            multiple
+            chips
+            hint="Only recipes with these categories will be used in Meal Plans"
+            persistent-hint
+          >
+            <template v-slot:selection="data">
+              <v-chip
+                :input-value="data.selected"
+                close
+                @click:close="removeCategory(data.index)"
+                color="secondary"
+                dark
+              >
+                {{ data.item.name }}
+              </v-chip>
+            </template>
+          </v-select>
+        </v-col>
+      </v-row>
+    </v-card-text>
+    <v-divider> </v-divider>
+    <v-card-text>
+      <h2 class="mt-1 mb-4">
+        {{ $t("settings.webhooks.meal-planner-webhooks") }}
+      </h2>
       <p>
         {{
           $t(
@@ -68,21 +104,29 @@ export default {
       webhooks: [],
       enabled: false,
       time: "",
+      planCategories: [],
     };
   },
   mounted() {
     this.getSiteSettings();
   },
+  computed: {
+    categories() {
+      return this.$store.getters.getCategories;
+    },
+  },
   methods: {
     saveTime(value) {
       this.time = value;
     },
     async getSiteSettings() {
       let settings = await api.settings.requestAll();
+      console.log(settings);
       this.webhooks = settings.webhooks.webhookURLs;
       this.name = settings.name;
       this.time = settings.webhooks.webhookTime;
       this.enabled = settings.webhooks.enabled;
+      this.planCategories = settings.planCategories;
     },
     addWebhook() {
       this.webhooks.push(" ");
@@ -93,6 +137,7 @@ export default {
     saveWebhooks() {
       const body = {
         name: this.name,
+        planCategories: this.planCategories,
         webhooks: {
           webhookURLs: this.webhooks,
           webhookTime: this.time,
@@ -104,6 +149,9 @@ export default {
     testWebhooks() {
       api.settings.testWebhooks();
     },
+    removeCategory(index) {
+      this.planCategories.splice(index, 1);
+    },
   },
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/en.json b/frontend/src/locales/en.json
index 89543f0a8..a2cbc71a1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/en.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   },
   "meal-plan": {
     "dinner-this-week": "Dinner This Week",
+    "meal-planner": "Meal Planner",
     "dinner-today": "Dinner Today",
     "planner": "Planner",
     "edit-meal-plan": "Edit Meal Plan",
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage.vue b/frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage.vue
index f49012e8c..98e9db721 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <General />
     <Theme class="mt-2" />
     <Backup class="mt-2" />
-    <Webhooks class="mt-2" />
+    <MealPlanner class="mt-2" />
     <Migration class="mt-2" />
     <p class="text-center my-2">
       {{ $t("settings.current") }}
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 <script>
 import Backup from "../components/Settings/Backup";
 import General from "../components/Settings/General";
-import Webhooks from "../components/Settings/Webhook";
+import MealPlanner from "../components/Settings/MealPlanner";
 import Theme from "../components/Settings/Theme";
 import Migration from "../components/Settings/Migration";
 import api from "@/api";
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import axios from "axios";
 export default {
   components: {
     Backup,
-    Webhooks,
+    MealPlanner,
     Theme,
     Migration,
     General,
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/modules/recipes.js b/frontend/src/store/modules/recipes.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/store.js b/frontend/src/store/store.js
index 769fe2fc0..d4efb05f9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/store.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/store.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const store = new Vuex.Store({
     // All Recipe Data Store
     recentRecipes: [],
     allRecipes: [],
+    mealPlanCategories: [],
   },
 
   mutations: {
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ const store = new Vuex.Store({
     setRecentRecipes(state, payload) {
       state.recentRecipes = payload;
     },
+
+    setMealPlanCategories(state, payload) {
+      console.log(payload);
+      state.mealPlanCategories = payload;
+    },
   },
 
   actions: {
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@ const store = new Vuex.Store({
     getSnackType: state => state.snackType,
 
     getRecentRecipes: state => state.recentRecipes,
+    getMealPlanCategories: state => state.mealPlanCategories,
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/mealie/app_config.py b/mealie/app_config.py
index 68910a7f3..f6d8aa812 100644
--- a/mealie/app_config.py
+++ b/mealie/app_config.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dotenv.load_dotenv(ENV)
 
 # General
 APP_VERSION = "v0.2.1"
-DB_VERSION = "v0.2.0"
+DB_VERSION = "v0.2.1"
 PRODUCTION = os.environ.get("ENV")
 PORT = int(os.getenv("mealie_port", 9000))
 API = os.getenv("api_docs", True)
diff --git a/mealie/db/database.py b/mealie/db/database.py
index 5524fe016..04d7abfa4 100644
--- a/mealie/db/database.py
+++ b/mealie/db/database.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from db.sql.theme_models import SiteThemeModel
 class _Recipes(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.primary_key = "slug"
-        self.sql_model = RecipeModel
+        self.sql_model: RecipeModel = RecipeModel
 
     def update_image(self, session: Session, slug: str, extension: str = None) -> str:
         entry: RecipeModel = self._query_one(session, match_value=slug)
@@ -48,15 +48,6 @@ class _Settings(BaseDocument):
         self.primary_key = "name"
         self.sql_model = SiteSettingsModel
 
-    def create(self, session: Session, main: dict, webhooks: dict) -> str:
-        new_settings = self.sql_model(main.get("name"), webhooks)
-
-        session.add(new_settings)
-        return_data = new_settings.dict()
-        session.commit()
-
-        return return_data
-
 
 class _Themes(BaseDocument):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
diff --git a/mealie/db/sql/recipe_models.py b/mealie/db/sql/recipe_models.py
index 14f30f004..cc877e767 100644
--- a/mealie/db/sql/recipe_models.py
+++ b/mealie/db/sql/recipe_models.py
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ class Category(SqlAlchemyBase):
             "recipes": [x.dict() for x in self.recipes],
         }
 
+    def dict_no_recipes(self):
+        return {
+            "id": self.id,
+            "slug": self.slug,
+            "name": self.name,
+        }
+
 
 class Tag(SqlAlchemyBase):
     __tablename__ = "tags"
diff --git a/mealie/db/sql/settings_models.py b/mealie/db/sql/settings_models.py
index 39772ec10..0eaa67f20 100644
--- a/mealie/db/sql/settings_models.py
+++ b/mealie/db/sql/settings_models.py
@@ -1,27 +1,54 @@
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 import sqlalchemy.orm as orm
 from db.sql.model_base import BaseMixins, SqlAlchemyBase
+from db.sql.recipe_models import Category
 
 
-class SiteSettingsModel(SqlAlchemyBase):
+class SiteSettingsModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     __tablename__ = "site_settings"
     name = sa.Column(sa.String, primary_key=True)
+    planCategories = orm.relationship(
+        "MealCategory", uselist=True, cascade="all, delete"
+    )
     webhooks = orm.relationship("WebHookModel", uselist=False, cascade="all, delete")
 
-    def __init__(self, name: str = None, webhooks: dict = None, session=None) -> None:
+    def __init__(
+        self, name: str = None, webhooks: dict = None, planCategories=[], session=None
+    ) -> None:
         self.name = name
+        self.planCategories = [MealCategory(cat) for cat in planCategories]
         self.webhooks = WebHookModel(**webhooks)
 
-    def update(self, session, name, webhooks: dict) -> dict:
+    def update(self, session, name, webhooks: dict, planCategories=[]) -> dict:
+
+        self._sql_remove_list(session, [MealCategory], self.name)
         self.name = name
+        self.planCategories = [MealCategory(x) for x in planCategories]
         self.webhooks.update(session=session, **webhooks)
         return
 
     def dict(self):
-        data = {"name": self.name, "webhooks": self.webhooks.dict()}
+        data = {
+            "name": self.name,
+            "planCategories": [cat.to_str() for cat in self.planCategories],
+            "webhooks": self.webhooks.dict(),
+        }
         return data
 
 
+class MealCategory(SqlAlchemyBase):
+    __tablename__ = "meal_plan_categories"
+    id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    name = sa.Column(sa.String)
+    parent_id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("site_settings.name"))
+
+    def __init__(self, name) -> None:
+        self.name = name
+
+    def to_str(self):
+        return self.name
+
+
 class WebHookModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     __tablename__ = "webhook_settings"
     id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
diff --git a/mealie/dist/.gitkeep b/mealie/dist/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/mealie/models/category_models.py b/mealie/models/category_models.py
index e168978ee..977818b5f 100644
--- a/mealie/models/category_models.py
+++ b/mealie/models/category_models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Optional
 
 from pydantic.main import BaseModel
 from services.recipe_services import Recipe
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class RecipeCategoryResponse(BaseModel):
     id: int
     name: str
     slug: str
-    recipes: List[Recipe]
+    recipes: Optional[List[Recipe]]
 
     class Config:
         schema_extra = {"example": {"id": 1, "name": "dinner", "recipes": [{}]}}
diff --git a/mealie/models/settings_models.py b/mealie/models/settings_models.py
index 6e8049ea6..c1a69cef6 100644
--- a/mealie/models/settings_models.py
+++ b/mealie/models/settings_models.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from typing import List, Optional
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
+
 class Webhooks(BaseModel):
     webhookTime: str = "00:00"
     webhookURLs: Optional[List[str]] = []
@@ -11,12 +12,14 @@ class Webhooks(BaseModel):
 
 class SiteSettings(BaseModel):
     name: str = "main"
+    planCategories: list[str] = []
     webhooks: Webhooks
 
     class Config:
         schema_extra = {
             "example": {
                 "name": "main",
+                "planCategories": ["dinner", "lunch"],
                 "webhooks": {
                     "webhookTime": "00:00",
                     "webhookURLs": ["https://mywebhookurl.com/webhook"],
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/all_recipe_routes.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/all_recipe_routes.py
index 1750999e5..77978f1e5 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/all_recipe_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/all_recipe_routes.py
@@ -69,3 +69,15 @@ def get_all_recipes_post(
     """
 
     return db.recipes.get_all_limit_columns(session, body.properties, body.limit)
+
+
+@router.post("/api/category")
+async def filter_by_category(
+    categories: list, session: Session = Depends(generate_session)
+):
+    """ pass a list of categories and get a list of recipes associated with those categories """
+    #! This should be refactored into a single database call, but I couldn't figure it out 
+    in_category = [db.categories.get(session, cat) for cat in categories]
+    in_category = [cat.get("recipes") for cat in in_category]
+    in_category = [item for sublist in in_category for item in sublist]
+    return in_category
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/category_routes.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/category_routes.py
index 57873afef..5adf7f4a5 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/category_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/category_routes.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from db.db_setup import generate_session
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
 from models.category_models import RecipeCategoryResponse
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
-
 from utils.snackbar import SnackResponse
 
 router = APIRouter(
@@ -26,13 +25,14 @@ def get_all_recipes_by_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. Deleting a 
+    """Removes a recipe category from the database. Deleting a
     category does not impact a recipe. The category will be removed
-    from any recipes that contain it """
+    from any recipes that contain it"""
 
     db.categories.delete(session, category)
 
diff --git a/mealie/routes/setting_routes.py b/mealie/routes/setting_routes.py
index 26d7cd923..03e89f371 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/setting_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/setting_routes.py
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ def get_main_settings(session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
     except:
         default_settings_init(session)
         data = db.settings.get(session, "main")
-
+    print(data)
     return data
 
 
 @router.put("")
 def update_settings(data: SiteSettings, session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
     """ Returns Site Settings """
+    print("Categories", data.planCategories)
     db.settings.update(session, "main", data.dict())
 
     return SnackResponse.success("Settings Updated")
diff --git a/mealie/services/image_services.py b/mealie/services/image_services.py
index 4200a186a..4e6d542e4 100644
--- a/mealie/services/image_services.py
+++ b/mealie/services/image_services.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import requests
 from app_config import IMG_DIR
+from utils.logger import logger
 
 
 def read_image(recipe_slug: str) -> Path:
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ def scrape_image(image_url: str, slug: str) -> Path:
     try:
         r = requests.get(image_url, stream=True)
     except:
+        logger.exception("Fatal Image Request Exception")
         return None
 
     if r.status_code == 200:
diff --git a/mealie/services/meal_services.py b/mealie/services/meal_services.py
index 5579ff51f..a723b3fde 100644
--- a/mealie/services/meal_services.py
+++ b/mealie/services/meal_services.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from datetime import date, timedelta
-from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Optional
 
 from db.database import db
diff --git a/mealie/services/settings_services.py b/mealie/services/settings_services.py
index 576e95a63..62e32bb3d 100644
--- a/mealie/services/settings_services.py
+++ b/mealie/services/settings_services.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from db.database import db
-from db.db_setup import create_session, sql_exists
+from db.db_setup import create_session
 from models.settings_models import SiteSettings, Webhooks
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
+from utils.logger import logger
 
 
 def default_settings_init(session: Session = None):
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ def default_settings_init(session: Session = None):
     try:
         webhooks = Webhooks()
         default_entry = SiteSettings(name="main", webhooks=webhooks)
-        document = db.settings.create(session, default_entry.dict(), webhooks.dict())
+        document = db.settings.create(session, default_entry.dict())
+        logger.info(f"Created Site Settings: \n {document}")
     except:
         pass
-