diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/RecipeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/RecipeController.php
index 56aefe1..d6c2eea 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/RecipeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/RecipeController.php
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ class RecipeController extends Controller
   }
   public function show($id)
   {
-    $recipe=Recipe::with('user')->with('ingredients')->findOrFail($id);
-    return $ingredients;
+    $recipe=Recipe::with('user')->with('ingredients')->findOrFail($id); 
+    return view('recipes.show')->with('recipe', $recipe);
   }
   public function edit($id){
     $recipe=Recipe::with('user')->with('ingredients')->findOrFail($id);
diff --git a/app/Recipe.php b/app/Recipe.php
index 34c9d05..665fd6a 100644
--- a/app/Recipe.php
+++ b/app/Recipe.php
@@ -4,11 +4,20 @@ namespace App;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 
 class Recipe extends Model
 {
-    use HasFactory;
     protected $fillable = ['name','maintainer','author','servings','date_entered','date_modified','instructions'];
+    protected $dates = ['date_entered','date_modified'];
+
+    public function setDateEnteredAttribute($value){
+        $this->attributes['date_entered']=Carbon::parse($value);
+    }
+
+    public function setDateModifiedAttribute($value){
+        $this->attributes['date_modified']=Carbon::parse($value);
+    }
 
     public function user()
     {
diff --git a/database/migrations/2022_02_08_001417_create_recipes_table.php b/database/migrations/2022_02_08_001417_create_recipes_table.php
index 66b04b8..3fc5d35 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2022_02_08_001417_create_recipes_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2022_02_08_001417_create_recipes_table.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class CreateRecipesTable extends Migration
             $table->unsignedInteger('user_id');
             $table->string('author');
             $table->unsignedInteger('servings');
+            $table->string('serving_size');
             $table->datetime('date_entered');
             $table->datetime('date_modified');
             $table->longtext('instructions');
diff --git a/database/seeders/RecipeSeeder.php b/database/seeders/RecipeSeeder.php
index 179c5ea..f8eaf04 100644
--- a/database/seeders/RecipeSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeders/RecipeSeeder.php
@@ -18,20 +18,20 @@ class RecipeSeeder extends Seeder
     {
         $first_user = User::orderBy('id')->first();
 
-        $recipe=Recipe::updateOrCreate(['name'=>'Test','user_id'=>$first_user['id'],'author'=>'Jayne','servings'=>1,'date_entered'=>now(),'date_modified'=>now(),'instructions'=>'These are instructions']);
-
+        $recipe=Recipe::updateOrCreate(['name'=>'Test','user_id'=>$first_user['id'],'author'=>'Jayne','servings'=>1,'serving_size'=>'1 cup','date_entered'=>now(),'date_modified'=>now(),'instructions'=>'These are instructions']);
         RecipeIngredient::updateOrCreate(['recipe_id'=>$recipe['id'],'order'=>0,'alternative'=>false,'name'=>'hamburger','quantity'=>1.0,'measurement'=>'lb','special_notes'=>'']);
         RecipeIngredient::updateOrCreate(['recipe_id'=>$recipe['id'],'order'=>0,'alternative'=>true,'name'=>'sausage','quantity'=>1.0,'measurement'=>'lb','special_notes'=>'']);
         RecipeIngredient::updateOrCreate(['recipe_id'=>$recipe['id'],'order'=>0,'alternative'=>false,'name'=>'carrot','quantity'=>1.0,'measurement'=>'lb','special_notes'=>'']);
 
-        $recipe=Recipe::updateOrCreate(['name'=>'Test2','user_id'=>$first_user['id'],'author'=>'Karen','servings'=>1,'date_entered'=>now(),'date_modified'=>now(),'instructions'=>'These are instructions']);
+
+        $recipe=Recipe::updateOrCreate(['name'=>'Test2','user_id'=>$first_user['id'],'author'=>'Karen','servings'=>1,'serving_size'=>'1 cup','date_entered'=>now(),'date_modified'=>now(),'instructions'=>'These are instructions']);
 
         RecipeIngredient::updateOrCreate(['recipe_id'=>$recipe['id'],'order'=>0,'alternative'=>false,'name'=>'chicken','quantity'=>1.0,'measurement'=>'lb','special_notes'=>'']);
         RecipeIngredient::updateOrCreate(['recipe_id'=>$recipe['id'],'order'=>0,'alternative'=>false,'name'=>'carrot','quantity'=>1.0,'measurement'=>'lb','special_notes'=>'']);
 
         $jayne=User::updateOrCreate(['name'=>'Jayne','email'=>'jayne.passmore@actcur.com','password'=>bcrypt('temp'),'created_at'=>NOW()]);
 
-        $recipe=Recipe::updateOrCreate(['name'=>'Test3','user_id'=>$jayne['id'],'author'=>'Jayne','servings'=>1,'date_entered'=>now(),'date_modified'=>now(),'instructions'=>'These are instructions']);
+        $recipe=Recipe::updateOrCreate(['name'=>'Test3','user_id'=>$jayne['id'],'author'=>'Jayne','servings'=>1,'serving_size'=>'1 cup','date_entered'=>now(),'date_modified'=>now(),'instructions'=>'These are instructions']);
 
         RecipeIngredient::updateOrCreate(['recipe_id'=>$recipe['id'],'order'=>0,'alternative'=>false,'name'=>'chicken','quantity'=>1.0,'measurement'=>'lb','special_notes'=>'']);
         RecipeIngredient::updateOrCreate(['recipe_id'=>$recipe['id'],'order'=>0,'alternative'=>false,'name'=>'carrot','quantity'=>1.0,'measurement'=>'lb','special_notes'=>'']);
diff --git a/public/css/layout.css b/public/css/layout.css
index 80c376c..2109ba4 100644
--- a/public/css/layout.css
+++ b/public/css/layout.css
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     --primary-highlight: #0000df;/*red*/
     --primary-highlight-dark: #000064;/*20% darker*/
     --secondary-highlight: #f80049;/*orange*/
+    --input-color: #000000;
 }
 
 /***this is background***/
@@ -269,3 +270,7 @@ list {
 .operations{
     width:132px;
 }
+
+input {
+  color: var(--input-color);
+}
diff --git a/resources/views/recipes/index.blade.php b/resources/views/recipes/index.blade.php
index 5d883be..3eff563 100644
--- a/resources/views/recipes/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/recipes/index.blade.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         </tr>
         @foreach ($recipes as $recipe)
         <tr class="rows">
-          <td class="name">{{ $recipe->name }}</td>
+          <td class="name"><a href="{{ route('recipes.show', $recipe->id) }}">{{ $recipe->name }}</a></td>
           <td class="author">{{ $recipe->author }}</td>
           <td class="user">{{ $recipe->user ->name}}</td>
           <td>
diff --git a/resources/views/recipes/show.blade.php b/resources/views/recipes/show.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c4c4a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/recipes/show.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+@extends('layouts.default')
+@extends('content_wrappers.md-10')
+
+@section('title', ' | '.$recipe->name)
+@section('heading', $recipe->name)
+
+@section('content')
+<div class="panel-body">
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-md-3 text-center">Created By: {{$recipe->author}}</div>
+        <div class="col-md-3 text-center">Maintained By: {{$recipe->user->name}}</div>
+
+        <div class="col-md-3 text-center">Entered On: {{$recipe->date_entered->format('Y/m/d') }}</div>
+        <div class="col-md-3 text-center">Last Changed: {{$recipe->date_modified->format('Y/m/d') }}</div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-sm-offset-3 col-sm-3 text-center">Servings: {{$recipe->servings}}</div>
+        <div class="col-sm-3 text-center">Serving Size: {{$recipe->serving_size}}</div>
+    </div>
+    <br />
+    <div class="row"><div class="panel-heading"><h1>Ingredients</h1></div></div>
+
+    @foreach ($recipe->ingredients as $index => $ingredient)
+        @if ($ingredient->alternative)
+            OR {{$ingredient->quantity}} {{$ingredient->measurement}} {{$ingredient->name}}
+        @else
+            @if($index != 0) </div> @endif
+            <div class="col-sm-offset-2 col-lg-4">{{$ingredient->quantity}} {{$ingredient->measurement}} {{$ingredient->name}}
+        @endif
+    @endforeach
+    @if(count($recipe->ingredients) > 0)
+        </div>
+    @endif
+
+    <br /><br />
+    <div class="row"><div class="panel-heading"><h1>Instructions</h1></div></div>
+    <div class="row"><div class="col-lg-12">{{$recipe->instructions}}</div>
+</div>
+@endsection