Did you use any instructions? Couldn't find anything but ansible script when searching the web.

yeah ok. Most of the time, i just point mealie to a website to import the recipe. That said, you can copy and paste the ingredients and methods using the bulk import. It is a bit finicky, but not too bad.

That said, i want to be pretty loose with things like being explicit with measurements, i don't need or want to do the auto-scaling, etc.

As for the shopping list, i use "bring", which basically say buy cheese, not buy 500g Kraft Cheddar cheese, i just need to be reminded to buy a block of cheese. or maybe add grated cheese

All the other ones required too many specific, so i am happy with the simple ones.