diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 8743f0f..f88cec8 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ gem 'turbolinks', '~> 5.0.1'
 gem 'jbuilder', '~> 2.6'
 gem 'cocoon', '~> 1.2.9'
 gem 'unitwise', '~> 2.0.0'
+gem 'redcarpet', '~> 3.4.0'
 
 # Use ActiveModel has_secure_password
 gem 'bcrypt', '~> 3.1.11'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index b4c0477..e99b204 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ GEM
     rb-fsevent (0.9.8)
     rb-inotify (0.9.8)
       ffi (>= 0.5.0)
+    redcarpet (3.4.0)
     ref (2.0.0)
     rspec (3.5.0)
       rspec-core (~> 3.5.0)
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   puma
   rails (= 5.0.2)
   rails-controller-testing
+  redcarpet (~> 3.4.0)
   rspec-rails (~> 3.5.0)
   sass-rails (~> 5.0)
   sqlite3
diff --git a/app/controllers/recipes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/recipes_controller.rb
index 1eabc62..1e32c6c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/recipes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/recipes_controller.rb
@@ -106,6 +106,6 @@ class RecipesController < ApplicationController
 
     # Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the white list through.
     def recipe_params
-      params.require(:recipe).permit(:name, :description, :source, :yields, :total_time, :active_time, tag_names: [], recipe_ingredients_attributes: [:name, :ingredient_id, :quantity, :units, :preparation, :sort_order, :id, :_destroy], recipe_steps_attributes: [:step, :sort_order, :id, :_destroy])
+      params.require(:recipe).permit(:name, :description, :source, :yields, :total_time, :active_time, :step_text, tag_names: [], recipe_ingredients_attributes: [:name, :ingredient_id, :quantity, :units, :preparation, :sort_order, :id, :_destroy])
     end
 end
diff --git a/app/decorators/base_decorator.rb b/app/decorators/base_decorator.rb
index bbed4ff..2be92b3 100644
--- a/app/decorators/base_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/decorators/base_decorator.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ class BaseDecorator < SimpleDelegator
     ERB::Util.html_escape(*args)
   end
 
+  def markdown(text)
+    MarkdownProcessor.render(text).html_safe
+  end
+
   def wrapped
     __getobj__
   end
diff --git a/app/decorators/recipe_decorator.rb b/app/decorators/recipe_decorator.rb
index 4045d45..8629c04 100644
--- a/app/decorators/recipe_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/decorators/recipe_decorator.rb
@@ -31,4 +31,8 @@ class RecipeDecorator < BaseDecorator
     end
   end
 
+  def step_text
+    markdown(wrapped.step_text)
+  end
+
 end
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diff --git a/app/views/recipes/_editor.html.erb b/app/views/recipes/_editor.html.erb
index b8be741..d7bc818 100644
--- a/app/views/recipes/_editor.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/recipes/_editor.html.erb
@@ -64,21 +64,15 @@
 
 
   <h3>Steps</h3>
-  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bulk_steps_modal">Bulk Edit</button>
-  <div id="step-list">
-    <%= f.fields_for :recipe_steps do |rs_form| %>
-      <%= render partial: 'recipes/editor/step', locals: { f: rs_form } %>
-    <% end %>
+  <div class="steps">
+    <div class="form-group form-group-sm">
+      <%= f.text_area :step_text, class: 'form-control', rows: 15 %>
+    </div>
   </div>
 
-  <div id="deleted_steps"></div>
-
-  <%= link_to_add_association 'Add Step', f, :recipe_steps, partial: 'recipes/editor/step', :'data-association-insertion-node' => '#step-list', :'data-association-insertion-method' => 'append', class: 'btn btn-primary', id: 'addStepButton' %>
-
   <% content_for(:page_bottom) do %>
 
     <%= render partial: 'recipes/editor/bulk_ingredient_dialog' %>
-    <%= render partial: 'recipes/editor/bulk_step_dialog' %>
 
     <div class="modal fade" id="convert_modal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
       <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
diff --git a/app/views/recipes/show.html.erb b/app/views/recipes/show.html.erb
index b255bcb..e7f30a6 100644
--- a/app/views/recipes/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/recipes/show.html.erb
@@ -73,11 +73,7 @@
           <h3 class="panel-title">Directions</h3>
         </div>
         <div class="panel-body">
-          <ol class="steps">
-            <% @recipe.recipe_steps.each do |s| %>
-              <li><div><%= "#{s.step}" %></div></li>
-            <% end %>
-          </ol>
+          <%= @recipe.step_text %>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/config/initializers/lib.rb b/config/initializers/lib.rb
index 7b1286f..5a26b59 100644
--- a/config/initializers/lib.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/lib.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 
+require 'markdown_processor'
 require 'unit_conversion'
 require 'yield_parser'
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diff --git a/db/migrate/20170413173225_add_step_text_to_recipes.rb b/db/migrate/20170413173225_add_step_text_to_recipes.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c3ee48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20170413173225_add_step_text_to_recipes.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddStepTextToRecipes < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.0]
+  def change
+    add_column :recipes, :step_text, :text
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 6ef5d60..d3784cc 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20161014173138) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20170413173225) do
 
   create_table "ingredient_units", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.integer "ingredient_id",                          null: false
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20161014173138) do
     t.integer  "user_id"
     t.boolean  "is_log"
     t.float    "rating"
+    t.text     "step_text"
   end
 
   create_table "recipes_tags", id: false, force: :cascade do |t|
diff --git a/lib/markdown_processor.rb b/lib/markdown_processor.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2394e5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/markdown_processor.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+module MarkdownProcessor
+  class << self
+
+    def render_options
+      {}
+    end
+
+    def markdown_extensions
+      {
+          no_intra_emphasis: true,
+          fenced_code_blocks: true,
+          disable_indented_code_blocks: true
+      }
+    end
+
+    def renderer
+      @renderer ||= Redcarpet::Render::SmartyHTML.new(render_options)
+    end
+
+    def markdown_obj
+      @markdown_obj ||= Redcarpet::Markdown.new(renderer, markdown_extensions)
+    end
+
+    def render(text)
+      return '' unless text.present?
+      markdown_obj.render(text)
+    end
+
+  end
+end
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