diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 0b1a8fea8..aabf6d50d 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "python.testing.pytestArgs": ["tests"],
   "cSpell.enableFiletypes": ["!javascript", "!python"],
   "i18n-ally.localesPaths": "frontend/src/locales/messages",
-  "i18n-ally.sourceLanguage": "en",
+  "i18n-ally.sourceLanguage": "en-US",
   "i18n-ally.enabledFrameworks": ["vue"],
   "i18n-ally.keystyle": "nested",
   "cSpell.words": ["performant"],
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
index dd56a0ec7..39f706ab8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <v-card-title class=" headline">
       {{ $t("meal-plan.create-a-new-meal-plan") }}
       <v-btn color="info" class="ml-auto" @click="setQuickWeek()">
-        <v-icon left>mdi-calendar-minus</v-icon> Quick Week
+        <v-icon left>mdi-calendar-minus</v-icon> {{$t('meal-plan.quick-week')}}
       </v-btn>
     </v-card-title>
 
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ export default {
         this.meals.push({
           slug: "empty",
           date: this.getDate(i),
-          dateText: this.getDayText(i),
         });
       }
     },
@@ -193,10 +192,6 @@ export default {
       );
       return dateText;
     },
-    getDayText(index) {
-      const dateObj = this.processTime(index);
-      return utils.getDateAsText(dateObj);
-    },
     getDate(index) {
       const dateObj = this.processTime(index);
       return utils.getDateAsPythonDate(dateObj);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/ShoppingListDialog.vue b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/ShoppingListDialog.vue
index b92800d64..8bd2da175 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/ShoppingListDialog.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/ShoppingListDialog.vue
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
     <v-dialog v-model="dialog" width="650">
       <v-card>
         <v-card-title class="headline">
-          Shopping List
+          {{$t('meal-plan.shopping-list')}}
           <v-spacer></v-spacer>
           <v-btn text color="accent" @click="group = !group">
-            Group (Beta)
+            {{$t('meal-plan.group')}}
           </v-btn>
         </v-card-title>
         <v-divider></v-divider>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipeEditor/ImageUploadBtn.vue b/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipeEditor/ImageUploadBtn.vue
index fa5dd4c1f..b1d543201 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipeEditor/ImageUploadBtn.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipeEditor/ImageUploadBtn.vue
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
     <v-menu offset-y top nudge-top="6" :close-on-content-click="false">
       <template v-slot:activator="{ on, attrs }">
         <v-btn color="accent" dark v-bind="attrs" v-on="on">
-          Image
+          {{$t('recipe.image')}}
         </v-btn>
       </template>
       <v-card width="400">
         <v-card-title class="headline flex mb-0">
           <div>
-            Recipe Image
+           {{$t('recipe.recipe-image')}}
           </div>
           <TheUploadBtn
             class="ml-auto"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         </v-card-title>
         <v-card-text class="mt-n5">
           <div>
-            <v-text-field label="URL" class="pt-5" clearable v-model="url">
+            <v-text-field :label="$t('general.url')" class="pt-5" clearable v-model="url">
               <template v-slot:append-outer>
                 <v-btn
                   class="ml-2"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                   @click="getImageFromURL"
                   :loading="loading"
                 >
-                  Get
+                  {{$t('general.get')}}
                 </v-btn>
               </template>
             </v-text-field>
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ const REFRESH_EVENT = "refresh";
 const UPLOAD_EVENT = "upload";
 import TheUploadBtn from "@/components/UI/Buttons/TheUploadBtn";
 import { api } from "@/api";
-// import axios from "axios";
 export default {
   components: {
     TheUploadBtn,
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ export default {
     slug: String,
   },
   data: () => ({
-    items: [{ title: "Upload Image" }, { title: "From URL" }],
     url: "",
     loading: false,
   }),
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipeEditor/NutritionEditor.vue b/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipeEditor/NutritionEditor.vue
index b74b54b72..7050b3250 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipeEditor/NutritionEditor.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipeEditor/NutritionEditor.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div v-if="valueNotNull || edit">
-    <h2 class="my-4">Nutrition</h2>
+    <h2 class="my-4">{{$t('recipe.nutrition')}}</h2>
     <div v-if="edit">
       <div v-for="(item, key, index) in value" :key="index">
         <v-text-field
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ export default {
     return {
       labels: {
         calories: {
-          label: "Calories",
-          suffix: "calories",
+          label: this.$t('recipe.calories'),
+          suffix:this.$t('recipe.calories-suffix'),
         },
-        fatContent: { label: "Fat Content", suffix: "grams" },
-        fiberContent: { label: "Fiber Content", suffix: "grams" },
-        proteinContent: { label: "Protein Content", suffix: "grams" },
-        sodiumContent: { label: "Sodium Content", suffix: "milligrams" },
-        sugarContent: { label: "Sugar Content", suffix: "grams" },
+        fatContent: { label: this.$t('recipe.fat-content'), suffix: this.$t('recipe.grams') },
+        fiberContent: { label: this.$t('recipe.fiber-content'), suffix: this.$t('recipe.grams') },
+        proteinContent: { label: this.$t('recipe.protein-content'), suffix: this.$t('recipe.grams') },
+        sodiumContent: { label: this.$t('recipe.sodium-content'), suffix: this.$t('recipe.milligrams') },
+        sugarContent: { label: this.$t('recipe.sugar-content'), suffix: this.$t('recipe.grams') },
       },
     };
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UI/Buttons/TheUploadBtn.vue b/frontend/src/components/UI/Buttons/TheUploadBtn.vue
index 8f0eb3b17..12ca01db4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UI/Buttons/TheUploadBtn.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UI/Buttons/TheUploadBtn.vue
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default {
       default: true,
     },
     url: String,
-    text: { default: "Upload" },
+    text: String,
     icon: { default: "mdi-cloud-upload" },
     fileName: { default: "archive" },
     textBtn: {
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/en-US.json b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/en-US.json
index 65941802f..30688d4e0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/en-US.json
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/dateTimeFormats/en-US.json
@@ -3,5 +3,11 @@
     "month": "short",
     "day": "numeric",
     "weekday": "long"
+  },
+  "medium": { 
+    "month": "long",
+    "day": "numeric",
+    "weekday": "long",
+    "year": "numeric"
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/messages/en-US.json b/frontend/src/locales/messages/en-US.json
index 9a63052c5..49eefe878 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/messages/en-US.json
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/messages/en-US.json
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@
     "thursday": "Thursday",
     "friday": "Friday",
     "saturday": "Saturday",
-    "about": "About"
+    "about": "About",
+    "get": "Get",
+    "url": "URL"
   },
   "page": {
     "home-page": "Home Page",
@@ -122,7 +124,9 @@
     "create-a-new-meal-plan": "Create a New Meal Plan",
     "start-date": "Start Date",
     "end-date": "End Date",
-    "only-recipes-with-these-categories-will-be-used-in-meal-plans": "Only recipes with these categories will be used in Meal Plans"
+    "only-recipes-with-these-categories-will-be-used-in-meal-plans": "Only recipes with these categories will be used in Meal Plans",
+    "quick-week": "Quick Week",
+    "group": "Group (Beta)"
   },
   "recipe": {
     "description": "Description",
@@ -150,7 +154,19 @@
     "key-name-required": "Key Name Required",
     "no-white-space-allowed": "No White Space Allowed",
     "delete-recipe": "Delete Recipe",
-    "delete-confirmation": "Are you sure you want to delete this recipe?"
+    "delete-confirmation": "Are you sure you want to delete this recipe?",
+    "nutrition": "Nutrition",
+    "calories": "Calories",
+    "calories-suffix": "calories",
+    "fat-content": "Fat Content",
+    "fiber-content": "Fiber Content",
+    "protein-content": "Protein Content",
+    "sodium-content": "Sodium Content",
+    "sugar-content": "Sugar Content",
+    "grams": "grams",
+    "milligrams": "milligrams",
+    "recipe-image": "Recipe Image",
+    "image": "Image"
   },
   "search": {
     "search-mealie": "Search Mealie",
@@ -238,7 +254,8 @@
     "custom-pages": "Custom Pages",
     "new-page": "New Page",
     "edit-page": "Edit Page",
-    "page-name": "Page Name"
+    "page-name": "Page Name",
+    "remove-existing-entries-matching-imported-entries": "Remove existing entries matching imported entries"
   },
   "migration": {
     "recipe-migration": "Recipe Migration",
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Backup/AvailableBackupCard.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Backup/AvailableBackupCard.vue
index 499d2c4cd..b5f1e7d34 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Backup/AvailableBackupCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Backup/AvailableBackupCard.vue
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                 <div class="text-truncate">
                   <strong>{{ backup.name }}</strong>
                 </div>
-                <div class="text-truncate">{{ readableTime(backup.date) }}</div>
+                <div class="text-truncate">{{ $d(new Date(backup.date), "medium") }}</div>
               </v-col>
             </v-row>
           </v-card-text>
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 <script>
 import ImportDialog from "./ImportDialog";
 import { api } from "@/api";
-import utils from "@/utils";
 export default {
   props: {
     backups: Array,
@@ -57,14 +56,10 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     openDialog(backup) {
-      this.selectedDate = this.readableTime(backup.date);
+      this.selectedDate = backup.date;
       this.selectedName = backup.name;
       this.$refs.import_dialog.open();
     },
-    readableTime(timestamp) {
-      let date = new Date(timestamp);
-      return utils.getDateAsText(date);
-    },
     async importBackup(data) {
       this.$emit("loading");
       let response = await api.backups.import(data.name, data);
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Backup/BackupCard.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Backup/BackupCard.vue
index 6f2daff50..a4bbf99a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Backup/BackupCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Backup/BackupCard.vue
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                 <div>
                   <strong>{{ backup.name }}</strong>
                 </div>
-                <div>{{ readableTime(backup.date) }}</div>
+                <div>{{ $d(new Date(backup.date), "medium") }}</div>
               </v-col>
             </v-row>
           </v-card-text>
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 <script>
 import ImportDialog from "./ImportDialog";
 import { api } from "@/api";
-import utils from "@/utils";
 export default {
   props: {
     backups: Array,
@@ -56,14 +55,10 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     openDialog(backup) {
-      this.selectedDate = this.readableTime(backup.date);
+      this.selectedDate = backup.date;
       this.selectedName = backup.name;
       this.$refs.import_dialog.open();
     },
-    readableTime(timestamp) {
-      let date = new Date(timestamp);
-      return utils.getDateAsText(date);
-    },
     async importBackup(data) {
       this.$emit("loading");
       let response = await api.backups.import(data.name, data);
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Backup/ImportDialog.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Backup/ImportDialog.vue
index 236f2e5d3..9af3e31d2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Backup/ImportDialog.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Backup/ImportDialog.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
           </v-toolbar-items>
         </v-toolbar>
         <v-card-title> {{ name }} </v-card-title>
-        <v-card-subtitle class="mb-n3"> {{ date }} </v-card-subtitle>
+        <v-card-subtitle class="mb-n3"> {{ $d(new Date(date), "medium") }} </v-card-subtitle>
         <v-divider></v-divider>
 
         <v-card-text>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
           <v-checkbox
             dense
-            label="Remove existing entries matching imported entries"
+            :label="$t('settings.remove-existing-entries-matching-imported-entries')"
             v-model="forceImport"
           ></v-checkbox>
         </v-card-text>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Migration/MigrationCard.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Migration/MigrationCard.vue
index 785451529..055d8de76 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Migration/MigrationCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Admin/Migration/MigrationCard.vue
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                 <strong>{{ migration.name }}</strong>
               </div>
               <div class="text-truncate">
-                {{ readableTime(migration.date) }}
+                {{ $d(new Date(migration.date), "medium") }}
               </div>
             </v-col>
           </v-row>
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 
 <script>
 import TheUploadBtn from "@/components/UI/Buttons/TheUploadBtn";
-import utils from "@/utils";
 import { api } from "@/api";
 import MigrationDialog from "./MigrationDialog";
 export default {
@@ -98,10 +97,6 @@ export default {
       // this.$emit("imported", response.successful, response.failed);
       this.loading = false;
     },
-    readableTime(timestamp) {
-      let date = new Date(timestamp);
-      return utils.getDateAsText(date);
-    },
   },
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/MealPlan/Planner.vue b/frontend/src/pages/MealPlan/Planner.vue
index 2d472216d..72add28bd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/MealPlan/Planner.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/MealPlan/Planner.vue
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ export default {
     generateKey(name, index) {
       return utils.generateUniqueKey(name, index);
     },
-    formatDate(timestamp) {
-      let dateObject = new Date(timestamp);
-      return utils.getDateAsTextAlt(dateObject);
-    },
     getImage(image) {
       return api.recipes.recipeTinyImage(image);
     },
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/admin.js b/frontend/src/routes/admin.js
index b6c47cfd8..5b51907f0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/admin.js
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/admin.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import ManageUsers from "@/pages/Admin/ManageUsers";
 import Settings from "@/pages/Admin/Settings";
 import About from "@/pages/Admin/About";
 import { store } from "../store";
-import i18n from '@/i18n.js';
 
 export const adminRoutes =  {
   path: "/admin",
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ export const adminRoutes =  {
       path: "profile",
       component: Profile,
       meta: {
-        title: i18n.t('settings.profile'),
+        title: "settings.profile",
       },
     },
 
@@ -35,49 +34,49 @@ export const adminRoutes =  {
       path: "backups",
       component: Backup,
       meta: {
-        title: i18n.t('settings.backup-and-exports'),
+        title: "settings.backup-and-exports",
       },
     },
     {
       path: "themes",
       component: Theme,
       meta: {
-        title: i18n.t('general.themes'),
+        title: "general.themes",
       },
     },
     {
       path: "meal-planner",
       component: MealPlanner,
       meta: {
-        title: i18n.t('meal-plan.meal-planner'),
+        title: "meal-plan.meal-planner",
       },
     },
     {
       path: "migrations",
       component: Migration,
       meta: {
-        title: i18n.t('settings.migrations'),
+        title: "settings.migrations",
       },
     },
     {
       path: "manage-users",
       component: ManageUsers,
       meta: {
-        title: i18n.t('settings.manage-users'),
+        title: "settings.manage-users",
       },
     },
     {
       path: "settings",
       component: Settings,
       meta: {
-        title: i18n.t('settings.site-settings'),
+        title: "settings.site-settings",
       },
     },
     {
       path: "about",
       component: About,
       meta: {
-        title: i18n.t('general.about'),
+        title: "general.about",
       },
     },
   ],
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/general.js b/frontend/src/routes/general.js
index 14ab2f9d8..5a6ffe515 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/general.js
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/general.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import i18n from "@/i18n.js";
 import SearchPage from "@/pages/SearchPage";
 import HomePage from "@/pages/HomePage";
 
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ export const generalRoutes = [
     path: "/search",
     component: SearchPage,
     meta: {
-      title: i18n.t("search.search"),
+      title: "search.search",
     },
   },
 ];
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/index.js b/frontend/src/routes/index.js
index f53944182..1ff916bda 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import VueRouter from "vue-router";
 import VueI18n from "@/i18n";
 import Vuetify from "@/plugins/vuetify";
 import Vue from "vue";
+import i18n from '@/i18n.js';
 
 export const routes = [
   ...generalRoutes,
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ router.afterEach(to => {
       const title = await to.meta.title(to);
       document.title = title + TITLE_SUFFIX;
     } else {
-      document.title = to.meta.title
-        ? to.meta.title + TITLE_SUFFIX
+      document.title = i18n.t(to.meta.title)
+        ? i18n.t(to.meta.title) + TITLE_SUFFIX
         : DEFAULT_TITLE;
     }
   });
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/meal.js b/frontend/src/routes/meal.js
index 8d7954d74..83d8ffc50 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/meal.js
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/meal.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import Planner from "@/pages/MealPlan/Planner";
 import ThisWeek from "@/pages/MealPlan/ThisWeek";
-import i18n from "@/i18n.js";
 import { api } from "@/api";
 
 export const mealRoutes = [
@@ -8,14 +7,14 @@ export const mealRoutes = [
     path: "/meal-plan/planner",
     component: Planner,
     meta: {
-      title: i18n.t("meal-plan.meal-planner"),
+      title: "meal-plan.meal-planner",
     },
   },
   {
     path: "/meal-plan/this-week",
     component: ThisWeek,
     meta: {
-      title: i18n.t("meal-plan.dinner-this-week"),
+      title: "meal-plan.dinner-this-week",
     },
   },
   {
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/index.js b/frontend/src/utils/index.js
index e292d9062..d1f5afe7a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/index.js
@@ -9,45 +9,6 @@ const notifyHelpers = {
   info: "notify-info-color",
 };
 
-const days = [
-  "Sunday",
-  "Monday",
-  "Tuesday",
-  "Wednesday",
-  "Thursday",
-  "Friday",
-  "Saturday",
-];
-const months = [
-  "January",
-  "February",
-  "March",
-  "April",
-  "May",
-  "June",
-  "July",
-  "August",
-  "September",
-  "October",
-  "November",
-  "December",
-];
-
-const monthsShort = [
-  "Jan",
-  "Feb",
-  "March",
-  "April",
-  "May",
-  "June",
-  "July",
-  "Aug",
-  "Sept",
-  "Oct",
-  "Nov",
-  "Dec",
-];
-
 export default {
   getImageURL(image) {
     return `/api/recipes/${image}/image?image_type=small`;
@@ -56,22 +17,6 @@ export default {
     const uniqueKey = `${item}-${index}`;
     return uniqueKey;
   },
-  getDateAsText(dateObject) {
-    const dow = days[dateObject.getUTCDay()];
-    const month = months[dateObject.getUTCMonth()];
-    const day = dateObject.getUTCDate();
-    // const year = dateObject.getFullYear();
-
-    return `${dow}, ${month} ${day}`;
-  },
-  getDateAsTextAlt(dateObject) {
-    const dow = days[dateObject.getUTCDay()];
-    const month = monthsShort[dateObject.getUTCMonth()];
-    const day = dateObject.getUTCDate();
-    // const year = dateObject.getFullYear();
-
-    return `${dow}, ${month} ${day}`;
-  },
   getDateAsPythonDate(dateObject) {
     const month = dateObject.getUTCMonth() + 1;
     const day = dateObject.getUTCDate();