diff --git a/CulinaryCommandApp/Migrations/AppDbContextModelSnapshot.cs b/CulinaryCommandApp/Migrations/AppDbContextModelSnapshot.cs
index 291dbb2..e38a96e 100644
--- a/CulinaryCommandApp/Migrations/AppDbContextModelSnapshot.cs
+++ b/CulinaryCommandApp/Migrations/AppDbContextModelSnapshot.cs
@@ -911,18 +911,12 @@ protected override void BuildModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
                     b.Property<DateTime?>("CreatedAt")
                         .HasColumnType("datetime(6)");
 
-                    b.Property<string>("ImageData")
-                        .HasColumnType("longtext");
-
                     b.Property<bool>("IsSubRecipe")
                         .HasColumnType("bit(1)");
 
                     b.Property<int>("LocationId")
                         .HasColumnType("int");
 
-                    b.Property<string>("PortionSize")
-                        .HasMaxLength(128)
-                        .HasColumnType("varchar(128)");
 
                     b.Property<string>("RecipeType")
                         .IsRequired()
diff --git a/CulinaryCommandApp/Recipe/Entities/Recipe.cs b/CulinaryCommandApp/Recipe/Entities/Recipe.cs
index e425a4e..b64b838 100644
--- a/CulinaryCommandApp/Recipe/Entities/Recipe.cs
+++ b/CulinaryCommandApp/Recipe/Entities/Recipe.cs
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@ public class Recipe
 
         public bool IsSubRecipe { get; set; } = false;
 
-        [MaxLength(128)]
-        public string? PortionSize { get; set; }
-
-        // Base64-encoded image (no MaxLength → LONGTEXT in MySQL)
-        public string? ImageData { get; set; }
-
         public DateTime? CreatedAt { get; set; }
 
         // Optimistic concurrency token — backed by a MySQL timestamp(6) column
diff --git a/CulinaryCommandApp/Recipe/Pages/RecipeForm.razor b/CulinaryCommandApp/Recipe/Pages/RecipeForm.razor
index 33ded71..6e79e59 100644
--- a/CulinaryCommandApp/Recipe/Pages/RecipeForm.razor
+++ b/CulinaryCommandApp/Recipe/Pages/RecipeForm.razor
@@ -163,53 +163,6 @@ else {
 
             <hr />
 
-            @* ---- Section: Recipe Image ---- *@
-            <h6 class="text-uppercase text-muted fw-semibold mb-3">Recipe Image</h6>
-
-            <div class="mb-4">
-                <div class="rf-image-card">
-                    @if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Model.ImageData))
-                    {
-                        <div class="rf-image-preview">
-                            <img src="@Model.ImageData" alt="Recipe preview" class="rf-preview-img" />
-                            <button type="button" class="rf-remove-img" @onclick="RemoveImage" title="Remove image">
-                                <i class="bi bi-x-lg"></i>
-                            </button>
-                        </div>
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        <div class="rf-image-placeholder">
-                            <i class="bi bi-image"></i>
-                            <p>No image uploaded</p>
-                            <p class="rf-upload-hint">JPG, PNG or WEBP · max 5 MB</p>
-                        </div>
-                    }
-                </div>
-                <InputFile id="recipeImageInput"
-                           class="form-control mt-2"
-                           accept="image/*"
-                           OnChange="HandleImageUpload" />
-                @if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_imageError))
-                {
-                    <div class="text-danger small mt-1">@_imageError</div>
-                }
-            </div>
-
-            <hr />
-
-            @* ---- Section: Serving Info ---- *@
-            <h6 class="text-uppercase text-muted fw-semibold mb-3">Serving &amp; Nutrition</h6>
-
-            <div class="row mb-3">
-                <div class="col-md-6">
-                    <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Portion Size</label>
-                    <input class="form-control"
-                           placeholder="e.g. 6 oz serving"
-                           @bind="Model.PortionSize" />
-                </div>
-            </div>
-
             <hr />
 
             @* ---- Section 2: Ingredient Lines ----*@
@@ -451,9 +404,6 @@ else {
     private bool _dataLoading;
     private readonly SemaphoreSlim _loadSemaphore = new(1, 1);
 
-    // Image upload
-    private string? _imageError;
-
     // Reference data
     private List<string> _recipeTypes = new();
     private List<string> _recipeCategories = new();
@@ -819,45 +769,6 @@ else {
 
     private void Cancel() => Nav.NavigateTo("/recipes");
 
-    // *** Image upload ***
-
-    private async Task HandleImageUpload(InputFileChangeEventArgs e)
-    {
-        _imageError = null;
-        var file = e.File;
-
-        const long maxBytes = 5 * 1024 * 1024; // 5 MB
-        if (file.Size > maxBytes)
-        {
-            _imageError = "Image must be under 5 MB.";
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (!file.ContentType.StartsWith("image/"))
-        {
-            _imageError = "Please select a valid image file.";
-            return;
-        }
-
-        try
-        {
-            using var ms = new System.IO.MemoryStream();
-            await using var stream = file.OpenReadStream(maxBytes);
-            await stream.CopyToAsync(ms);
-            var base64 = Convert.ToBase64String(ms.ToArray());
-            Model.ImageData = $"data:{file.ContentType};base64,{base64}";
-        }
-        catch
-        {
-            _imageError = "Failed to read the image. Please try again.";
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void RemoveImage()
-    {
-        Model.ImageData = null;
-    }
-
     // *** View model for ingredient lines ***
 
     private sealed class IngredientLineViewModel {
diff --git a/CulinaryCommandApp/Recipe/Pages/RecipeView.razor b/CulinaryCommandApp/Recipe/Pages/RecipeView.razor
index 28dac1b..beb3424 100644
--- a/CulinaryCommandApp/Recipe/Pages/RecipeView.razor
+++ b/CulinaryCommandApp/Recipe/Pages/RecipeView.razor
@@ -55,17 +55,10 @@
 
                 @* Image card *@
                 <div class="rv-image-card">
-                    @if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(recipe.ImageData))
-                    {
-                        <img src="@recipe.ImageData" alt="@recipe.Title" class="rv-image" />
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        <div class="rv-image-placeholder">
-                            <i class="bi bi-image"></i>
-                            <span>@recipe.Title</span>
-                        </div>
-                    }
+                    <div class="rv-image-placeholder">
+                        <i class="bi bi-image"></i>
+                        <span>@recipe.Title</span>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
 
                 @* Title *@
@@ -103,14 +96,6 @@
                             </span>
                         </li>
                     }
-                    @if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(recipe.PortionSize))
-                    {
-                        <li>
-                            <i class="bi bi-cup-hot"></i>
-                            <span class="rv-meta-label">Portion</span>
-                            <span class="rv-meta-value">@recipe.PortionSize</span>
-                        </li>
-                    }
                 </ul>