diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d174a15..dd38320 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ preparations:
 prosperity:
 	@echo "This will install prestashop eventually"
 
-free:
+emancipation:
 	@echo "This will install freespace, once it exists"
 
 flask:
diff --git a/ingredients/lead b/ingredients/lead
index 0089ad4..2afd74c 100644
--- a/ingredients/lead
+++ b/ingredients/lead
@@ -59,11 +59,25 @@ RESET="\e[0m"
 
 # We only want these to activate if we're running a recipe, so we
 # check to see if we're running a "shell inside of a shell"
-if [[ $SHLVL -gt 1 ]]; then
+if [ $SHLVL -gt 1 ]; then
     # Make sure that ctrl+C consistently exits the script
     trap "exit" INT 
-    # Give informative error messages when we receive ERR
-    trap 'say "${RED}Oops...${RESET} Something went wrong on line $LINENO of this script. Exit code was $?" >&2' ERR
+
+    # Give informative error messages when we receive unguarded EXIT codes
+    set -e
+
+    handle_exit() {
+	    case $? in
+		    0)
+			    exit
+			    ;;
+		    *)
+			    printf "${RED}Oops...${RESET} Something went wrong on line ${LINENO} of this script. Exit code was $?\n" 
+			    ;;
+	    esac
+    }
+
+    trap handle_exit EXIT
 fi
 
 # --------------- Functions ---------------
@@ -119,16 +133,23 @@ source_env
 
 # Checks to see if we can use a command or not
 check_for() {
-    command -v "$1" >/dev/null
+    command -v "$1" > /dev/null
 }
-if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo -e "${RED}Woah there!${RESET} Seems you're running this script as a superuser."
-    echo ""
-    echo "That might cause some issues with permissions and whatnot. Run this script as your default user (without sudo) and I'll ask you when I need superuser permissions"
-    echo ""
+
+if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
+    say "${RED}Woah there!${RESET} Seems you're running this script as a superuser."
+    say ""
+    say "That might cause some issues with permissions and whatnot. Run this script as your default user (without sudo) and I'll ask you when I need superuser permissions"
+    say ""
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# I like using source as a keyword!
+if ! check_for source; then
+	source() {
+		. ${1}
+	}
+fi
 
 # This one installs utilities to your OS (If you need them!)
 install_if_needed() {
@@ -137,11 +158,11 @@ install_if_needed() {
         case $DISTRO in
             "debian")
                 # TODO Better installation detection than check_for
-                if [ -z $(check_for $package) ]; then
+                if dpkg -l | grep -q "$package"; then
+                    say "$package already installed!"
+                else
                     say "installing $package"
                     sudo apt install -y $package
-                else
-                    say "$package already installed!"
                 fi
                 ;;
             "arch")
@@ -195,7 +216,7 @@ forget() {
 }
 
 remember() {
-    # Optionally choose to output somewhere other than Alchemy/
+    # Optionally choose to output somewhere other than Alchemy
     if [ "${2}" = "to" ]; then
         ENV_LOCATION=${3}
     else
@@ -205,20 +226,21 @@ remember() {
     KEY=$(say ${1} | cut -d'=' -f 1)
     VALUE=$(say ${1} | cut -d'=' -f 2)
 
-    if [[ ! $KEY =~ ^[A-Z_]+$ ]]; then
+    if say ${KEY} | grep -Eqv "^[A-Z_]+$"; then
         say "Keys must consist only of capital letters and underscores"
+	return 1
     fi
 
     VALID_CHARS='A-Za-z0-9/_.:=-'
 
-    if [[ ! $VALUE =~ ^[$VALID_CHARS]+$ ]]; then
+    if say ${VALUE} | grep -Eqv "^[${VALID_CHARS}]+$"; then
         say "illegal VALUE: $VALUE"
         say "for key $KEY"
         say "Valid characters for env values: letters, numbers, \".\",\"/\",\"_\"",\":\", \"-\"
     fi
 
     # If we're setting a valid key/value pair
-    if [[ ${1} =~ ^[A-Z_]+\=[$VALID_CHARS]+$ ]]; then
+    if say ${1} | grep -Eq "^[A-Z_]+\=[$VALID_CHARS]+$"; then
 
         DOTENV_ENTRY=$(cat $ENV_LOCATION | grep "^${KEY}" )
         # If something already exists and we're trying to set it to something new
diff --git a/recipes/alchemy.sh b/recipes/alchemy.sh
index 88cd6ce..592c040 100755
--- a/recipes/alchemy.sh
+++ b/recipes/alchemy.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
+#!/bin/sh
 
 # This is the initialization script for Alchemy. 
 # We can't rely on all systems being able to use 'make' etc. by default.
@@ -6,76 +6,81 @@
 # Bare Metal Alchemist, 2022
 
 # Just to let the system know what we're doing...
-ALCHEMY="initializing"
+ALCHEMY=$(pwd)
 
 # 'sourcing' a script is essentially running it to set up your system,
 # making sure that some basic values / variables are defined
-source ingredients/lead
+. ingredients/lead
 
 clear
-echo -e "${BLUE}"
-echo -e "       d8888 888          888                                     " 
-echo -e "      d88888 888          888                                     " 
-echo -e "     d88P888 888          888                                     " 
-echo -e "    d88P 888 888  .d8888b 88888b.   .d88b.  88888b.d88b.  888  888" 
-echo -e "   d88P  888 888 d88P'    888 '88b d8P  Y8b 888 '888 '88b 888  888" 
-echo -e "  d88P   888 888 888      888  888 88888888 888  888  888 888  888" 
-echo -e " d8888888888 888 Y88b.    888  888 Y8b.     888  888  888 Y88b 888" 
-echo -e "d88P     888 888  'Y8888P 888  888  'Y8888  888  888  888  'Y88888" 
-echo -e "                                                               888" 
-echo -e "                  ${BOLD}Initialization Script -- BMA${BLUE}            Y8b d88P" 
-echo -e "${RESET}"
+say "${BLUE}"
+say "       d8888 888          888                                     " 
+say "      d88888 888          888                                     " 
+say "     d88P888 888          888                                     " 
+say "    d88P 888 888  .d8888b 88888b.   .d88b.  88888b.d88b.  888  888" 
+say "   d88P  888 888 d88P'    888 '88b d8P  Y8b 888 '888 '88b 888  888" 
+say "  d88P   888 888 888      888  888 88888888 888  888  888 888  888" 
+say " d8888888888 888 Y88b.    888  888 Y8b.     888  888  888 Y88b 888" 
+say "d88P     888 888  'Y8888P 888  888  'Y8888  888  888  888  'Y88888" 
+say "                                                               888" 
+say "                  ${BOLD}Initialization Script -- BMA${BLUE}            Y8b d88P" 
+say "${RESET}"
 
-echo -e "${GREEN}${ULINE}Environment${RESET}"
+say "${GREEN}${ULINE}Environment${RESET}"
 if [ -f .env ]; then
     grep -v '^#' .env
     export $(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs)
 else
-    echo "No .env file found, let's initialize it"
-    remember "ALCHEMY=$(pwd)"
+    say "No .env file found, let's initialize it"
+    touch "${ALCHEMY}/.env"
+    remember "ALCHEMY=${ALCHEMY}"
 fi
 
-echo ""
-echo -e "${GREEN}${ULINE}System Basics${RESET}"
-if [[ $ISA && $DISTRO && $UPDATED ]]; then
-    echo "Nothing to do!"
+say ""
+say "${GREEN}${ULINE}System Basics${RESET}"
+if [ -n "$ISA" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$DISTRO" ]; then
+	       if [ -n "$UPDATED" ]; then
+		       say "Nothing to do!"
+	       fi
+	fi
 fi
 
-if [[ ! $ISA ]]; then
+if [ -z $ISA ]; then
     ISA=$(uname -m)
-    if [ $ISA == 'x86_64' ]; then
-        echo -e "Ayyy you got yourself an ${GREEN}x86${RESET} processor, cool"
-    elif [ $ISA == 'armv7l' ]; then
-        echo -e "I see you rockin an ${GREEN}ARM${RESET} processor, neato"
+    if [ $ISA = 'x86_64' ]; then
+        say "Ayyy you got yourself an ${GREEN}x86${RESET} processor, cool"
+    elif [ $ISA = 'armv7l' ]; then
+        say "I see you rockin an ${GREEN}ARM${RESET} processor, neato"
     fi
     remember "ISA=$ISA"
 fi
 
-if [[ ! $DISTRO ]]; then
+if [ -z $DISTRO ]; then
     if [ -f "/etc/debian_version" ]; then
         DISTRO="debian"
-        echo -e "${GREEN}Debian${RESET}, Ubuntu, or Raspbian OS detected."
+        say "${GREEN}Debian${RESET}, Ubuntu, or Raspbian OS detected."
     elif [ -f "/etc/arch-release" ]; then
         DISTRO="arch"
-        echo -e "${GREEN}Arch or Manjaro-based${RESET} OS detected."
+        say "${GREEN}Arch or Manjaro-based${RESET} OS detected."
     elif [ -f "/etc/fedora-release" ]; then
         DISTRO="fedora"
-        echo -e "${GREEN}Fedora${RESET} detected as the Operating System"
+        say "${GREEN}Fedora${RESET} detected as the Operating System"
     elif [ $(uname | grep -c "Darwin") -eq 1 ]; then
         DISTRO="mac"
-        echo -e "${GREEN}MacOS${RESET} detected."
+        say "${GREEN}MacOS${RESET} detected."
     else
-        echo -e "I don't know ${RED}what OS you're running${RESET}! Cancelling this operation."
+        say "I don't know ${RED}what OS you're running${RESET}! Cancelling this operation."
         exit 1
     fi
     remember "DISTRO=$DISTRO"
 fi
 
 # TODO - Update intermittently (like if you haven't run it in a week? use date +%s and (($INT+$INT2))
-if [[ ! $UPDATED ]]; then
-    echo ""
-    echo "Updating the repositories..."
-    echo -e "(you'll probably need to input ${BLUE}your 'sudo' password${RESET} here)"
+if [ -z "$UPDATED" ]; then
+    say ""
+    say "Updating the repositories..."
+    say "(you'll probably need to input ${BLUE}your 'sudo' password${RESET} here)"
     case $DISTRO in
         "debian")
             sudo apt update
@@ -99,9 +104,10 @@ if [[ ! $UPDATED ]]; then
     remember "UPDATED=true"
 fi
 
-echo ""
-echo -e "${GREEN}${ULINE}Core Dependencies${RESET}"
+say ""
+say "${GREEN}${ULINE}Core Dependencies${RESET}"
 install_if_needed git wget make
 
-echo ""
-echo -e "${BOLD}You're good to go!${RESET} Go ${BLUE}make something cool${RESET} :)"
+say ""
+say "${BOLD}You're good to go!${RESET} Go ${BLUE}make something cool${RESET} :)"
+say ""
diff --git a/recipes/init.sh b/recipes/init.sh
index d233ba8..78c3a5d 100755
--- a/recipes/init.sh
+++ b/recipes/init.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 # This is a script to be run on a fresh installation of Raspbian in order to make it suitable (to me) for CLI development
 # ~ Zen, 2022