diff --git a/src/cljs/grub/state.cljs b/src/cljs/grub/state.cljs
index 81df91e..03317f1 100644
--- a/src/cljs/grub/state.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/grub/state.cljs
@@ -66,13 +66,11 @@
   (assoc state :recipes (dissoc (:recipes state) (:id event)))) 
 
 (defn update-state-and-render [remote]
-  (let [out (chan)
-        view-events (view/render-app app-state)]
+  (view/render-app app-state)
+  (let [out (chan)]
     (go-loop [] 
-             (let [[event ch] (alts! [remote view-events])
+             (let [event (<! remote)
                    new-state (handle-event event @app-state)]
                (reset! app-state new-state)
-               (when (= ch view-events) 
-                 (>! out event))
                (recur)))
     out))
diff --git a/src/cljs/grub/view/app.cljs b/src/cljs/grub/view/app.cljs
index dfa73be..5f1463e 100644
--- a/src/cljs/grub/view/app.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/grub/view/app.cljs
@@ -26,29 +26,12 @@
         (dom/on-window-scroll #(put! >events {:type :body-scroll :event %}))))))
     
 (defn render-app [state]
-  (let [grub-add (chan)
-        grub-update (chan)
-        grub-clear-all (chan)
-        grub-remove (chan)
-        recipe-add (chan)
-        recipe-add-grubs (chan)
-        recipe-update (chan)
-        recipe-remove (chan)
-        out (a/merge [grub-add grub-update grub-clear-all grub-remove
-                      recipe-add recipe-add-grubs recipe-update recipe-remove])
-        >events (chan)
-        <events (a/pub >events :type)]
+  (let [>events (chan)
+        <events (a/pub >events :type)
+        add-grubs-ch (chan)]
     (om/root app-view 
              state 
              {:target (.getElementById js/document "container")
-              :shared {:grub-add grub-add
-                       :grub-update grub-update
-                       :grub-clear-all grub-clear-all
-                       :grub-remove grub-remove
-                       :recipe-add recipe-add
-                       :recipe-add-grubs recipe-add-grubs
-                       :recipe-update recipe-update
-                       :recipe-remove recipe-remove
-                       :>events >events
-                       :<events <events}})
-    out))
+              :shared {:>events >events
+                       :<events <events
+                       :add-grubs-ch add-grubs-ch}})))
diff --git a/src/cljs/grub/view/grub.cljs b/src/cljs/grub/view/grub.cljs
index ffabd4a..d868a80 100644
--- a/src/cljs/grub/view/grub.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/grub/view/grub.cljs
@@ -7,32 +7,11 @@
   (:require-macros [grub.macros :refer [log logs]]
                    [cljs.core.async.macros :refer [go go-loop]]))
 
-(defn new-grub [grub]
+(defn new-grub [text]
   {:id (str "grub-" (uuid/make-random))
-   :grub grub
+   :text text
    :completed false})
 
-(defn add-event [grub]
-  (assoc (new-grub grub) :event :add-grub))
-
-(defn add-list-event [grubs]
-  {:event :add-grub-list
-   :grubs grubs})
-
-(defn edit-event [id grub]
-  {:event :update-grub
-   :id id
-   :grub grub})
-
-(defn complete-event [{:keys [id completed]}]
-  {:event :update-grub
-   :id id
-   :completed (not completed)})
-
-(defn remove-event [id]
-  {:event :remove-grub
-   :id id})
-
 (def transitions
   {:waiting {:mouse-down :pressed
              :touch-start :pressed}
@@ -54,21 +33,18 @@
                                 timeout-id (js/setTimeout timeout-fn 500)]
                             (om/set-state! owner :timeout-id timeout-id))
       [:pressed :waiting] (js/clearTimeout (om/get-state owner :timeout-id)) 
-      [:editing :waiting] (let [update-ch (om/get-shared owner :grub-update)
-                                id (:id @(om/get-props owner))
-                                edit-event (edit-event id (om/get-state owner :grub))]
-                            (put! update-ch edit-event))
+      [:editing :waiting] (let [grub (om/get-props owner)]
+                            (om/transact! grub #(assoc % :text (om/get-state owner :grub-text))))
       nil)
     (om/set-state! owner :edit-state next)))
 
-(defn view [{:keys [id grub completed] :as props} owner]
+(defn view [{:keys [id text completed] :as grub} owner {:keys [remove-ch]}]
   (reify
     om/IInitState
     (init-state [_]
-      (let [publisher (chan)]
-        {:edit-state :waiting
-         :grub grub
-         :unmounted false}))
+      {:edit-state :waiting
+       :grub-text text
+       :unmounted false})
 
     om/IRenderState
     (render-state [_ {:keys [edit-state] :as state}]
@@ -77,9 +53,9 @@
         {:class [(when completed "completed")
                  (when (= edit-state :pressed) "grub-active")
                  (when (= edit-state :editing) "edit")]
-         :on-click #(when (#{:waiting :pressed} edit-state)
-                      (put! (om/get-shared owner :grub-update) (complete-event @props))
-                      (.blur (om/get-node owner :grub-input)))
+         :on-click (fn [e] (when (#{:waiting :pressed} edit-state)
+                             (om/transact! grub #(assoc % :completed (not completed)))
+                             (.blur (om/get-node owner :grub-input))))
          :on-mouse-down #(transition-state owner :mouse-down) 
          :on-mouse-up #(transition-state owner :mouse-up) 
          :on-mouse-leave #(transition-state owner :mouse-leave)
@@ -90,12 +66,12 @@
          {:type "text" 
           :readOnly (if (= edit-state :editing) "" "readonly")
           :ref :grub-input
-          :value (:grub state)
-          :on-change #(om/set-state! owner :grub (.. % -target -value))
+          :value (:grub-text state)
+          :on-change #(om/set-state! owner :grub-text (.. % -target -value))
           :on-key-up #(when (dom/enter-pressed? %) (transition-state owner :enter))}]
          (when (= edit-state :editing) 
            [:span.glyphicon.glyphicon-remove.pull-right
-            {:on-click #(put! (om/get-shared owner :grub-remove) (remove-event id))}])]))
+            {:on-click #(put! remove-ch id)}])]))
 
     om/IDidMount
     (did-mount [_]
diff --git a/src/cljs/grub/view/grub_list.cljs b/src/cljs/grub/view/grub_list.cljs
index 67fee48..e8fd77f 100644
--- a/src/cljs/grub/view/grub_list.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/grub/view/grub_list.cljs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 (ns grub.view.grub-list
   (:require [om.core :as om :include-macros true]
             [sablono.core :as html :refer-macros [html]]
-            [cljs.core.async :as a :refer [<! put! chan]]
+            [cljs.core.async :as a :refer [<! chan]]
             [grub.view.dom :as dom]
-            [grub.view.grub :as grub-view]
-            [cljs-uuid.core :as uuid])
+            [grub.view.grub :as grub-view])
   (:require-macros [grub.macros :refer [log logs]]
                    [cljs.core.async.macros :refer [go go-loop]]))
 
@@ -17,18 +16,20 @@
 (defn sort-grubs [grubs]
   (sort-by (juxt :completed get-grub-ingredient :grub) (vals grubs)))
 
-(defn add-grub [add new-grub owner]
-  (when (not (empty? new-grub))
-    (om/set-state! owner :new-grub "")
-    (put! add (grub-view/add-event new-grub))))
+(defn add-grub [owner grubs new-grub-text]
+  (when (not (empty? new-grub-text))
+    (let [new-grub (grub-view/new-grub new-grub-text)]
+      (om/set-state! owner :new-grub-text "")
+      (om/transact! grubs #(assoc % (:id new-grub) new-grub)))))
 
-(defn view [props owner]
+(defn view [grubs owner]
   (reify
     om/IInitState
     (init-state [_]
-      {:new-grub ""})
+      {:new-grub-text ""
+       :remove-grub-ch (chan)})
     om/IRenderState
-    (render-state [this {:keys [new-grub] :as state}]
+    (render-state [this {:keys [new-grub-text remove-grub-ch] :as state}]
       (let [add (om/get-shared owner :grub-add)]
         (html 
          [:div 
@@ -38,22 +39,35 @@
             [:input.form-control#add-grub-input 
              {:type "text" 
               :placeholder "What do you need?"
-              :value new-grub
+              :value new-grub-text
               :on-key-up #(when (dom/enter-pressed? %)
-                            (add-grub add new-grub owner))
-              :on-change #(om/set-state! owner :new-grub (dom/event-val %))}]]
+                            (add-grub owner grubs new-grub-text))
+              :on-change #(om/set-state! owner :new-grub-text (dom/event-val %))}]]
            [:button.btn.btn-primary 
             {:id "add-grub-btn" 
              :type "button"
-             :on-click #(add-grub add new-grub owner)}
+             :on-click #(add-grub owner grubs new-grub-text)}
             [:span.glyphicon.glyphicon-plus]]]
           [:ul#grub-list.list-group
-           (for [grub (sort-grubs props)]
-             (om/build grub-view/view grub {:key :id}))]
+           (for [grub (sort-grubs grubs)]
+             (om/build grub-view/view grub {:key :id :opts {:remove-ch remove-grub-ch}}))]
           [:button.btn.pull-right 
            {:id "clear-all-btn" 
-            :class (when (empty? props) "hidden")
+            :class (when (empty? grubs) "hidden")
             :type "button"
-            :on-click #(put! (om/get-shared owner :grub-clear-all)
-                             {:event :clear-all-grubs})}
-           "Clear all"]])))))
+            :on-click #(om/update! grubs {})}
+           "Clear all"]])))
+    om/IWillMount
+    (will-mount [_]
+      (let [add-grubs-ch (om/get-shared owner :add-grubs-ch)
+            remove-grub-ch (om/get-state owner :remove-grub-ch)]
+        (go-loop []
+                 (let [grubs-map (<! add-grubs-ch)]
+                   (when-not (nil? grubs-map)
+                     (om/transact! grubs #(merge % grubs-map))
+                     (recur))))
+        (go-loop []
+                 (let [id (<! remove-grub-ch)]
+                   (when-not (nil? id)
+                     (om/transact! grubs #(dissoc % id))
+                     (recur))))))))
diff --git a/src/cljs/grub/view/recipe.cljs b/src/cljs/grub/view/recipe.cljs
index 8d13280..1f1ed57 100644
--- a/src/cljs/grub/view/recipe.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/grub/view/recipe.cljs
@@ -8,32 +8,26 @@
   (:require-macros [grub.macros :refer [log logs]]
                    [cljs.core.async.macros :refer [go go-loop]]))
 
-(defn add-event [name grubs]
-  {:event :add-recipe 
-   :id (str "recipe-" (uuid/make-random))
+(defn new-recipe [name grubs]
+  {:id (str "recipe-" (uuid/make-random))
    :name name
    :grubs grubs})
 
-(defn update-event [id name grubs]
-  {:event :update-recipe 
-   :id id
-   :name name
-   :grubs grubs})
-
-(defn remove-event [id]
-  {:event :remove-recipe 
-   :id id})
-
 (defn parse-grubs-from-str [grubs-str]
   (->> grubs-str
        (clojure.string/split-lines)
        (map grub-view/new-grub)
        (into [])))
 
+(defn map-by-key [key coll]
+  (->> coll
+       (map (fn [a] [(get a key) a]))
+       (into {})))
+
 (defn add-grubs [add-grubs-ch grubs-str]
   (let [grubs (parse-grubs-from-str grubs-str)
-        event (grub-view/add-list-event grubs)]
-    (put! add-grubs-ch event)))
+        grubs-map (map-by-key :id grubs)]
+    (put! add-grubs-ch grubs-map)))
 
 (def transitions
   {:waiting {:click :editing}
@@ -44,38 +38,35 @@
   (let [current (om/get-state owner :edit-state)
         next (or (get-in transitions [current event]) current)]
     (condp = [current next]
-      [:editing :waiting] (let [update-ch (om/get-shared owner :recipe-update)
-                                id (:id @(om/get-props owner))
+      [:editing :waiting] (let [recipe (om/get-props owner)
                                 name (om/get-state owner :name)
 
-                                grubs (om/get-state owner :grubs)
-                                event (update-event id name grubs)]
-                            (put! update-ch event))
+                                grubs (om/get-state owner :grubs)]
+                            (om/transact! recipe #(assoc % :name name :grubs grubs)))
       nil)
     (om/set-state! owner :edit-state next)))
 
 (defn num-newlines [str]
   (count (re-seq #"\n" str)))
 
-(defn view [{:keys [id] :as props} owner]
+(defn view [{:keys [id] :as recipe} owner {:keys [remove-recipe-ch]}]
   (reify
     om/IInitState
     (init-state [_]
       (let [publisher (chan)]
         {:edit-state :waiting
-         :name (:name props)
-         :grubs (:grubs props)
+         :name (:name recipe)
+         :grubs (:grubs recipe)
          :unmounted false}))
 
     om/IWillReceiveProps
-    (will-receive-props [this next-props]
-      (om/set-state! owner :name (:name next-props))
-      (om/set-state! owner :grubs (:grubs next-props)))
+    (will-receive-props [this next-recipe]
+      (om/set-state! owner :name (:name next-recipe))
+      (om/set-state! owner :grubs (:grubs next-recipe)))
 
     om/IRenderState
     (render-state [this {:keys [edit-state name grubs]}]
-      (let [update (om/get-shared owner :recipe-update)
-            add-grubs-ch (om/get-shared owner :recipe-add-grubs)]
+      (let [update (om/get-shared owner :recipe-update)]
         (html
          [:div.panel.panel-default.recipe-panel
           {:on-click 
@@ -92,7 +83,7 @@
             {:type "button"
              :class (when (= edit-state :editing) "hidden")
              :ref :add-grubs-btn
-             :on-click #(add-grubs add-grubs-ch grubs)}
+             :on-click #(add-grubs (om/get-shared owner :add-grubs-ch) grubs)}
             [:span.glyphicon.glyphicon-plus]
             " Grubs"]]
           [:div.panel-body.recipe-grubs
@@ -105,7 +96,7 @@
              :on-change #(om/set-state! owner :grubs (dom/event-val %))}]
            [:button.btn.btn-danger.pull-left.recipe-remove-btn
             {:type "button"
-             :on-click #(put! (om/get-shared owner :recipe-remove) (remove-event id))}
+             :on-click #(put! remove-recipe-ch id)}
             [:span.glyphicon.glyphicon-trash]]
            [:button.btn.btn-primary.pull-right.recipe-done-btn
             {:type "button"
diff --git a/src/cljs/grub/view/recipe_list.cljs b/src/cljs/grub/view/recipe_list.cljs
index b16bc53..205493e 100644
--- a/src/cljs/grub/view/recipe_list.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/grub/view/recipe_list.cljs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (ns grub.view.recipe-list
   (:require [om.core :as om :include-macros true]
             [sablono.core :as html :refer-macros [html]]
-            [cljs.core.async :as a :refer [<! put! chan]]
+            [cljs.core.async :as a :refer [<! chan]]
             [cljs-uuid.core :as uuid]
             [grub.view.dom :as dom]
             [grub.view.grub :as grub-view]
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@
   (:require-macros [grub.macros :refer [log logs]]
                    [cljs.core.async.macros :refer [go go-loop]]))
 
-(defn add-recipe [ch name grubs owner]
+(defn add-recipe [owner name grubs]
   (when (and (not (empty? name))
              (not (empty? grubs)))
-    (om/set-state! owner :new-recipe-name "")
-    (om/set-state! owner :new-recipe-grubs "")
-    (put! ch (recipe/add-event name grubs))))
+    (let [recipes (om/get-props owner)
+          new-recipe (recipe/new-recipe name grubs)]
+      (om/set-state! owner :new-recipe-name "")
+      (om/set-state! owner :new-recipe-grubs "")
+      (om/transact! recipes #(assoc % (:id new-recipe) new-recipe)))))
 
 (def transitions
   {:waiting {:click :editing}
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@
       [:editing :save :waiting] (let [add-ch (om/get-shared owner :recipe-add)
                                       name (om/get-state owner :new-recipe-name)
                                       grubs (om/get-state owner :new-recipe-grubs)]
-                                  (add-recipe add-ch name grubs owner))
+                                  (add-recipe owner name grubs))
       nil)
     (om/set-state! owner :edit-state next)))
 
@@ -36,11 +38,10 @@
   (reify
     om/IInitState
     (init-state [_]
-      (let [publisher (chan)]
-        {:edit-state :waiting
-         :new-recipe-name ""
-         :new-recipe-grubs ""
-         :unmounted false}))
+      {:edit-state :waiting
+       :new-recipe-name ""
+       :new-recipe-grubs ""
+       :unmounted false})
 
     om/IRenderState
     (render-state [this {:keys [edit-state new-recipe-name new-recipe-grubs]}]
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@
           {:type "button"
            :ref :save-btn
            :on-click #(transition-state owner :save)}
-          "Save"]]]))
+          [:span.glyphicon.glyphicon-ok]]]]))
 
     om/IWillMount
     (will-mount [_]
@@ -92,12 +93,24 @@
 
 (defn view [recipes owner]
   (reify
-    om/IRender
-    (render [this]
+    om/IInitState
+    (init-state [_]
+      {:remove-recipe-ch (chan)})
+    om/IRenderState
+    (render-state [_ {:keys [remove-recipe-ch]}]
       (html
        [:div
         [:h3.recipes-title "Recipes"]
         (om/build new-recipe-view recipes)
         [:ul#recipe-list.list-group.recipe-list
          (for [recipe (vals recipes)]
-           (om/build recipe/view recipe {:key :id}))]]))))
+           (om/build recipe/view 
+                     recipe 
+                     {:key :id :opts {:remove-recipe-ch remove-recipe-ch}}))]]))
+    om/IWillMount
+    (will-mount [_]
+      (let [remove-recipe-ch (om/get-state owner :remove-recipe-ch)]
+        (go-loop []
+                 (let [removed-id (<! remove-recipe-ch)]
+                   (when-not (nil? removed-id)
+                     (om/transact! recipes #(dissoc % removed-id)))))))))