diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce0c1d9..0974d39 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,18 +79,23 @@ lunch: chipotle bowl
 dinner: Lemon Couscous w Salmon and roast broccoli
 ```
 
-the justfile contains scrips for creating a `.rem` file for remind(1).
-(from there you can use the `rem2ics` utility to create a calendar file,
-or `rem2ps` to create a pdf.)
-it also can create a simple pdf menu via groff and tbl.
-finally it print a list of ingredients needed for next week's menu
-so you can plan your shoping.
+Scrips:
+
+- the justfile contains scrips for creating a `.rem` file for remind(1).
+  (from there you can use the `rem2ics` utility to create a calendar file,
+  or `rem2ps` to create a pdf.)
+
+- `/bin/pdf.sh`
+  will create a simple pdf menu via groff and tbl.
+
+- `/bin/indredients.sh`
+  will print a list of ingredients based on the week's menu
+  so you can plan your shoping.
 
 ## YOU WILL NEED
 
 - recutils
 - groff
-- zx
 
 ## GETTING STARTED
 
@@ -103,7 +108,7 @@ so you can plan your shoping.
 
 This might eventually become part of the backend for supervegan.neocities.org
 
-- [ ] remove zx dep (i thought it would make dates easier in the beginning)
-- [ ] parameterize the date for which the week should be calculated.
+- [x] remove zx dep (i thought it would make dates easier in the beginning)
+- [x] parameterize the date for which the week should be calculated.
 - [ ] quantity for recipe ingredient?
 - [ ] yield for recipe?
diff --git a/bin/ingredients.sh b/bin/ingredients.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c3a369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/ingredients.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]
+then
+  begin=$(gdate -d'Last Sun')
+  end=$(gdate -d'Last Sun +6 days')
+else
+  mydate=$1
+  shift
+  begin=`gdate -d "$mydate -$(gdate --date="$mydate" +%u) days"`
+  end=`gdate -d "$begin" -d'+7 days'`
+fi
+
+recsel db/menu.rec -e "date >> '$begin'" \
+| recsel -e "date << '$end'" -P breakfast,lunch,dinner -C \
+| sort \
+| uniq \
+| xargs -I % recsel db/recipes.rec \
+    -t meal \
+    -j recipe \
+    -e "name = '%'" \
+    -G name \
+    -P recipe_ingredient \
+| sort
+
diff --git a/bin/pdf.sh b/bin/pdf.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20b7962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/pdf.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]
+then
+  mydate=$(gdate)
+else
+  mydate=$1
+  shift
+fi
+
+
+firstday=`gdate -d "$mydate -$(gdate --date="$mydate" +%u) days" +%F`
+lastday=`gdate -d "$firstday +6 days" +%F`
+firstdayout=`gdate -d"$firstday +1 days" +%F`
+lastdayout=`gdate -d"$firstday +5 days" +%d`
+firstdaygroff=`gdate -d"$firstday +1 days" +"%B %_d, %Y"`
+lastdaygroff=`gdate -d"$firstday +5 days" +"%B %_d, %Y"`
+
+
+tmpl=$(
+cat<<EOF
+.ce
+.I
+chez brun
+.sp 2
+.LP
+.ps 14
+${firstdaygroff} - ${lastdaygroff}
+.ps
+.sp 3
+.LP
+.TS
+center expand tab(;);
+l | lp+2 lp+2 lp+2 lp+2 lp+2 
+- | - - - - -
+l | l l l l l.
+;Monday;Tuesday;Wednesday;Thursday;Friday
+Breakfast;T{
+$(
+recsel db/menu.rec -e "date >> '$firstday'" \
+| recsel -e "date << '$lastday'" \
+| recsel -p breakfast \
+| recfmt '.ad l
+{{breakfast}}
+T};T{
+'
+)
+T}
+.sp
+Lunch;T{
+$(
+recsel db/menu.rec -e "date >> '$firstday'" \
+| recsel -e "date << '$lastday'" \
+| recsel -p lunch \
+| recfmt '.ad l
+{{lunch}}
+T};T{
+'
+)
+T}
+.sp
+Dinner;T{
+$(
+recsel db/menu.rec -e "date >> '$firstday'" \
+| recsel -e "date << '$lastday'" \
+| recsel -p dinner \
+| recfmt '.ad l
+{{dinner}}
+T};T{
+'
+)
+T}
+.TE
+EOF
+)
+
+
+echo "$tmpl" \
+| groff -t -ms -Tpdf -d paper=letterl -P-pletterl \
+> dist/"$firstdayout"-"$lastdayout".pdf
+
diff --git a/dist/2024-01-29-02.pdf b/dist/2024-01-29-02.pdf
index ebaeb0e..91d44b4 100644
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diff --git a/dist/2024-02-05-09.pdf b/dist/2024-02-05-09.pdf
index 0ac633b..6ef456d 100644
Binary files a/dist/2024-02-05-09.pdf and b/dist/2024-02-05-09.pdf differ
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index b102af1..7010490 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -16,85 +16,11 @@ rem:
 
 # build menu pdf from menu.rec
 pdf:
-  #!/usr/bin/env zx
-  const curr = new Date()
-  const firstday = new Date(curr.setDate(curr.getDate() - curr.getDay()));
-  const lastday = new Date(curr.setDate(curr.getDate() - curr.getDay()+6));
-  const options = {
-    year: "numeric",
-    month: "long",
-    day: "numeric",
-  };
-  const rec = await $`recsel db/menu.rec -e ${'date >> "' + firstday + '"'}`.quiet()
-    .pipe($`recsel -e ${'date << "' + lastday + '"'}`).quiet()
-  const bkfst = await $`echo ${rec}`.quiet()
-    .pipe($`recsel -p breakfast`).quiet()
-    .pipe($`recfmt '.ad l
-  {{{{breakfast}}
-  T};T{
-  '`).quiet()
-  const lunch = await $`echo ${rec}`.quiet()
-    .pipe($`recsel -p lunch`).quiet()
-    .pipe($`recfmt '.ad l
-  {{{{lunch}}
-  T};T{
-  '`).quiet()
-  const dinner = await $`echo ${rec}`.quiet()
-    .pipe($`recsel -p dinner`).quiet()
-    .pipe($`recfmt '.ad l
-  {{{{dinner}}
-  T};T{
-  '`).quiet()
-  const firstdaygroff = new Date(firstday.setDate(firstday.getDate()+1 - firstday.getDay())).toLocaleString('en-US', options);
-  const lastdaygroff = new Date(lastday.setDate(lastday.getDate() - lastday.getDay()+5)).toLocaleString('en-US', options);
-  const tmpl=`
-  .ce
-  .I
-  chez brun
-  .sp 2
-  .LP
-  .ps 14
-  ${firstdaygroff} - ${lastdaygroff}
-  .ps
-  .sp 3
-  .LP
-  .TS
-  center expand tab(;);
-  l | lp+2 lp+2 lp+2 lp+2 lp+2 
-  - | - - - - -
-  l | l l l l l.
-  ;Monday;Tuesday;Wednesday;Thursday;Friday
-  Breakfast;T{
-  ${bkfst}
-  T}
-  .sp
-  Lunch;T{
-  ${lunch}
-  T}
-  .sp
-  Dinner;T{
-  ${dinner}
-  T}
-  .TE`
-  await $`echo ${tmpl}`.quiet()
-    .pipe($`groff -t -ms -Tpdf -d paper=letterl -P-pletterl > dist/${new Date(firstdaygroff).toISOString().slice(0, 10)}-${new Date(lastdaygroff).toISOString().slice(8,10)}.pdf`)
+  sh bin/pdf.sh
 
 # build menus!
 menu: rem pdf
 
 # shopping list
 shopping:
-  #!/usr/bin/env sh
-  begin=$(gdate -d'next sun')
-  end=$(gdate -d'next sun +7 days')
-  recsel db/menu.rec -e "date >> '$begin'" \
-  | recsel -e "date << '$end'" -P breakfast,lunch,dinner -C \
-  | sort \
-  | uniq \
-  | xargs -I % recsel db/recipes.rec \
-      -t meal \
-      -j recipe \
-      -e "name = '%'" \
-      -G name \
-      -P recipe_ingredient \
-  | sort
+  sh bin/ingredients.sh