diff --git a/src/ui/recipe_spec_and_step_editor/recipe_spec_and_step_editor.py b/src/ui/recipe_spec_and_step_editor/recipe_spec_and_step_editor.py
index 71df335..8d790e1 100644
--- a/src/ui/recipe_spec_and_step_editor/recipe_spec_and_step_editor.py
+++ b/src/ui/recipe_spec_and_step_editor/recipe_spec_and_step_editor.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import os
+import json
+import copy
+from datetime import datetime
 from peewee import IntegrityError
 from ui.barcodes_step_editor import Barcodes_Step_Editor
 from ui.connector_step_editor import Connector_Step_Editor
@@ -13,10 +17,66 @@ from ui.vision_step_editor import Vision_Step_Editor
 from ui.instruction_step_editor import Instruction_Step_Editor
 
 
+def create_log(log_dir, old_data, new_data):
+    """
+    Creates a log file detailing the changes between two recipe dictionaries.
+
+    Args:
+        log_dir (str): The directory to save the log files.
+        old_data (dict): The recipe dictionary before the changes.
+        new_data (dict): The recipe dictionary after the changes.
+    """
+    # Create the log directory if it doesn't exist
+    os.makedirs(log_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+    timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
+    log_filename = f"recipe_change_log_{timestamp}.json"
+    log_filepath = os.path.join(log_dir, log_filename)
+
+    # Identify changes by comparing the dictionaries
+    diff = {
+        "changes": {},
+        "added": {},
+        "removed": {}
+    }
+
+    # Find keys that were added or changed
+    for key, new_value in new_data.items():
+        if key not in old_data:
+            diff["added"][key] = new_value
+        elif old_data[key] != new_value:
+            diff["changes"][key] = {
+                "old_value": old_data[key],
+                "new_value": new_value
+            }
+
+    # Find keys that were removed
+    for key in old_data:
+        if key not in new_data:
+            diff["removed"][key] = old_data[key]
+
+    log_entry = {
+        "timestamp": timestamp,
+        "description": "Recipe changes applied.",
+        "changes_summary": diff,
+        "old_recipe_state": old_data,
+        "new_recipe_state": new_data
+    }
+
+    # Save the log entry as a JSON file
+    try:
+        with open(log_filepath, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(log_entry, f, indent=4)
+        print(f"✅ Log saved to {log_filepath}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"❌ Error saving log file: {e}")
+
+
 class Recipe_Spec_And_Step_Editor(Editor):
     def __init__(self, action=None, cell_widget=None, unsupported_steps=None):
         super().__init__(action=action, cell_widget=cell_widget)
         self.crud = None
+        self.original_recipe_data = None  # Added to store the original data for logging
         self.steps_map = {
             "count": {
                 "type": "count",
@@ -140,6 +200,9 @@ class Recipe_Spec_And_Step_Editor(Editor):
         self.reset_steps()
 
     def render(self, data, field_name=None, row_number=None, crud=None):
+        # Store a deep copy of the original data to compare later
+        self.original_recipe_data = copy.deepcopy(data)
+
         super().render(data, field_name=field_name, row_number=row_number, crud=crud)
         self.crud = crud
         steps_data = data.get("steps", {})
@@ -155,10 +218,9 @@ class Recipe_Spec_And_Step_Editor(Editor):
     def parse(self, action=None, row_number=None, crud=None):
         ret = super().parse(row_number=row_number, crud=crud)
         ret["steps"] = {}
-        #self.save_steps()
         for step_name, step_map in self.steps_map.items():
             if not step_map.get("hidden", False):
-                ret["steps"][step_name]=self.steps_map[step_name]["spec"]
+                ret["steps"][step_name] = self.steps_map[step_name]["spec"]
         return ret
 
     def render_steps(self):
@@ -173,16 +235,21 @@ class Recipe_Spec_And_Step_Editor(Editor):
         self.render_steps()
 
     def save_steps(self):
-        for step_name,step_map in self.steps_map.items():
+        for step_name, step_map in self.steps_map.items():
             if not step_map.get("hidden", False):
                 editor = step_map.get("editor", None)
                 if editor is not None:
                     step_dict = editor.parse()
-                    self.steps_map[step_name]["spec"]=step_dict
+                    self.steps_map[step_name]["spec"] = step_dict
                 else:
                     self.steps_map[step_name]["spec"] = {}
         if self.crud is not None:
             self.crud().set_modified()
-        parsed_value=self.parse()
+        parsed_value = self.parse()
+
+        # Call the logging function to save changes
+        log_directory = "recipe_logs"
+        create_log(log_directory, self.original_recipe_data, parsed_value)
+
         self.cell_widget().value = parsed_value
-        self.reset_steps()
+        self.reset_steps()
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