diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/recipe-request-dev.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/recipe-request-dev.yaml
index d130fc5..0c6abb0 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/recipe-request-dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/recipe-request-dev.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-name: "\U0001F370 Form-Request a recipe!"
-description: I have a form-based request for a fresh recipe \U0001F60B"
+name: "🍰 Request a recipe!"
+description: I have a request for a fresh recipe 😋"
 title: "[recipe] "
 labels: ["recipe/request", "status/backlog", "good first issue"]
 
@@ -17,18 +17,23 @@ body:
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: dropdown
-    id: pre_requisites
+    id: sanity_check
     attributes:
-      label: First, some house-keeping. Review closed issues and PRs, and confirm that this recipe hasn't already been proposed, deprecated, or duplicated before. Also confirm that the application itself is not abandoned.
+      label: Sanity check
+      description: |
+        First, some house-keeping. 
+        ✅ Review [closed issues](https://github.com/funkypenguin/geek-cookbook/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed) and [PRs](https://github.com/funkypenguin/geek-cookbook/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed), and confirm that this recipe hasn't already been proposed, deprecated, or duplicated before. 
+        ✅ Confirm that the application itself is not abandoned by the developer
       multiple: true
       options:
-        - I have searched and confirmed no existing open or closed issues/PRs for this app
-        - The app is actively supported by its developers (_i.e., not deprecated_)
+        - ✅ I have searched and confirmed no existing open or closed issues/PRs for this app
+        - ✅ The app is actively supported by its developers (i.e., not deprecated or abandoned)
 
   - type: dropdown
     id: authentication
     attributes:
-      label: |
+      label: Authentication
+      description: |
         Does the app provide its own authentication (_i.e. NextCloud_), or does it require an authentication frontend (_i.e., Radarr_)?
 
         How should access to the app be managed?
@@ -44,4 +49,4 @@ body:
       description: By submitting this issue, you agree to follow our [Code of Conduct](https://geek-cookbook.funkypenguin.co.nz/community/code-of-conduct/)
       options:
         - label: I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct
-          required: true
+          required: true
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