diff --git a/provision.sh b/provision.sh
index 45532cc..11c5f0d 100755
--- a/provision.sh
+++ b/provision.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set +e
 trap 'exit' INT
 
 RECIPE_PATH=${HOME}/dotfiles/recipes
-RECIPES=$(ls $RECIPE_PATH|grep -v '^_')
+RECIPES=$(ls $RECIPE_PATH|grep -v '^_' | sort)
 INSTALL=()
 STACK=()
 
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
         -l|--list)
             echo Available recipes:
             for recipe in $RECIPES; do
-                echo "  $recipe"
+                description=$(grep '^# Description: ' "${RECIPE_PATH}/$recipe" \
+                                  | cut -d' ' -f 3-)
+                printf "%15s   %s\n" "$recipe" "$description"
             done
             exit
             ;;
diff --git a/recipes/apib b/recipes/apib
index 193581b..83593d0 100644
--- a/recipes/apib
+++ b/recipes/apib
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: API Blueprint
 set -e
 
 _recipe nvm
diff --git a/recipes/base b/recipes/base
index 8b09e23..c6e5803 100644
--- a/recipes/base
+++ b/recipes/base
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: Core set of frequently-used recipes
 set -e
 
 _recipe brew
diff --git a/recipes/bin b/recipes/bin
index f9bcc54..a3e7ba3 100644
--- a/recipes/bin
+++ b/recipes/bin
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: Various scripts and utilities
 set -e
 
 _recipe _path
diff --git a/recipes/brew b/recipes/brew
index d7f73d9..6eb1b14 100644
--- a/recipes/brew
+++ b/recipes/brew
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: Package manager - Homebrew on OSX, Linuxbrew on Linux
 set -e
 
 function _brew {
diff --git a/recipes/elm b/recipes/elm
index 9fe72a5..778790b 100644
--- a/recipes/elm
+++ b/recipes/elm
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: The Elm programming language
 set -e
 
 _recipe nvm
diff --git a/recipes/emacs b/recipes/emacs
index 5a7861d..202e766 100644
--- a/recipes/emacs
+++ b/recipes/emacs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: GNU Emacs
 set -e
 
 _recipe brew
diff --git a/recipes/email b/recipes/email
index a01e839..7c05e75 100644
--- a/recipes/email
+++ b/recipes/email
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: Email syncing tools plus the mu4e client
 set -e
 
 _recipe brew
diff --git a/recipes/erlang b/recipes/erlang
index ff1b514..ff682db 100644
--- a/recipes/erlang
+++ b/recipes/erlang
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: The Erlang programming language
 set -e
 
 _recipe brew
diff --git a/recipes/exercism b/recipes/exercism
index 0e013c3..3af6ca3 100644
--- a/recipes/exercism
+++ b/recipes/exercism
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: Coding exercises from exercism.io
 set -e
 
 _recipe brew
diff --git a/recipes/git b/recipes/git
index 0f9bf37..8e9cfd7 100644
--- a/recipes/git
+++ b/recipes/git
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: The Git version control system
 set -e
 
 case $_PLATFORM in
diff --git a/recipes/graphviz b/recipes/graphviz
index 8ff7793..42f0f81 100644
--- a/recipes/graphviz
+++ b/recipes/graphviz
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: Graph visualization software
 set -e
 
 case $_PLATFORM in
diff --git a/recipes/haskell b/recipes/haskell
index b9bd6c4..0d6424a 100644
--- a/recipes/haskell
+++ b/recipes/haskell
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: The Haskell programming language
 set -e
 
 _brew haskell-stack
diff --git a/recipes/ledger b/recipes/ledger
index e808686..942fd9e 100644
--- a/recipes/ledger
+++ b/recipes/ledger
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: Command-line double-entry accounting
 set -e
 
 _recipe brew
diff --git a/recipes/mit-scheme b/recipes/mit-scheme
index ddf1923..46c2f8f 100644
--- a/recipes/mit-scheme
+++ b/recipes/mit-scheme
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: MIT Scheme (used in SICP)
 set -e
 
 _recipe brew
diff --git a/recipes/nextcloud b/recipes/nextcloud
index d1d19c4..1e74f4e 100644
--- a/recipes/nextcloud
+++ b/recipes/nextcloud
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: File syncing
 set -e
 
 case $_PLATFORM in
diff --git a/recipes/nvm b/recipes/nvm
index 5f580a0..f64d4a5 100644
--- a/recipes/nvm
+++ b/recipes/nvm
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: Javascript version management
 set -e
 
 function __install_nvm {
diff --git a/recipes/pandoc b/recipes/pandoc
index f88c452..96c0dcb 100644
--- a/recipes/pandoc
+++ b/recipes/pandoc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: Document conversion tool
 set -e
 
 _recipe brew
-_brew pandoc
\ No newline at end of file
+_brew pandoc
diff --git a/recipes/prolog b/recipes/prolog
index bedfa1b..b6422c1 100644
--- a/recipes/prolog
+++ b/recipes/prolog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: The (SWI) Prolog programming language
 set -e
 
 _recipe brew
diff --git a/recipes/python b/recipes/python
index d64fab2..f3a341d 100644
--- a/recipes/python
+++ b/recipes/python
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: The Python programming language
 set -e
 
 __PYTHON_VERSION=3.6.4
diff --git a/recipes/shell-utils b/recipes/shell-utils
index b823a73..f0146f5 100644
--- a/recipes/shell-utils
+++ b/recipes/shell-utils
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: Useful command-line utilities
 set -e
 
 _recipe brew
diff --git a/recipes/tex b/recipes/tex
index 1c71294..2a102fc 100644
--- a/recipes/tex
+++ b/recipes/tex
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: Document typesetting
 set -e
 
 case "$(uname -s)" in
diff --git a/recipes/zsh b/recipes/zsh
index e539bea..868194b 100644
--- a/recipes/zsh
+++ b/recipes/zsh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Description: Feature-rich interactive shell with plugins
 set -e
 
 case $_PLATFORM in