diff --git a/weboob/applications/qcookboob/minirecipe.py b/weboob/applications/qcookboob/minirecipe.py
index ba93bfcd..74786f53 100644
--- a/weboob/applications/qcookboob/minirecipe.py
+++ b/weboob/applications/qcookboob/minirecipe.py
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ class MiniRecipe(QFrame):
         self.backend = backend
         self.recipe = recipe
         self.ui.titleLabel.setText(recipe.title)
-        self.ui.shortDescLabel.setText(recipe.short_description)
+        if len(recipe.short_description) > 300:
+            self.ui.shortDescLabel.setText('%s [...]'%recipe.short_description[:300])
+        else:
+            self.ui.shortDescLabel.setText(recipe.short_description)
         self.ui.backendLabel.setText(backend.name)
 
         self.gotThumbnail()
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ class MiniRecipe(QFrame):
         if not empty(self.recipe.thumbnail_url):
             data = urllib.urlopen(self.recipe.thumbnail_url).read()
             img = QImage.fromData(data)
-            self.ui.imageLabel.setPixmap(QPixmap.fromImage(img))
+            self.ui.imageLabel.setPixmap(QPixmap.fromImage(img).scaledToHeight(100))
 
     def enterEvent(self, event):
         self.setFrameShadow(self.Sunken)
diff --git a/weboob/applications/qcookboob/ui/recipe.ui b/weboob/applications/qcookboob/ui/recipe.ui
index 44fb14c1..b69ddb0e 100644
--- a/weboob/applications/qcookboob/ui/recipe.ui
+++ b/weboob/applications/qcookboob/ui/recipe.ui
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
   </property>
   <property name="maximumSize">
    <size>
-    <width>2000</width>
-    <height>600</height>
+    <width>8000</width>
+    <height>5000</height>
    </size>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
      <property name="maximumSize">
       <size>
        <width>16777215</width>
-       <height>600</height>
+       <height>4000</height>
       </size>
      </property>
      <property name="frameShape">
@@ -243,10 +243,16 @@
       </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QFrame" name="frame_5">
+        <property name="sizePolicy">
+         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
+          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+         </sizepolicy>
+        </property>
         <property name="maximumSize">
          <size>
           <width>16777215</width>
-          <height>200</height>
+          <height>1000</height>
          </size>
         </property>
         <property name="frameShape">
@@ -265,6 +271,12 @@
          </item>
          <item>
           <widget class="QTextEdit" name="ingredientsPlain">
+           <property name="minimumSize">
+            <size>
+             <width>0</width>
+             <height>200</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
            <property name="textInteractionFlags">
             <set>Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard|Qt::TextSelectableByMouse</set>
            </property>
@@ -276,7 +288,7 @@
       <item>
        <widget class="QFrame" name="frame_8">
         <property name="sizePolicy">
-         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
+         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
          </sizepolicy>
@@ -284,7 +296,7 @@
         <property name="maximumSize">
          <size>
           <width>16777215</width>
-          <height>200</height>
+          <height>1000</height>
          </size>
         </property>
         <property name="frameShape">
@@ -309,6 +321,12 @@
          </item>
          <item>
           <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="instructionsPlain">
+           <property name="minimumSize">
+            <size>
+             <width>0</width>
+             <height>200</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
            <property name="textInteractionFlags">
             <set>Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard|Qt::TextSelectableByMouse</set>
            </property>
@@ -319,10 +337,16 @@
       </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QFrame" name="frame_13">
+        <property name="sizePolicy">
+         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
+          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+         </sizepolicy>
+        </property>
         <property name="maximumSize">
          <size>
           <width>16777215</width>
-          <height>200</height>
+          <height>1000</height>
          </size>
         </property>
         <property name="frameShape">
@@ -341,6 +365,12 @@
          </item>
          <item>
           <widget class="QTextEdit" name="commentsPlain">
+           <property name="minimumSize">
+            <size>
+             <width>0</width>
+             <height>100</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
            <property name="textInteractionFlags">
             <set>Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard|Qt::TextSelectableByMouse</set>
            </property>