diff --git a/__tests__/lib/mdxish/magic-blocks.test.ts b/__tests__/lib/mdxish/magic-blocks.test.ts
index 7943a6e68..3438254cd 100644
--- a/__tests__/lib/mdxish/magic-blocks.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/lib/mdxish/magic-blocks.test.ts
@@ -66,5 +66,122 @@ ${JSON.stringify(
       expect((element.children[0] as Element).tagName).toBe('thead');
       expect((element.children[1] as Element).tagName).toBe('tbody');
     });
-  })
+
+    it('should convert html content inside table cells as nodes in the ast', () => {
+      const md = `
+[block:parameters]
+${JSON.stringify(
+  {
+    data: {
+      'h-0': 'Header 0',
+      'h-1': 'Header 1',
+      '0-0': '<h1>this should be a h1 element node</h1>',
+      '0-1': '<strong>this should be a strong element node</strong>',
+    },
+    cols: 2,
+    rows: 1,
+  },
+  null,
+  2,
+)}
+[/block]`;
+
+      const ast = mdxish(md);
+      // Some extra children are added to the AST by the mdxish wrapper
+      expect(ast.children).toHaveLength(4);
+
+      // Table is the 3rd child
+      const element = ast.children[2] as Element;
+      expect(element.tagName).toBe('table');
+      expect(element.children).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect((element.children[1] as Element).tagName).toBe('tbody');
+
+      // Check that HTML in cells is parsed as element nodes
+      const tbody = element.children[1] as Element;
+      const row = tbody.children[0] as Element;
+      const cell0 = row.children[0] as Element;
+      const cell1 = row.children[1] as Element;
+
+      expect((cell0.children[0] as Element).tagName).toBe('h1');
+      expect((cell1.children[0] as Element).tagName).toBe('strong');
+    });
+
+    it('should restore markdown content inside table cells', () => {
+      const md = `
+[block:parameters]
+${JSON.stringify(
+  {
+    data: {
+      'h-0': 'Header 0',
+      'h-1': 'Header 1',
+      '0-0': '**Bold**',
+      '0-1': '*Italic*',
+    },
+    cols: 2,
+    rows: 1,
+  },
+  null,
+  2,
+)}
+[/block]`;
+
+      const ast = mdxish(md);
+      // Some extra children are added to the AST by the mdxish wrapper
+      expect(ast.children).toHaveLength(4);
+
+      // Table is the 3rd child
+      const element = ast.children[2] as Element;
+      expect(element.tagName).toBe('table');
+      expect(element.children).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect((element.children[1] as Element).tagName).toBe('tbody');
+
+      const tbody = element.children[1] as Element;
+      const row = tbody.children[0] as Element;
+      const cell0 = row.children[0] as Element;
+      const cell1 = row.children[1] as Element;
+
+      expect((cell0.children[0] as Element).tagName).toBe('strong');
+      expect((cell1.children[0] as Element).tagName).toBe('em');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('recipe block', () => {
+    it('should restore tutorial-tile block to Recipe component', () => {
+      const md = `[block:tutorial-tile]
+{
+  "emoji": "🦉",
+  "slug": "whoaaa",
+  "title": "WHOAAA"
+}
+[/block]`;
+
+      const ast = mdxish(md);
+      expect(ast.children).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(ast.children[0].type).toBe('element');
+
+      const recipeElement = ast.children[0] as Element;
+      expect(recipeElement.tagName).toBe('Recipe');
+      expect(recipeElement.properties.slug).toBe('whoaaa');
+      expect(recipeElement.properties.title).toBe('WHOAAA');
+    });
+
+    it('should restore recipe block to Recipe component', () => {
+      const md = `[block:recipe]
+{
+  "slug": "test-recipe",
+  "title": "Test Recipe",
+  "emoji": "👉"
+}
+[/block]`;
+
+      const ast = mdxish(md);
+      expect(ast.children).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(ast.children[0].type).toBe('element');
+
+      const recipeElement = ast.children[0] as Element;
+      expect(recipeElement.tagName).toBe('Recipe');
+      expect(recipeElement.properties.slug).toBe('test-recipe');
+      expect(recipeElement.properties.title).toBe('Test Recipe');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/processor/transform/mdxish/mdxish-magic-blocks.ts b/processor/transform/mdxish/mdxish-magic-blocks.ts
index 2fd1c0bac..599f8b3a9 100644
--- a/processor/transform/mdxish/mdxish-magic-blocks.ts
+++ b/processor/transform/mdxish/mdxish-magic-blocks.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@
  */
 import type { BlockHit } from '../../../lib/utils/extractMagicBlocks';
 import type { Code, Parent, Root as MdastRoot, RootContent } from 'mdast';
+import type { MdxJsxFlowElement } from 'mdast-util-mdx';
 import type { Plugin } from 'unified';
 
+import remarkGfm from 'remark-gfm';
+import remarkParse from 'remark-parse';
+import { unified } from 'unified';
 import { visit } from 'unist-util-visit';
 
+import { toAttributes } from '../../utils';
+
 /**
  * Matches legacy magic block syntax: [block:TYPE]...JSON...[/block]
  * Group 1: block type (e.g., "image", "code", "callout")
@@ -73,12 +79,24 @@ interface HtmlJson extends MagicBlockJson {
   html: string;
 }
 
+interface RecipeJson extends MagicBlockJson {
+  backgroundColor?: string;
+  emoji?: string;
+  id?: string;
+  link?: string;
+  slug: string;
+  title: string;
+}
+
 export interface ParseMagicBlockOptions {
   alwaysThrow?: boolean;
   compatibilityMode?: boolean;
   safeMode?: boolean;
 }
 
+/** Parses markdown in table cells */
+const cellParser = unified().use(remarkParse).use(remarkGfm);
+
 /**
  * Wraps a node in a "pinned" container if sidebar: true is set in the JSON.
  * Pinned blocks are displayed in a sidebar/floating position in the UI.
@@ -116,6 +134,16 @@ const textToInline = (text: string): MdastNode[] => [{ type: 'text', value: text
 // Simple text to block nodes (wraps in paragraph)
 const textToBlock = (text: string): MdastNode[] => [{ children: textToInline(text), type: 'paragraph' }];
 
+// Table cells may contain html or markdown content, so we need to parse it accordingly instead of keeping it as raw text
+const parseInline = (text: string): MdastNode[] => {
+  if (!text.trim()) return [{ type: 'text', value: '' }];
+  const tree = cellParser.runSync(cellParser.parse(text)) as MdastRoot;
+  return tree.children.flatMap(n =>
+    // This unwraps the extra p node that might appear & wrapping the content
+    n.type === 'paragraph' && 'children' in n ? (n.children as MdastNode[]) : [n as MdastNode],
+  );
+};
+
 /**
  * Parse a magic block string and return MDAST nodes.
  *
@@ -284,7 +312,7 @@ function parseMagicBlock(raw: string, options: ParseMagicBlockOptions = {}): Mda
       }, [] as string[][]);
 
       // In compatibility mode, wrap cell content in paragraphs; otherwise inline text
-      const tokenizeCell = compatibilityMode ? textToBlock : textToInline;
+      const tokenizeCell = compatibilityMode ? textToBlock : parseInline;
       const children = Array.from({ length: rows + 1 }, (_, y) => ({
         children: Array.from({ length: cols }, (__, x) => ({
           children: sparseData[y]?.[x] ? tokenizeCell(sparseData[y][x]) : [{ type: 'text', value: '' }],
@@ -343,6 +371,27 @@ function parseMagicBlock(raw: string, options: ParseMagicBlockOptions = {}): Mda
       ];
     }
 
+    // Recipe/TutorialTile: renders as Recipe component
+    case 'recipe':
+    case 'tutorial-tile': {
+      const recipeJson = json as RecipeJson;
+      if (!recipeJson.slug || !recipeJson.title) return [];
+
+      // Create mdxJsxFlowElement directly for mdxish flow
+      // Note: Don't wrap in pinned blocks for mdxish - rehypeMdxishComponents handles component resolution
+      // The node structure matches what mdxishComponentBlocks creates for JSX tags
+      const recipeNode: MdxJsxFlowElement = {
+        type: 'mdxJsxFlowElement',
+        name: 'Recipe',
+        attributes: toAttributes(recipeJson, ['slug', 'title']),
+        children: [],
+        // Position is optional but helps with debugging
+        position: undefined,
+      };
+
+      return [recipeNode as unknown as MdastNode];
+    }
+
     // Unknown block types: render as generic div with JSON properties
     default: {
       const text = (json as { html?: string; text?: string }).text || (json as { html?: string }).html || '';
@@ -372,6 +421,13 @@ const magicBlockRestorer: Plugin<[{ blocks: BlockHit[] }], MdastRoot> =
     const magicBlockKeys = new Map(blocks.map(({ key, raw }) => [key, raw] as const));
 
     // Find inlineCode nodes that match our placeholder tokens
+    // We need to collect modifications first to avoid index issues during iteration
+    const modifications: {
+      children: RootContent[];
+      paragraphIndex: number;
+      parent: Parent;
+    }[] = [];
+
     visit(tree, 'inlineCode', (node: Code, index: number, parent: Parent) => {
       if (!parent || index == null) return;
       const raw = magicBlockKeys.get(node.value);
@@ -381,7 +437,32 @@ const magicBlockRestorer: Plugin<[{ blocks: BlockHit[] }], MdastRoot> =
       const children = parseMagicBlock(raw) as unknown as RootContent[];
       if (!children.length) return;
 
-      parent.children.splice(index, 1, ...children);
+      // Check if this is a Recipe component (recipe or tutorial-tile magic blocks)
+      const isRecipeComponent =
+        children[0].type === 'mdxJsxFlowElement' &&
+        'name' in children[0] &&
+        (children[0] as MdxJsxFlowElement).name === 'Recipe';
+
+      // Recipe components create mdxJsxFlowElement nodes that are flow (block-level) elements
+      // and cannot be children of paragraphs, so we need to unwrap the paragraph
+      if (isRecipeComponent && parent.type === 'paragraph') {
+        // Only use complex unwrapping logic for Recipe components
+        visit(tree, parent.type, (p, pIndex, pParent) => {
+          if (p === parent && pParent && typeof pIndex === 'number' && 'children' in pParent) {
+            modifications.push({ children, paragraphIndex: pIndex, parent: pParent as Parent });
+            return false;
+          }
+          return undefined;
+        });
+      } else {
+        // For all other magic blocks, use simple replacement
+        parent.children.splice(index, 1, ...children);
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Apply modifications (replacing paragraphs with flow elements)
+    modifications.reverse().forEach(({ children: modChildren, paragraphIndex, parent: modParent }) => {
+      modParent.children.splice(paragraphIndex, 1, ...modChildren);
     });
   };