diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cbf8643..68efbfc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ __pycache__/
 # Distribution / packaging
 .Python
 env/
+pypyenv/
 build/
 develop-eggs/
 dist/
diff --git a/config.ini b/config.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index e345996..0000000
--- a/config.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# config.ini
-
-[user]
-BCRYPT_LOG_ROUNDS : 13
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cookie_api/app.py b/cookie_api/app.py
index 0b9a768..86252e6 100644
--- a/cookie_api/app.py
+++ b/cookie_api/app.py
@@ -5,14 +5,17 @@ from apistar.frameworks.wsgi import WSGIApp as App
 from apistar.handlers import docs_urls, static_urls
 from apistar.interfaces import Router, Injector, Auth
 from apistar_jwt.authentication import JWTAuthentication
+import logbook
 
 from cookie_api.auth import auth_routes, auth_components
 from cookie_api.commands import commands
 from cookie_api.models import Cookie
 from cookie_api.schema import CookieSchema
+from cookie_api import logging
 
 cookie_schema = CookieSchema()
 
+logger = logbook.Logger('Cookies')
 
 @annotate(authentication=[JWTAuthentication()])
 def get_state(injector: Injector, auth: Auth):
@@ -24,73 +27,57 @@ def get_state(injector: Injector, auth: Auth):
 
 
 def get_cookies(session: Session):
-    """Retrieves all Cookies"""
+    logger.info("Accessing the Cookies resource")
     cookies = session.query(Cookie).all()
     return cookie_schema.dump(cookies, many=True).data
 
 
-def create_cookie(session: Session, json_data: http.RequestData, route: Router):
-    """Create a Cookie"""
-    cookie_data, errors = cookie_schema.load(json_data)
-    if errors:
-        msg = {"message": "400 Bad Request", "error": errors}
-        return http.Response(msg, status=400)
-    cookie = Cookie(**cookie_data)
-    session.add(cookie)
-    session.flush()
-    headers = {'Location': route.reverse_url('get_cookie', dict(id=cookie.id))}
-    return http.Response(cookie_schema.dump(cookie).data, status=201, headers=headers)
-
-
 def get_cookie(session: Session, id):
-    """Retrieve Cookie by id"""
     cookie = session.query(Cookie).filter_by(id=id).one_or_none()
     if cookie is None:
-        msg = {"message": "404 Not Found"}
+        logger.warn("Someone keeps requesting bad cookie locations")
+        msg = {"error": "404 Not Found"}
         return http.Response(msg, status=404)
     return cookie_schema.dump(cookie).data
 
 
-def patch_cookie(session: Session, json_data: http.RequestData, id: int):
-    """Update Cookie through partial update"""
-    cookie = session.query(Cookie).filter_by(id=id).one_or_none()
-    if cookie is None:
-        msg = {"message": "404 Not Found"}
-        return http.Response(msg, status=404)
-    # run schema validation of fields
-    cookie_data, errors = cookie_schema.load(json_data, partial=True)
-    if errors:
-        msg = {"message": "400 Bad Request", "error": errors}
-        return http.Response(msg, status=400)
-
-    for k, v in cookie_data.items():
-        setattr(cookie, k, v)
-    session.flush()
-    return cookie_schema.dump(cookie).data
+def create_cookie(session: Session, json_data: http.RequestData, route: Router):
+    cookie_data = cookie_schema.load(json_data)
+
+    #cookie = Cookie(name=json_data['name'],
+    #                recipe_url=json_data['recipe_url'],
+    #                sku=json_data['sku'],
+    #                qoh=json_data['qoh'],
+    #                unit_cost=json_data['unit_cost'])
+    cookie = Cookie(**cookie_data)
+    session.add(cookie)
+    session.commit()
+    headers = {'Location': route.reverse_url('get_cookie', dict(id=cookie.id))}
+    return http.Response(cookie_schema.dump(cookie), status=201, headers=headers)
 
 
 def delete_cookie(session: Session, id: int):
-    """Delete a Cookie"""
     cookie = session.query(Cookie).filter_by(id=id).one_or_none()
     if cookie is None:
-        msg = {"message": "404 Not Found"}
+        msg = {"error": "404 Not Found"}
         return http.Response(msg, status=404)
     session.delete(cookie)
     return {"message": "200 OK"}
 
-
 routes = [
     Route('/state', 'GET', get_state),
     Route('/cookies', 'GET', get_cookies),
     Route('/cookies', 'POST', create_cookie),
     Route('/cookies/{id}', 'GET', get_cookie),
-    Route('/cookies/{id}', 'PATCH', patch_cookie),
-    Route('/cookies/{id}', 'DELETE', delete_cookie),
     Include('/docs', docs_urls),
     Include('/static', static_urls)
 ]
 
-app_settings = {}
+app_settings = {
+    "LOGGING": {
+        "LEVEL": "DEBUG"
+    }
+}
 
 routes = routes + auth_routes
 
@@ -101,7 +88,11 @@ components = sqlalchemy_backend.components + auth_components
 
 def application_factory(settings={}):
     """Returns an instance of Cookie API"""
-    return App(settings={**app_settings, **settings},
+    _settings = {**app_settings, **settings}
+
+    logging.global_init(_settings)
+
+    return App(settings=_settings,
                commands=commands,
                components=components,
                routes=routes)
diff --git a/cookie_api/auth.py b/cookie_api/auth.py
index cdf1174..8c21a9c 100644
--- a/cookie_api/auth.py
+++ b/cookie_api/auth.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from cookie_api.models import User
 auth_components = [
     Component(JWT, init=get_jwt)
 ]
-
+[]
 
 # /auth/login
 def login(settings: Settings, json_data: http.RequestData, session: Session):
diff --git a/cookie_api/logging.py b/cookie_api/logging.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2da5848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookie_api/logging.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import sys
+import logbook
+
+
+def global_init(settings={}):
+    _logging_setting = settings.get("LOGGING", {"LEVEL": logbook.TRACE})
+
+    _log_file = _logging_setting.get("LOG_FILE")
+    _level = _logging_setting.get("LEVEL")
+
+    if _log_file is not None:
+        logbook.TimedRotatingFileHandler(_log_file, level=_level).push_application()
+    else:
+        logbook.StreamHandler(sys.stdout, level=_level).push_application()
+
+
diff --git a/cookie_api/models.py b/cookie_api/models.py
index c04cd8c..4a2df8c 100644
--- a/cookie_api/models.py
+++ b/cookie_api/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from configparser import ConfigParser
-
 import bcrypt
 from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
 from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, ForeignKey, DateTime, Boolean, Numeric
@@ -8,11 +6,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.sql import expression
 from sqlalchemy.ext.compiler import compiles
 from sqlalchemy.types import DateTime as DateTimeType
 
-cfg = ConfigParser()
-cfg.read('config.ini')
-
-BCRYPT_LOG_ROUNDS = int(cfg.get('user', 'BCRYPT_LOG_ROUNDS'))
-
+BCRYPT_LOG_ROUNDS = 13
 
 # can be moved to models util?
 class utcnow(expression.FunctionElement):
diff --git a/cookie_api/schema.py b/cookie_api/schema.py
index c6713a1..87c82e2 100644
--- a/cookie_api/schema.py
+++ b/cookie_api/schema.py
@@ -1,25 +1,12 @@
-from marshmallow import Schema, fields, ValidationError
-
-
-def non_neg(value):
-    if not value >= 0:
-        raise ValidationError('Value cannot be negative')
-
-
-def non_neg_non_zero(value):
-    if not value > 0:
-        raise ValidationError('Value cannot be negative or zero')
+from marshmallow import Schema, fields
 
 
 class CookieSchema(Schema):
-    id = fields.Int(dump_only=True)
-    created_date = fields.DateTime(dump_only=True)
+    id = fields.Int()
+    created_date = fields.DateTime()
     modified_date = fields.DateTime()
-    name = fields.Str(required=True, error_messages={'required': "Cookie name is required"})
+    name = fields.Str(required=True)
     recipe_url = fields.Str()
-    sku = fields.Str(required=True, error_messages={'required': "Cookie sku is required"})
-    qoh = fields.Int(validate=non_neg, required=True, error_messages={'required': "Cookie qoh is required"})
-    unit_cost = fields.Decimal(validate=non_neg_non_zero, required=True, error_messages={'required': "Cookie unit_cost is required"})
-
-    class Meta:
-        ordered = True
+    sku = fields.Str(required=True)
+    qoh = fields.Int(required=True)
+    unit_cost = fields.Decimal(required=True)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cc94d7c..e900d54 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ coreschema==0.0.4
 idna==2.6
 itypes==1.1.0
 Jinja2==2.9.6
+Logbook==1.1.0
 MarkupSafe==1.0
+marshmallow==2.15.0
 psycopg2==2.7.3.1
 py==1.4.34
 pycparser==2.18
diff --git a/wsgi.py b/wsgi.py
index 0110410..7a7bf74 100644
--- a/wsgi.py
+++ b/wsgi.py
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+try:
+    import psycopg2
+except ImportError:
+    # Fall back to psycopg2cffi
+    from psycopg2cffi import compat
+    compat.register()
+
 import os
 import sys
 from cookie_api import JSONRenderer, Base, application_factory
@@ -10,6 +17,10 @@ settings = {
     'RENDERERS': [JSONRenderer()],
     'JWT': {
         'SECRET': 'thisisasecret'
+    },
+    'LOGGING': {
+        "LOG_FILE": 'mylogfile.log',
+        "LEVEL": "DEBUG"
     }
 }