diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 3894448..b97c802 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -113,10 +113,6 @@ create:
 	mkdir -p tmp
 	@echo '{{quine-text}}' > tmp/gen0.c
 
-# clean up
-clean:
-	rm -r tmp
-
 # run all polyglot recipes
 polyglot: python js perl sh ruby
 
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 2650e0d..62e19ed 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -24,12 +24,18 @@ macro_rules! die {
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
-enum UseColor {
+pub enum UseColor {
   Auto,
   Always,
   Never,
 }
 
+impl Default for UseColor {
+  fn default() -> UseColor {
+    UseColor::Never
+  }
+}
+
 impl UseColor {
   fn from_argument(use_color: &str) -> Option<UseColor> {
     match use_color {
@@ -48,6 +54,14 @@ impl UseColor {
     }
   }
 
+  pub fn should_color_stdout(self) -> bool {
+    self.should_color_stream(atty::Stream::Stdout)
+  }
+
+  pub fn should_color_stderr(self) -> bool {
+    self.should_color_stream(atty::Stream::Stderr)
+  }
+
   fn blue(self, stream: atty::Stream) -> ansi_term::Style {
     if self.should_color_stream(stream) {
       ansi_term::Style::new().fg(ansi_term::Color::Blue)
@@ -102,6 +116,10 @@ pub fn app() {
          .long("quiet")
          .help("Suppresses all output")
          .conflicts_with("dry-run"))
+    .arg(Arg::with_name("verbose")
+         .short("v")
+         .long("verbose")
+         .help("Use verbose output"))
     .arg(Arg::with_name("dry-run")
          .long("dry-run")
          .help("Prints what just would do without doing it")
@@ -200,7 +218,7 @@ pub fn app() {
   }
 
   let justfile = compile(&text).unwrap_or_else(|error|
-    if use_color.should_color_stream(atty::Stream::Stderr) {
+    if use_color.should_color_stderr() {
       die!("{:#}", error);
     } else {
       die!("{}", error);
@@ -227,7 +245,7 @@ pub fn app() {
     for (name, recipe) in &justfile.recipes {
       print!("    {}", name);
       for parameter in &recipe.parameters {
-        if use_color.should_color_stream(atty::Stream::Stdout) {
+        if use_color.should_color_stdout() {
           print!(" {:#}", parameter);
         } else {
           print!(" {}", parameter);
@@ -292,11 +310,13 @@ pub fn app() {
     evaluate:  matches.is_present("evaluate"),
     overrides: overrides,
     quiet:     matches.is_present("quiet"),
+    use_color: use_color,
+    verbose:   matches.is_present("verbose"),
   };
 
   if let Err(run_error) = justfile.run(&arguments, &options) {
     if !options.quiet {
-      if use_color.should_color_stream(atty::Stream::Stderr) {
+      if use_color.should_color_stderr() {
         warn!("{:#}", run_error);
       } else {
         warn!("{}", run_error);
diff --git a/src/integration.rs b/src/integration.rs
index f7230f3..47cf78a 100644
--- a/src/integration.rs
+++ b/src/integration.rs
@@ -164,6 +164,18 @@ fn quiet() {
   )
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn verbose() {
+  integration_test(
+    &["--verbose"],
+    "default:\n @echo hello",
+    0,
+    "hello\n",
+    "===> Running recipe `default`...\necho hello\n",
+  )
+}
+
+
 #[test]
 fn order() {
   let text = "
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7ca6bb0..0f61973 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate lazy_static;
+extern crate regex;
+extern crate tempdir;
+extern crate itertools;
+extern crate ansi_term;
+extern crate unicode_width;
+extern crate edit_distance;
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod unit;
 
@@ -8,24 +17,14 @@ mod app;
 
 pub use app::app;
 
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate lazy_static;
-extern crate regex;
-extern crate tempdir;
-extern crate itertools;
-extern crate ansi_term;
-extern crate unicode_width;
-extern crate edit_distance;
-
-use std::io::prelude::*;
-
-use std::{fs, fmt, process, io, iter, cmp};
-use std::ops::Range;
-use std::fmt::Display;
+use app::UseColor;
 use regex::Regex;
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap as Map, BTreeSet as Set};
-
+use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::io::prelude::*;
+use std::ops::Range;
 use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+use std::{fs, fmt, process, io, iter, cmp};
 
 macro_rules! warn {
   ($($arg:tt)*) => {{
@@ -278,6 +277,11 @@ impl<'a> Recipe<'a> {
     exports:   &Set<&'a str>,
     options:   &RunOptions,
   ) -> Result<(), RunError<'a>> {
+    if options.verbose {
+      let cyan = maybe_cyan(options.use_color.should_color_stderr());
+      warn!("{}===> Running recipe `{}`...{}", cyan.prefix(), self.name, cyan.suffix());
+    }
+
     let argument_map = self.parameters.iter().enumerate()
       .map(|(i, parameter)| if i < arguments.len() {
         Ok((parameter.name, arguments[i]))
@@ -390,7 +394,9 @@ impl<'a> Recipe<'a> {
         if quiet_command {
           command = &command[1..];
         }
-        if options.dry_run || !((quiet_command ^ self.quiet) || options.quiet) {
+        if options.dry_run
+          || options.verbose
+          || !((quiet_command ^ self.quiet) || options.quiet) {
           warn!("{}", command);
         }
         if options.dry_run {
@@ -1099,6 +1105,8 @@ struct RunOptions<'a> {
   evaluate:  bool,
   overrides: Map<&'a str, &'a str>,
   quiet:     bool,
+  use_color: UseColor,
+  verbose:   bool,
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'b> Justfile<'a> where 'a: 'b {