diff --git a/backend/backendServer.js b/backend/backendServer.js
index 919025b..74f3ea6 100644
--- a/backend/backendServer.js
+++ b/backend/backendServer.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ app.get("/backend/test", async (req, res) => {
 // ### GET ALL RECIPES ###
 app.get("/backend/recipes", async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const recipes = await db("recipes").select("id", "name", "cuisine");
+    const recipes = await db("recipes").select("id", "name", "cuisine", "stars", "prep_minutes", "cook_minutes");
     res.json(recipes);
   } catch (err) {
     console.log(err);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/CookbookRecipeTile.tsx b/frontend/src/components/CookbookRecipeTile.tsx
index fd2ad97..c090f26 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/CookbookRecipeTile.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/CookbookRecipeTile.tsx
@@ -1,55 +1,21 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
 import { type RecipeSmall } from "../types/Recipe"
-import Modal from '../components/Modal.tsx'
-import DemoModal from '../components/DemoModal.tsx'
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import StarRating from '../components/StarRating.tsx'
 
-interface CookbookRecipeTileProps {
-  recipe: RecipeSmall;
-  handleDelete: (id: number | undefined) => void;
-}
-
-function CookbookRecipeTile({ recipe, handleDelete }: CookbookRecipeTileProps) {
-  const [showConfirmModal, setShowConfirmModal] = useState(false);
-  const [showDemoModal, setShowDemoModal] = useState(false);
-
-  const openModal = () => { setShowConfirmModal(true) };
-  const closeModal = () => { setShowConfirmModal(false) };
-  const confirmDelete = () => {
-    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'demo') {
-      closeModal();
-      setShowDemoModal(true);
-    } else {
-      handleDelete(recipe.id);
-      closeModal();
-    }
-  };
-
+function CookbookRecipeTile({ recipe }: { recipe: RecipeSmall }) {
 
   return (
-    <div className="recipe-card m-2 bg-amber-300 p-4 rounded shadow">
+    <div className="recipe-card m-2 bg-amber-200 p-4 rounded shadow">
       <div className="flex justify-between items-center recipe-name">
-        <h3 className="font-bold"><Link to={`/recipe/${recipe.id}`} className="text-blue-500">{recipe.name}</Link></h3>
-        <button onClick={openModal} className="text-red-500 focus:outline-none">
-          <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" strokeWidth="1.5" stroke="currentColor" className="w-6 h-6">
-            <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M6 18L18 6M6 6l12 12" />
-          </svg>
-        </button>
+        <h3 className="font-bold text-xl"><Link to={`/recipe/${recipe.id}`} className="text-blue-500">{recipe.name}</Link></h3>
+        <div className="ar-button bg-amber-600 text-white py-0 px-2 rounded m-2">
+          {recipe.cuisine}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
+        ⏰ {recipe.prep_minutes + recipe.cook_minutes} min
+        <StarRating rating={recipe.stars} onRatingChange={() => { }} />
       </div>
-      <Modal
-        isOpen={showConfirmModal}
-        onClose={closeModal}
-        message="Are you sure you want to delete this recipe?"
-        confirmAction={confirmDelete}
-        cancelAction={closeModal}
-      />
-      {showDemoModal && (
-        <DemoModal
-          isOpen={showDemoModal}
-          onClose={() => setShowDemoModal(false)}
-          closeModal={() => setShowDemoModal(false)}
-        />
-      )}
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RecipeBookTabs.tsx b/frontend/src/components/RecipeBookTabs.tsx
index 7f678b1..890e6fb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RecipeBookTabs.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/RecipeBookTabs.tsx
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ const RecipeBookTabs = () => {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!lastViewedRecipeId) {
       loadRandomRecipeId();
-    } else {
-      console.log('id found', lastViewedRecipeId)
-
     }
   }, []);
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/StarRating.tsx b/frontend/src/components/StarRating.tsx
index 91af1e0..cd5d5bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/StarRating.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/StarRating.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const StarRating = ({ rating, onRatingChange }: StarRatingProps) => {
           <span
             key={index}
             onClick={() => onRatingChange(index)}
-            style={{ color: index <= rating ? 'gold' : 'gray', fontSize: '2rem', cursor: 'pointer' }}
+            style={{ color: index <= rating ? '#FFB800' : 'gray', fontSize: '1.5rem', cursor: 'pointer' }}
           >
             ★
           </span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/AddRecipe.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/AddRecipe.tsx
index 9ce744c..54f61c4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/AddRecipe.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/AddRecipe.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import AddBulkIngredients from "../components/AddBulkIngredients.tsx"
 import AddBulkSteps from "../components/AddBulkSteps.tsx"
 import StarRating from "../components/StarRating.tsx"
 import DemoModal from '../components/DemoModal.tsx'
-// import { type Step } from "../types/Recipe";
 
 interface Step {
   step_number: number;
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ interface Step {
 
 function AddRecipe() {
   const [newRecipeId, setNewRecipeId] = useState<number | null>(null);
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [ingredients, setIngredients] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [steps, setSteps] = useState<Step[]>([]);
   const [showBulkForm, setShowBulkForm] = useState(true);
@@ -25,6 +23,7 @@ function AddRecipe() {
   const [prepMinutes, setPrepMinutes] = useState(5);
   const [cookMinutes, setCookMinutes] = useState(5);
   const [showDemoModal, setShowDemoModal] = useState(false);
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
 
   const addRecipeForm = async (event: React.FormEvent) => {
     event.preventDefault();
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Index.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Index.tsx
index 3f1c8bb..894492e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import CookbookRecipeTile from "../components/CookbookRecipeTile.tsx"
-import { getRecipes, deleteRecipe } from "../services/frontendApi.js";
+import { getRecipes } from "../services/frontendApi.js";
 import { type RecipeSmall } from "../types/Recipe.ts"
 
 
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ function AllRecipes() {
       try {
         const recipes = await getRecipes();
         setRecipes(recipes);
-        console.log(recipes)
+        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'dev') {
+          console.log(recipes)
+        }
         const uniqueCuisines: string[] = recipes.length > 0
           ? Array.from(new Set(recipes.map((recipe: RecipeSmall) => recipe.cuisine)))
           : [];
         setCuisines(uniqueCuisines)
-        console.log(cuisines)
       } catch (error) {
         console.log(error);
         setError("Failed to load recipes...");
@@ -36,14 +37,6 @@ function AllRecipes() {
     }
   }, [shouldFetchRecipes]);
 
-  const handleDelete = async (id: number | void) => {
-    try {
-      await deleteRecipe(id);
-      setShouldFetchRecipes(true);
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error("Error deleting recipe:", error);
-    }
-  };
   const filteredRecipes = selectedCuisine ? recipes.filter(recipe => recipe.cuisine === selectedCuisine) : recipes;
 
   return (
@@ -74,7 +67,7 @@ function AllRecipes() {
           <div className="recipes-grid grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-6 lg:gap-8">
             {filteredRecipes.map((recipe) => (
               recipe.name.toLowerCase().includes(searchQuery.toLowerCase()) &&
-              <CookbookRecipeTile recipe={recipe} key={recipe.id} handleDelete={handleDelete} />
+              <CookbookRecipeTile recipe={recipe} key={recipe.id} />
             ))}
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/RecipePage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/RecipePage.tsx
index 83ff1ad..dbc92de 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/RecipePage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/RecipePage.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
+import { useParams, useNavigate, Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
-import { getRecipeById } from "../services/frontendApi.js";
+import { getRecipeById, deleteRecipe } from "../services/frontendApi.js";
 import { type Recipe, type Ingredient } from "../types/Recipe"
 import StarRating from "../components/StarRating.tsx"
 import { setDBStars } from "../services/frontendApi.js";
+import Modal from '../components/Modal.tsx'
+import DemoModal from '../components/DemoModal.tsx'
 
 function RecipePage() {
   const [recipe, setRecipe] = useState<Recipe>({
@@ -13,21 +15,43 @@ function RecipePage() {
   });
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [stars, setStars] = useState<number>(0);
+  const [initialStars, setInitialStars] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [showConfirmModal, setShowConfirmModal] = useState(false);
+  const [showDemoModal, setShowDemoModal] = useState(false);
   const { id } = useParams();
   const isWebSource = recipe && recipe.details && recipe.details.author
     ? /http|com/.test(recipe.details.author) //etc
     : false;
-  const [stars, setStars] = useState<number>(0);
-  const [initialStars, setInitialStars] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  const openModal = () => { setShowConfirmModal(true) };
+  const closeModal = () => { setShowConfirmModal(false) };
+
+  const confirmDelete = () => {
+    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'demo') {
+      closeModal();
+      setShowDemoModal(true);
+    } else {
+      handleDelete(recipe.details.id);
+      closeModal();
+    }
+  };
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const loadRecipe = async () => {
       try {
         const recipe = await getRecipeById(id);
-        setRecipe(recipe);
-        setStars(recipe.details?.stars ?? 0)
-        setInitialStars(recipe.details?.stars ?? 0);
-        console.log(recipe)
+        if (!recipe.details) {
+          setError("Sorry, this recipe no longer exists")
+        } else {
+          setRecipe(recipe);
+          setStars(recipe.details?.stars ?? 0)
+          setInitialStars(recipe.details?.stars ?? 0);
+          if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'dev') {
+            console.log(recipe)
+          }
+        }
       } catch (error) {
         console.log(error);
         setError("Failed to load recipes...");
@@ -49,16 +73,36 @@ function RecipePage() {
 
     updateStarsInDB();
   }, [stars]);
+
+  const handleDelete = async (id: number | void) => {
+    try {
+      await deleteRecipe(id);
+      navigate('/')
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error deleting recipe:", error);
+    }
+  };
   return (
     <div className="recipe page-outer">
 
-      {error && <div className="error-message">{error}</div>}
 
       {loading ? (
         <div className="loading">Loading...</div>
+      ) : error ? (
+        <div>
+          <div className="error-message text-lg">{error}</div>
+          <div className="m-2">
+            <Link to="/" className="ar-button bg-amber-600 text-white py-2 px-4 rounded hover:bg-amber-700">
+              Return to Cookbook
+            </Link>
+          </div>
+        </div>
       ) : (
 
-        <div className="recipe-card">
+        <div className="recipe-card relative">
+          <button onClick={openModal} className="ar-button bg-gray-200 text-white py-1 px-2 rounded hover:bg-gray-300 m-2 absolute top-0 right-0">
+            🗑️
+          </button>
           <div className="border-b-2 border-amber-300 pb-4 mb-6">
             <h3 className="text-2xl lg:text-3xl font-bold text-amber-900 mb-2">{recipe.details.name}</h3>
             <p className="text-amber-700 italic text-lg">{recipe.details.cuisine}</p>
@@ -110,8 +154,23 @@ function RecipePage() {
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
+      )
+      }
+      <Modal
+        isOpen={showConfirmModal}
+        onClose={closeModal}
+        message="Are you sure you want to delete this recipe?"
+        confirmAction={confirmDelete}
+        cancelAction={closeModal}
+      />
+      {showDemoModal && (
+        <DemoModal
+          isOpen={showDemoModal}
+          onClose={() => setShowDemoModal(false)}
+          closeModal={() => setShowDemoModal(false)}
+        />
       )}
-    </div>
+    </div >
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/services/frontendApi.js b/frontend/src/services/frontendApi.js
index 4158c4a..69117c9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/frontendApi.js
+++ b/frontend/src/services/frontendApi.js
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export const getRecipeIngredients = async () => {
 export const getRecipeById = async (id) => {
   const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}backend/recipe/${id}`);
   const data = await response.json();
+  if (!data || !data.details) {
+    return { details: null };
+  }
   return data;
 };
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/Recipe.ts b/frontend/src/types/Recipe.ts
index c988ea7..97298aa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/Recipe.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/Recipe.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ interface RecipeSmall {
   id: number;
   name: string;
   cuisine: string;
+  stars: number;
+  cook_minutes: number;
+  prep_minutes: number;
 }